20w4d

so today was my monthly prenatal appointment. midwife kristen measured my fundal height three times before confirming that my uterus now measures in at 23 cm, as opposed to 16 cm just 4 weeks ago. sparky has clearly hit a growth spurt, and it shows.
i am proud to present my belly shot for [...]

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still alive.

i realize i haven’t posted in awhile, and i totally have some good excuses.
1. i went on a trip to nashville last week, and spent five days blissed out on the love of friends i haven’t seen forever.
2. i’m fighting the ick.
3. i’ve been in mortgage underwriting hell.
i’m happy to report that [...]

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1000 words or so.

on our t.arg.et adventure this weekend–the one with the scan gun–h and i came across a few clearance items that we decided to purchase for ourselves. since my belly seems to have hit a growth spurt, we thought it best to model our finds on top of sparky herself. you know, to get [...]

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tagged.

i’ve been tagged by sacha over at babycakes. here we go!
The Rules:
1) Link to the person that tagged you.
2) Post the rules on your blog.
3) Share six non-important things/habits/quirks about yourself.
4) Tag at least three people at the end of your post and link to their blogs.
5) Let each person know they have been [...]

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torture.

i’ve discovered a cruel and unusual punishment for those of us who have no sense of decorating style, and fear copious amounts of the color pink: creating your own baby registry at t.arg.et. clearly, i have chosen the lesser of two evil empires, but holy shitballs. my head is spinning just trying [...]

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attracting fetishists et al since 2007

a most recent compilation of keyword searches for this humble site:
no thanks
I ATE TIRAMISU DURING MY PREGNANCY
fat bellies that hang over pant
patron sac à pijamas
round bellies and butts
measuring fat belly
beauty contest charts
am i skinny enough for you
sexish
woman’s no panties
huge woman fat   — 6 times in one day
granny midwives
“sufjan stevens lives”
NAUSEA UPON WAKENING EVERYDAY
The baby’s way [...]

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photographic evidence.

after a long nap during which sparky kicked me relentlessly (i’d had coffee AND lemonade this morning, just to make sure she was active and willing to give up the money shot), i got up and scanned a few of the less abstract ultrasound photos. enjoy!
scary frontal photo in which sparky appears to have [...]

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the votes are cast.

well, friends, the final vote is in: 51% internal american, 49% external american.
who is right?
(it’s a girl.)
photos and a story are forthcoming. right now, i’m simply exhausted after such an amazing, breathless moment.

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last chance!

…to get your vote on.  bits appt is in 2 hours. voting is enabled on the sidebar.  is sparky an internal or external american?

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vote for sparky.

alright, folks. time to get in touch with your vibes. the bits-revealing ultrasound is scheduled for monday morning, and i’m very interested in your thoughts. what sort of sparky do you think i’m carrying?
a bit of info:
heartrate consistently slow (120s-130s)
we inseminated the morning before i ovulated
chinese calendar says girl
a mystic [...]

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