Category Archives: pregnancy

>The Bump

>It doesn’t resemble a bump anymore as much a beach ball, but by request from Megan, here is a belly shot taken about 2 weeks ago. I still need to get one with Sebastian, and I guess I’d better get on it with only 10 days left at the most! Here are a few taken from…

>The Date

> In 14 days, Sebastian will be a big brother. The baby is still breech, so our c-section has been scheduled.  It may happen sooner, but at this point, the end date is July 10th. If it happens that way, my babies will be two years and two days apart.  Their birthdays will be 7/8/8…

>My love-hate relationship

> Information.  Entertainment.  Distraction.  Advice.  Support.  Connection. No, I’m not talking about my husband, my sister, or anyone else.  I’m talking about the internet. It’s incredible how much it has changed our lives, and how much it hasn’t.  It has enabled us to find information at the click of a button (or several), yet hasn’t…

>Upside Down

>I had planned to write today about how I finally met my New Year’s Resolution goal, and how excited I am to have finally made it, even if it is halfway through the year.  But then I had an appointment with my doctor this morning that requires me to write about this, lest I keep…

>Doctor’s Orders

>I had my regular 34-week OB appointment today.  I find these appointments rather tedious now that I’m on my second pregnancy, which is proceeding more or less normally (with the weird blip of having to take the 3-hour glucose test).  In 15 minutes they weigh me, take my blood pressure, test my urine sample, measure…