calling all internets.

hello friends,
i need your stories. we are struggling through some of the changes that my pregnancy has brought. changes include:
1. holy shit we’re having a baby. now what?
2. i am now a hormonal sick lump, whose sole purpose in life is to incubate. (aka, where did h’s partner go?)
3. [...]

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a few things.

i’ve been meaning to post for the past few days, but have been so tired, and so sick, and i didn’t want to write a whinefest. so, let me get it over with quickly: i feel crappier every day, pretty much. when i am not sleeping, all i can think about is [...]

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best. birthday gift. ever.

we just got home from the doctor’s office. today was the first big prenatal appointment. lot of bloodgiving and peeing in cups. a surprise pap.
nurse: you’re not due till april. i’m sure we can give you the annual after you give birth in june.
dr: i’m not going to say anything. i’ll [...]

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today.

sick sick sick. still no puking, but wondering if it would be better if i just stuck my finger down my throat. sea-bands worked wonders in the middle of the night, when i tossed and turned with nausea and sore sciatic nerve. now? not so much.
thank the good lord that my intermittent [...]

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dear sparky.

dear little sparky, blueberry of my womb,
one month ago today, i dropped your grandmother off at the airport, along with your aunt e. it was 7 am, and your mommy h frantically drove over to uncle coach’s house for what we liked to call a driveby. we arrived home in a rush: there [...]

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tmi.

so. morning sickness = byebye sex life. i haven’t had the energy or desire to get all freaky lately. this makes me sad. and i’ve been working it all out in my dreams, i think. last night i had a sexish dream that even featured a nice O. and immediately after, i [...]

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week seven.

week seven dawned with my internal alarm clock beeping loudly: morning sickness attack!!
before i even got out of bed i was defeated. somehow i got myself showered and breakfasted and out the door to work, and now, i’m surrounded by saltines and ginger ale and crackers and peppermint gum and and and. [...]

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all about the ginger.

it is a gorgeous saturday afternoon. the light streaming through the windows is autumn. the window are open and the world smells so. good. 4:30 pm. and i’ve been in bed all day.
morning sickness is not what i thought it would be. i was convinced i’d probably have it all [...]

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i have big beasts. with an r.

check these babies out! i’ve surpassed grapefruit and am now in the realm of honeydew, says h.
*please excuse the old cigarette butts that are hanging out on my front porch, where i took this photo. i am most definitely not smoking.

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i love to sleep.

i have not fallen into deep sleep so quickly since passing out from too much wine. holy moly. every night i am exhausted. after 10 hours of sleep, it’s still difficult to get out of bed. no nausea upon waking just yet, but 1/2 hour after i eat, the nausea and [...]

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