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Remember my big plans for a relaxing weekend? Yeah, that didn’t happen. I had a baby instead! Judah Michael was born Saturday, November 27 at 10:38 a.m after an intense 4-hour labor. He was 8 pounds, 8 ounces, and 20 inches long. Yup, he was that big at only 38 weeks. I don’t wanna know [...]
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I’ve never been a big fan of Black Friday. I don’t like crowds, and I don’t particularly like to shop. I do love saving money, but I can usually find pretty good deals throughout the year if I look hard enough. Maybe I could save a little more on some things on Black Friday, but [...]
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So I bet when I didn’t post yesterday, some of you wondered if my next post would be an adorable picture of my baby. Especially since Sunday night was the full moon. HA. Nope. Still pregnant! Despite my wishing, hoping, and guessing that he’d come yesterday sometime. We had a lovely weekend that included an [...]
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Today I’m 37 weeks pregnant. That means I’m medically considered “full term.” At this point, baby is pretty much done with all of his major development. For the next few weeks, he’ll just be gaining weight. Since big babies run in both of our families and rough estimates from my midwives have already determined he’s [...]
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One of the most noticeable pregnancy symptoms I’ve faced (one of them) is extreme fatigue. I was told myths about a burst of energy at some point in the second trimester. I never experienced it. As my due date rapidly approaches (21 days!), I’ve been wondering if I’d experience the pre-labor burst of energy accompanied [...]
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With baby due in the next month, I finally decided to stop living in denial and start dealing with the issue of health insurance for him. Unfortunately, it’s not a simple situation. Because I’m currently covered through my former employer’s insurance on COBRA and my husband is covered by a private insurance policy, we’re trying [...]
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One of the funniest things I’ve noticed throughout my pregnancy is how little people know about midwives — especially young people who haven’t yet considered having children and older people who gave birth during a time when hospital births and obstetricians were pretty much the only option in the United States. Midwives are still much [...]
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A little over three years ago when Tony and I moved from Indiana to North Carolina, we had to make a tough decision about our cars. At the time, we were both driving old cars with 100,000+ miles on them. Both cars had recently had some issues. My car needed about $600 in work that [...]
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I figure I’ve been complaining enough about how HUGE I look, I might as well provide photographic evidence. Happy Thursday!
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