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Week 37: Small Monster rocks! (And will perhaps be coming into the world as nature intended!?!!!)
36 weeks, 1 day. So today was the perinatologist appointment. And what do you know, Small Monster is yeah, ok, a little big (especially his head, full of brains!), but the doctor said that there was no reason to think … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, health, labor and delivery, Life, pain, pregnancy
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Week 37: Splitting belly update
36 weeks: part II. I wrote my previous post about the belly pain at about 1:00 this morning; after a good night’s sleep with the Small Monster belly supported on pillows, all was good, but it only took a few … Continue reading
Week 37: HOLY CRAP! This kid is going to split my abdomen open, I swear!
36 weeks. OUUUUUUCH!!!!!!!!! Let me just begin by saying that I am not a wuss (although I expect labor to make a total wuss of me). That said, let me just tell you – I freaking hurt right now!!!!!! I’ll … Continue reading
Week 36: Beaten with a stick
35 weeks, 5 days. So I was just about to write a post whining about how the kid is currently making me feel like I’ve been beaten with a stick when I get out of bed in the morning (he’s … Continue reading
Week 36: Baby, please let me sleep…
35 weeks, 2 days. So we’ve now reached the part of the pregnancy where my belly is so heavy that I simply can’t get comfortable to sleep. I have to build a convoluted nest of pillows intended to support my … Continue reading
Week 36: Small Monster’s Revenge
35 weeks, 1 day. I’m not entirely sure what Small Monster is trying to get revenge for, but it’s working very successfully. In addition to the pelvic and foot pain I now feel at the end of every day – … Continue reading
Week 36: Um… wow. 8 months?!??!!?
35 weeks. So. Small Monster has now officially been in there for 8 months, and the evil landlord Mama Monster is hoping to file eviction papers in a couple of weeks. Yes, yes, I know, it’s more likely that he’ll … Continue reading
Week 35: Super Disco Monster!
34 weeks, 6 days. Small Monster can move. No really. The kid has some serious power in them thar little bones. I’ve never felt him move more in a single day, and I’ve certainly never seen so much of it. … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, baby preparations, evil husband, family, friends, hospital, Life, pregnancy
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To my NaNoWriMo peeps:
Hello fellow sufferers novelists! So far, if you’ve been looking at my word counts, you’ll see that I officially have bupkus to show. That’s not entirely accurate – I did write some today, but haven’t posted the word count yet … Continue reading
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Tagged friends, LaTeX, Life, NaNoWriMo, novels, pregnancy, writing
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Week 35: Pumpkins! Pumpkins! Pumpkins!
34 weeks, 3 days: Part II. In spite of the jerk who decided to post that I was a lard-ass in response to my last set of belly shots, I’m going to do something I haven’t done before – post … Continue reading
