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An expectant mothers wish

When I was pregnant with Courtney, it never once occurred to me that I would need a c-section.  Not once.  And why would it?  She was head down, all the signs pointed to a normal vaginal birth, I’d never once talked c-section with my OB, it just wasn’t in the cards for me.  Or so [...]

T-minus Eight days, I’m hoping for less

The past few days have been very trying.  I’m still pregnant, I’m still not sleeping, and I’m crazy uncomfortable.  My appointment on Thursday showed that there was actual progress in the get-out-of-my-belly school of pregnancy.  I am (or was) 2-3 centimeters dilated, 50% effaced with a -2 station.  I wasn’t expecting that.  Not at all.  [...]

38+

My age and my number of weeks pregnant are officially in line.  I’m am old and I am VERY tired.  Sleep is now something I’ve heard of but am not actually experiencing.  It’s like a distant memory, something I remember from long long ago.  And I miss it.  Like an old friend or a security [...]

Before and Before

This week, or the next several weeks, have the potential to be very image heavy.  We have just been so busy and I feel like life is zooming by and I’m barely keeping up.  And I think that’s kind of odd, seeing as how I’m awake FAR more than I’m asleep.  We had a great [...]

Where have I been

Things here are so out of control.  I’m exhausted, it’s nonstop.  This that and the other.  We had an insane weekend – Courtney and I did.  Paul was sick and had a toothache (which turns out to have been an infection and root issues and surgery to come) and was out of commission for the [...]