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Fearfully and wonderfully made
In the past almost 3 months, I’ve learned more about the medical system than I ever cared to know. I know so many procedures, abbreviations, big fancy-smanchy words I never dreamed of knowing. Let alone being able to spell them. This has been intense crash course in life and brought a whole new level to motherhood. But one thing I must admit I hate is the wording medical and non-medical people alike use when describing babies that aren’t ‘typical.’ Words such as wrong, ideal, normal, the dreaded “r” word, and the list could go. There is nothing “wrong” with my littlest man. He is exactly how he was made. He…
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Stranger Things have Happened
For some reason I decided to read through my pregnancy journal yesterday. There were many things I already didn’t remember and one especially stood out for me. It was an entry a couple days before I found out I was expecting N. I was having a reoccurring dream that I called so bizarre. In the dream I was “sort of” blind and dizzy. Say whuuuuttt. I commented on how in the dream I was unable to wake up and be my normal self, that this was my life. I just commented on how weird it was. I still don’t remember having that dream but there must have been something that…
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N’s Birth Story *Long*
“Out on the ocean the ship’s sailing away. I can hardly wait to see you come of age. I guess we’ll just have to be patient. ‘Cause it’s a long way to go. And a hard row to hoe. A long way to go but in the mean time…….Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful boy.” – John Lennon Short Version: Friday 1:33AM – Water Breaks at home in bed (Déjà vu for your Dad and me or what?!) Sunday 3:00AM – Woke to the shakes & knew you were going to arrive today. We messaged our doula (L) to let her know my suspicions and went back to bed. 8:34AM – Called L…
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35!
Baby is the size of: a butternut squash (~18.7″ & ~5.5lbs) Stretch marks?: Cool story. This baby has been trying to bust out of my belly button (it really hurts) and the other morning was super intense. I was watching it in amazement when the little stink pushed so hard for so long that I literally watched a stretch mark form in my belly button. I must admit, it was kind of cool to see. Sleep: All good in this neighbourhood Best moment this past week: J and E made us some St. Paddy’s day cupcakes with green icing. They were delicious. Then watching E eat them. Every bite or lick…
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34!
Baby is the size of: a Durian Fruit (~17.2-18.7″ & 4.2-5.8lbs). As of our ultrasound today this baby is measuring ~4.5lbs Stretch marks?: Holding strong at 7ish. Sleep: I only woke twice this past week. Other than that, I only woke when my alarm clock (aka E) went off. Best moment this past week: We started painting the basement. The end is near. We have set a goal of Sunday to get it done. But hopefully sooner. We started painting and prepping on Saturday during E’s naptime. Miss Anything?: Orange Juice. I could live off it this week if I could but alas, it’s tres bad for glucose levels! Movement: Still nuts, except for…