Last Trimester…last week(s)…observations

1. Every time you call someone, you have to preface it by saying “No, no! I’m not calling to tell you I’m in labor!”
2. The last month will kick your butt! I’ve never been so uncomfortable in my life.
3. The last week or two before you deliver, you are constantly checking your underwear for something [...]

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Week 37 Belly Picture

Originally uploaded by dragonfly_727

I’m running out of steam…missed last week because I just didn’t want.
The first trimester, you are exhausted. Second trimester is fine.
This last month has been really kicking my donkey. It’s a good thing I’ve been put on bed rest for the past 2 weeks.
It isn’t as bad as one would think. I [...]

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Pre-Breastfeeding: getting yourself ready

Christmas – 1944
Originally uploaded by photo_history

I was at the doctor’s yesterday. While waiting to be examined, I picked up a book about breastfeeding. As I plan on breastfeeding Noodles, figured I need to bone up on some facts.
The chapter that caught my eyes was about ‘toughening up your nipples’. Hm. How could you NOT stop [...]

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Week 33- Belly Picture

Week 33- Belly Picture
Originally uploaded by dragonfly_727
I totally missed last week’s belly picture. It was my first week back to work with the kids. I was SO tired.
I’m really starting to look and feel pregnant now. The stomach is stretching out more and more. As of right now, I don’t have stretch marks. But I [...]

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Week 28…feeling PREGNANT

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Originally uploaded by dragonfly_727

I think as soon as I posted Week 27, I started to expand at an increasing rate. I know I am pregnant…but now I FEEL it. I waddle when I walk. My belly catches crumbs, liquid, or whatever I need a temporary place to rest it.
Noodles is moving around A LOT. My [...]

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