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5 Weeks: Adjusting To Pregnancy

March 1, 2012
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Starting at the first moments of week 5, I’m beginning to feel a little bit of nausea. I don’t feel like I’m going to throw up – it’s more like a churning in my stomach that comes and goes. Definitely feels a bit like a hangover! I first noticed it on our last day in [...]

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4 Weeks: Baby’s First International Trip

February 29, 2012
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This week the baby and I traveled out of the country! We swam in a pirate’s cave together and snorkeled with schools of fish. We’re in JAMAICA!!! Other than horribly painful breasts and a few twinges here and there, I’m feeling really great. Energy is good – swimming in the ocean is fun!   Matt [...]

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Sharing The News

February 28, 2012
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One would think that my first action after a positive test would be to call Matt, and then my mom. But I wanted time to think and plan how I would share the news. So I went about my day with a secret. Karen and I went out for a Christmas lunch and I kept [...]

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The Two Week Wait

February 27, 2012
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This was my third cycle trying, and my third cycle when I thought I was pregnant. I don’t want to look back in hindsight and say this time “I just knew.” BUT – my symptoms were the strongest I’ve felt yet and they were the most consistent with the symptoms pregnant women had reported. It [...]

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