Category Archives: Adventures in pregnancy

The ups and downs of housing a future person-to-be

I’m so screwed

and… Other than a little less ass, there’s not much difference in these pictures. Yeah. I’m so screwed.

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My so charmed pregnancies

I suck at being pregnant. My body just does not handle pregnancy well at all. My first pregnancy was a disaster from start to early finish. I had nausea from 2 days after finding out I was pregnant to 3 … Continue reading

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It’s the end of the world as we know it (and I feel fine)

Well… maybe a little exhausted & covered in spit up, but mostly fine. November 16 at 2:01 pm our lives were turned upside down (in a good way). The baby formerly known as Boyshteyn was born and we officially became … Continue reading

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*sings* I don’t care if I go crazy

Well, maybe I care a little. Dream last night: I was in Europe when Boyshteyn was born. In Texas. No clue how that works. Hatching? Tara was watching him for us, then traded off with Aviva. I decided to finish … Continue reading

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Hello there, week 28!

Today marks the beginning of the 3rd trimester! We have 12 weeks until Boyshteyn is due! Crap. We have 12 weeks until Boyshteyn is due. We do not have a pediatrician. We do not have his room painted. We do … Continue reading

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The state of my uterus, or: Everybody was kung fu fighting

I’m fairly certain that I am currently housing a ninja. This baby seriously likes to kick. Like violently. And often. Misha hasn’t felt him move yet, but he’s seen it. It’s freaky. It’s a little reminiscent of the “chestburster” in … Continue reading

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Must remain calm. Must remember to breathe.

OBDoc: Everything looks good, but let’s get you to 12 weeks, then I’ll give you the all clear. My body: Let’s totally fuck with her head and cause some spotting at 11 weeks 6 days. That would be awesome and … Continue reading

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I’m terrible at being pregnant

I really wanted to be one of those annoyingly perky pregnant women. I said early on that this was going to be a picture perfect pregnancy. I wasn’t going to have morning sickness, I was going to be energetic, I … Continue reading

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A funny thing happened on the way to the Clomid

Almost anyone reading this blog knows that I miscarried in December 2008. Most people reading this blog know that I haven’t been able to get pregnant since then. In January it was officially a year since we started trying again … Continue reading

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I will not shop for the baby. I will not shop for the baby. I will not shop for the baby.

I’m only 9 weeks. It’s too early to shop. It’s not too early to look is it? I found this website and I love it so much that I want to buy hundreds of dollars worth of stuff from it. … Continue reading

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