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31 Weeks

Posted on 04/26/2009 by chick

One nice thing about my pregnancy is that I haven’t had to buy any maternity clothes. Oh, believe me, I couldn’t have gotten this far without them. There came a point, somewhere around 4 months, when normal pants just didn’t … Continue reading →

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Ha, Ha, Ha. Umberto!

Posted on 04/23/2009 by chick

Last Thursday night we had a gift certificate for a restaurant in Providence and tickets to a show at the nearby Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC). The restaurant, Aspire, had an attractive decor and a menu with some tasty-sounding items … Continue reading →

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They Call Him Mr. Salamander

Posted on 04/22/2009 by chick

“Did you post the picture yet? Didya? Didya, huh?” asked my Faithful Reader. This is the cute salamander that crept onto our patio a couple of weeks ago. Thanks for the photo, Faithful Reader!

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30 Weeks

Posted on 04/22/2009 by chick

My biggest struggle last week was with the iron pills. I couldn’t seem to find a good time to take them. They supposedly work best on an empty stomach, but I never seemed to have an empty stomach. It was … Continue reading →

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Time Flies

Posted on 04/19/2009 by chick

I just realized that today is my two-year blogversary. Sing along with me, Faithful Reader. Happy Blogversary to me, Happy Blogversary to me, Happy Blogversary, Dear Me, Happy Blogversary to me.

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More Cake!

Posted on 04/19/2009 by chick

On the day of the wedding, Faithful Reader and I cut the cake according to tradition and fed each other small pieces, while I (and perhaps he, too) prayed for the embarrassment to be over quickly. If I had known … Continue reading →

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29 Weeks

Posted on 04/11/2009 by chick

I wish I could pinpoint the exact moment when I started to feel the baby kicking, but this is my first pregnancy. When I first felt something moving in my belly, I couldn’t be 100% sure that it wasn’t just … Continue reading →

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Preserving Memories

Posted on 04/08/2009 by chick

My friend suggested that I keep a pregnancy journal, but I don’t think I could. First of all, a journal requires diligence, something of which I don’t have very much, especially these days. Having a specific theme for the journal … Continue reading →

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Cold Reminder

Posted on 04/08/2009 by chick

It was chilly today. As if that weren’t bad enough, we even had a few snow flurries. Snow in April! It just ain’t fair.

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It Really Is Spring

Posted on 04/05/2009 by chick

It’s our first spring at our new house and the miscellaneous flora and fauna that live nearby have been trying to make us feel welcome. Just a few days ago, on a wet and rainy night, a salamander crawled onto … Continue reading →

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