posted by K | filed under Pregnancy | 10 Comments

Not-so-bright and early tomorrow morning, D and I will be heading to the hospital to get this show on the road. Last night I dreamed Ruby was here, and she had light brown hair and D’s nose and was perfect and wonderful in every way. In addition to the excitement of finally seeing her, I [...]

posted by K | filed under Pregnancy | 2 Comments

Something freaky is happening to my belly button. What to Expect has been confidently telling me for weeks now that my belly button probably has gone from an outie to an innie and that it’s a normal part of pregnancy everyone (they seem to think) goes through. But every time I get one of their [...]

posted by K | filed under Uncategorized | 17 Comments

This week I’m in a much less whiny mood, for several reasons: 1. My new Tempur-pedic mattress is like sleeping on a cloud of awesome. I don’t toss and turn nearly as much, and when I first stand up in the morning my hip/lower back feels only slightly twingey instead of excruciatingly painful. The only [...]

posted by K | filed under Grumpy Bear, Pregnancy | 6 Comments

According to BabyCenter.com, my uterus is now roughly the size of a basketball. I’ve never been good at sports – maybe that’s why all of a sudden I feel so miserable? Let me first say the obligatory spiel – yes, of course, it will all be worth it in the end, I’m still super-excited about [...]

posted by K | filed under Pregnancy, Simplify | 10 Comments

Work has been slow lately, so I’ve been doing a lot of online shopping/browsing, visiting June 2010 moms message boards, hovering on Facebook, and watching marathons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer on DVD. The weather has been cold and miserable, so I haven’t felt like going outside much, and the treadmill makes my back ache [...]

posted by K | filed under Mr. and Mrs., Pregnancy, Ruby | 47 Comments

The baby is moving right now, and it is the weirdest feeling ever. A few weeks ago on my June 2010 moms message board, all the lucky early-movement-feelers tried to describe it to those of us still waiting for those elusive kicks. There was a lot of talk of “butterflies” and “flutters.” But this doesn’t [...]

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