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In Praise of the Body Pillow

As anyone who has been pregnant or who has been the sleeping partner of pregnant person can tell you: it’s hard for pregnant ladies to get comfortable. After 20 weeks or so lying on your back is verboten, even if … Continue reading

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blog e-mail notification problems

I posted a blog entry last night (see below) and the automatic e-mail notification did not go out to anyone, as far as I can tell. So I’m posting this to check if it’s working yet. I let blog-city know. … Continue reading

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Small Fire Drill, Just to Keep Us Honest: repeat posting because of notification snafu

Just when I was gloating about attaining 24 weeks. Just when I got ballsy enough to buy yarn for a baby-related knitting project, thinking “it’s always a good sign in any pregnancy when I’m feeling confident enough to knit…” In … Continue reading

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24 weeks: dotted line to viability

Yesterday we crossed the line of 24 weeks. I’m now officially six months pregnant, which feels like quite an achievement. I’ve mentally replaced the word “waist” in my vocabulary with the word “equator,” and the non-maternity clothes in my life, … Continue reading

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Star-gazing at 2 a.m. With a Very Short Knight

When we were down at Pawley’s, there was a moment in which I stood with a group of moms on vacation. We were discussing sleeping habits of our youngsters. In the midst of this conversation, Isaac stepped in amongst us, … Continue reading

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Week 22 is Underway

The weather has been wonderfully cool, and yet the physical challenges of this phase of the pregnancy are all too present. As Isaac has his good and bad days, so too do I. Last week we had this day that … Continue reading

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Big Ultrasound; baby already adorable

Yesterday marked the 20-week border. This is officially the halfway point of a full-term 40 week pregnancy. For us, though, it’s the commencement of the officially hardest and scariest month of all. From here to 24 weeks, we are crossing … Continue reading

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Adventures South of the Mason-Dixon Line

We just got home from a ten-day visit to the south. There’s no doubt about it– it’s a whole different region down there. We drove from here (Cleveland) down through West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina and landed on the coast … Continue reading

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Is Isaac Psychic?

We haven’t told Isaac that a new baby may be coming along the pike this fall. This because speaking to him about “the fall” is pretty abstract, like for us talking about the 22nd century. Also, of course, there’s still … Continue reading

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And Baby Might Make Four

There are dueling schools of thought on the matter of when to notify the world that you are pregnant. Some devil-may-care types tell everyone right away. Others find that this carries a risk of jinxing the whole thing, and wait … Continue reading

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