Top Ten Things I can’t wait to do in approximately three weeks.

10. Have a brand new, cuddly, beautiful little girl to care for.
 
9. Have Regis and Kelly and Rachael Ray shows on in the mornings. I DVR these, but it’s so hard to find the time to watch them. It’ll be nice to have them on in the background.
 
8. Have labor and delivery and the whole [...]

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It looks like I’ll need a chaperone in public places for awhile.

To preface, two things that SUCK right now:

My clumsiness
My tendency to burst into tears without reason.

 
I tell you these things, because both symptoms came into play yesterday evening when I had a harrowing and traumatic ordeal at the gas station.
 
Mikey and I decided to walk Gunnar, like we do any other ordinary night. We needed [...]

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My Nanny Dog

Gunnar has been acting noticeably different lately, for the past maybe, week or two.
He seems to be more by my side than normal, lays on my feet or if I’m on the floor sitting, he will try to lay ON me, or at least leaning heavily against me.
If I’m in the bed, he’s laying with [...]

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To Epidural or Not to Epidural?

So, I’ve basically come to the conclusion that there isn’t any other way out of this. I will inevitably have to give birth to this little girl growing inside me. I cannot wish that unpleasant part away and I can’t pretend like it won’t happen. Because it will, whether I’m terrified or not.
The question at [...]

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A “Quality Furniture” Kind of Marriage

Sixty years ago today, my grandparents were married. My Nana was a young girl of 18 years old; my Poppa was 21 just out of the Navy.
Sixty years ago today, they were two kids in love, with their entire life filled with endless possibilities stretched before them.
Sixty years ago today, they looked into each other’s [...]

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GUNNAR GOES SWIMMING!!

This past weekend we decided to make good use of the beautiful weather and take the boat out on the lake. We decided it was time for Gunnar to have his first swimming expedition.
Up until now, the only water this little guy’d been around was the water in his bowl, the bathtub, or the hose [...]

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Everything’s Okay.

T-Minus Six Weeks and Counting…
I’m officially 34 weeks and 3 days today.
 
I’m starting to feel the first of the Braxton-Hicks contractions. My doctor told me that I’m not early; women usually feel them as early as 28 weeks, and if he were to hook me up to a monitor, he’d see regular contractions. These feel [...]

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Prenatal Visit – 33 week checkup

Dr Z (best doctor ever): Good morning! How are you doing?
Me: Ugh. Not too good. I swear, I have been pregnant longer than anyone has ever been pregnant ever.  Seriously?  No one has ever had a longer pregnancy than me.
Dr Z: You’re exactly right. Oh, except for the girl who’s been pregnant for 33 [...]

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Pregnancy –Induced Comas are Great.

So last night I got up to pee for probably the fourth or fifth time. I barely remember it because I never really totally woke up. I peed and sat there for a minute with my eyes closed.
Next thing I know, it’s about 15 minutes later. I had fallen asleep on the toilet. I shuffled [...]

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Our First Baby Shower!

My friends Julie, Kelly and Ellie threw me my first baby shower I’ve ever had this past weekend. It was the nicest shower I’ve ever been to.
 
Julie was in charge of the location and decorations, Kelly took care of the food, and Ellie provided tons of fun games.
The place was decorated in purple and butterflies [...]

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