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34 Weeks: Baby Central

July 27, 2012
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In anticipation of it becoming baby central, I’ve been working on the basement! It’s so dark and dreary, I wanted to bring in a bunch of bright colors and functional storage, seating and toys. It used to look like this – an empty corner with a bookcase and a printer. The lamp went to the [...]

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34 Weeks: Seasons Change

July 26, 2012
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Whenever I tell people that my due date is August 31, they always comment on being pregnant in the summer. “Oh you must be soooo hot!!” My response is always that I’m actually really thankful for the timing of this pregnancy – I actually couldn’t have asked for more perfect seasons of change!! Of course [...]

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34 Weeks: Drop Or Not?

July 25, 2012
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34 weeks feels like another huge milestone. According to some of my doctor friends, the chances of the baby needing lots of respiratory care if he were to come are now slim. Also, my hospital, Martha Jefferson, allows mothers from 34 weeks on to labor there (otherwise I would have had to go to UVA, [...]

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34 Weeks: Dads Don’t Sit

July 24, 2012
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If you’ve ever been in the room when someone says “my husband is going to babysit” then you might have experienced some ruffled fathers feathers. Using the word dad and “babysit” in the same sentence wasn’t something that I might have known not to say before becoming pregnant, but I’ve heard women respond with a [...]

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34 Weeks: Breastfeeding Class

July 23, 2012
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Last week Matt and I attended a breastfeeding class put on by our hospital. Breastfeeding is probably the part of motherhood I am the most excited about. I think because it’s the epitome of bonding between mother and baby. And I say this a lot, but I’m ready to put my breasts to use!* Heck, [...]

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34 Weeks: Saturday Snapshots

July 21, 2012

Not a snapshot of my life, but have you seen this live birth video seen by MRI? It’s totally cool!!! Happy Weekend : ) 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 weeks 16 weeks 17 weeks 18 [...]

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