Given my long absences I’m sure some of you might have been wondering if I gave birth to the twins yet. Nope, still here.. ! I HAVE however given “birth” to Shoot & Sell, the iPad app version of my …

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This Monday’s bi-weekly scan of the twiglets by the MFM (high risk OB) yielded some good news! Baby A (little baby) has caught up a bit to big baby B! They are both currently over 3 lbs.. which I think …

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And not in labor yet. AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHH!

Every night for the past three nights I start with cramping and contractions at about 4am. They usually stop shortly after, but this morning, they turned into regular contractions for about 7-9 minutes apart …

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My mucus plug that is!

Who would have ever thought I’d be so overjoyed to see brown discharge and a gelatinous brown glob in my toilet this morning when I peed? This pregnancy business really strips you of all modesty …

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Yes, it’s way too early to be thinking about this, but I’m bored and looking for an outlet for my anticipation. That is a dangerous thing for my credit card!

Enter the Old Navy Halloween Baby Collection to entertain me …

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The only thing worse than going past your due date without giving birth is finding out that you are making ZERO progress!

Yep, as of my appointment yesterday I am still fingertip dilated, 50% effaced, cervix posterior i.e. not a …

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I don’t normally post on Sundays, but since it’s my due date, the date I have been fixated on for 40 long weeks I figured I should post something.

Except that I don’t have anything to say.  Its my due …

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So Wednesday was our “ABC’s of Babycare” class. Unfortunately this also coincided with Jeff’s work softball league playoff game #1. I normally would have insisted he come to the class, but given that the other class I took at Phelps …

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With Japser’s (hopefully) imminent arrival, I’ve been thinking a lot about what he will look like. Jeff and I both have greenish eyes and brown curly hair, so that seems to be a given, but other than that I am …

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For most, when the “nesting instinct” kicks in they start deep cleaning or organizing closets. My nesting instinct seems to have a different meaning : Buy everything you think you might possibly need ahead of time!

For example, my wonderful …

Filed under: 3rd trimester, baby products, gear by ariana
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