Of all the many things I should be doing to prepare for the new arrival in a few months, one of the most important is finding more time to spend with the kidlet. I can only imagine it will be rough for him to adjust to suddenly sharing mom and dad’s attention once his sibling […]
People have been asking over the past few weeks about the baby moving, and all I could say was that I wasn’t really sure; that I’d felt the occasional little twinge, but for all I knew it was just a gas bubble ;)Â Well, let me tell you, once it actually starts really moving, you […]
Today was our freebie ultrasound at the vanity place. We’d paid to go there after the *last* ultrasound was a no-go on gender, and since they couldn’t tell there either, they had us come back for another visit a month later without charge. Sadly, I have no confidence in anything this tech says. First, I […]
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I’ve been struggling with my stomach again, having trouble keeping things down. It seems to go in cycles. I eat something that really bothers it, and screw up my stomach; then for several days, even things that shouldn’t aggrivate anything cause all kinds of problems and I can’t seem to get anything to stay put.  I […]
Something I never knew about pregnancy is that it can really increase your sensitivity to smell. And not just to odors that would normally make your nose wrinkle, but everyday smells that you might ordinarily notice but dismiss suddenly become beyond offensive.  Roasting Fish. Perfume Counter in Macy’s. BBQ Sauce. Of course ordinarily foul odors […]
Lately, I’ve been wanting to try the “challenge” of the 30 minute Rachel Ray meal. She seems to inspire strong emotions in people — rabid fans and equally rabid detractors. Those that hate her complain of any number of things — her bubbly personality, the annoying abbreviations and catchphrases sprinkled through her speech, and most […]
