20 weeks

20 Weeks: Baby Bucket List

April 20, 2012
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One of the questions many couples ask themselves before having a baby is if they have had enough time to build and share their marriage before two becomes three. Sometimes this list, whether mental or written down, helps couples figure out if they are ready to start a family [yet sometimes you don’t have a [...]

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20 Weeks: Mentally Prepare

April 19, 2012
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I was sitting low and deep in a squat in yoga on Tuesday, nearing the brink of my squat threshold. Our instructor, Jen, was guiding us through breaths and encouraging us not to let up. And that’s when I gave up, my muscles tight and quivering, and stood up for a second to rest my [...]

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20 Weeks: Rearranged!

April 18, 2012
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As I hinted at in my KERF post last week, I spent a day putting together IKEA furniture and rearranging the nursery last week. Backbreaking I tell ya! When I decided to purchase the smaller Hemnes dresser from IKEA, the room arrangement options opened up since the smaller dresser fits well where the crib was. [...]

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20 Weeks: A Rose By Any Other Name

April 17, 2012

I’ve been thinking about what I’m going to name my kids someday since I was little. I had many dolls and animals. Their names were: Janie, Sarah, Doodles, Bocker, Beaker, Churton. Classics! We have been bouncing around names for months now. There are a lot of beautiful names out there, but very few I can [...]

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20 Weeks: Calm Before The Storm

April 16, 2012
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I have a feeling that 20 weeks marks a calm before the storm. The storm of a big belly, less comfortable sleep, a looming deadline and then life with a baby! I’m really looking forward to all of these, but I’m also really trying to savor up these last few days (weeks?) with a relatively [...]

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20 Weeks: Saturday Snapshots

April 14, 2012
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HALFWAY THERE! (or less….hopefully not more!) Feelin’ energized. But also feelin’ stiff. Feelin’ hungry [for vegetables and ice cream equally!] And feelin’ really excited! But most of all, feelin’ rounder. PREVIOUS WEEKS 4 weeks 5 weeks 6 weeks 7 weeks 8 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks 11 weeks 12 weeks 13 weeks 14 weeks 15 [...]

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