Category Archives: Baby

37 Weeks

Posted on 06/13/2009 by chick

I’ve fallen behind on blogging again. Today actually marks 38 weeks, but I don’t want to omit a post about the milestone that was 37 weeks. It was the week that baby was finally considered full-term, when he could have … Continue reading →

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36 Weeks

Posted on 05/31/2009 by chick

I spoke to my brother on the phone a few weeks ago. We see each other a couple of times a year, but never call each other, so it was unusual, but a nice surprise when he called. We chitchatted … Continue reading →

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35 Weeks

Posted on 05/26/2009 by chick

It started at 2:00 with the need to pee, then it was the neighbor’s barking dog, then my own yowling cat, and then finally an excruciating pain ripping through my stomach, and that is why I am awake at just … Continue reading →

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34 Weeks

Posted on 05/22/2009 by chick

My biggest difficulty at 34 weeks is the muscles in my belly. They tighten as I walk and it’s extremely uncomfortable.  To stop the tightening, I must either slow down to a crawl or hold up my belly, neither of … Continue reading →

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33 Weeks

Posted on 05/14/2009 by chick

Tired. I have been so tired lately. I wake up just before dawn, usually to pee, and then I can’t get back to sleep. Whether it’s the birds with their dawn chorus, the sunlight sneaking around the edges of the … Continue reading →

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32 Weeks

Posted on 05/01/2009 by chick

People sometimes ask us if we have taken any classes to prepare for childbirth, so I tell them about the all-day childbirth class we attended a couple of weeks ago. They want to know if it was helpful, and I … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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28 Weeks

Posted on 04/03/2009 by chick

Yesterday I went to the doctor for my monthly prenatal visit, which this time included the dreaded glucose test. It was a simple test, no trigonometry required. All I had to do was pound down the drink, which tasted like … Continue reading →

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