Blogging Bean

Bean has been so jealous of our blogging that last night she jumped in my lap and tried her hardest to write a blog post with her small, non-opposably-thumbed paws. She didn’t get very far before giving up to nap on my lap. Her blog post only got this far,
“kjderiur23409iu dxmweio8rujcnkzs”

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22 Weeks and then some

Here we are, back from the missing. We have both been exhausted, stressed, and I am still recovering from a horrible cold/flu-like thingie-ma-jiggie (sp?). Not much has been happening, hence the lack of posts. We’re pretty boring lately. I have, however, started rearranging the rooms and turning Abby’s office into the nursery, since it’s going [...]

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Not quite fair

1.  It is unfair to have cravings for things I can’t have.  Like, just theoretically, a brie/granny smith apple/honey mustard sandwich with a nice glass of vino verde.  Oh brie, sweet brie, how I miss thee.
2.  Though I understand that it’s a common pregnancy side effect, acid reflux is a cruel present to bestow upon [...]

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21 weeks and all is well

Today was my weekly outing to the doctor’s.  That’s right, in the past two weeks, I’ve left the house twice–both times to go to the dr.  I don’t get out much.
But good news!  My cervix has doubled in size in the past two weeks.  The cerclage is working (in that the cervix is closed tight), [...]

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Abby: A Retrospective

Halfway through this whole pregnancy thing is as good a time as any to stop and survey Abby’s baby bump. Little Sprout is not so little anymore and he is getting strong. Abby first felt him kick on Tuesday evening – the day of surgery, and I felt Sprout move for the first time on [...]

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Pumpkinhead Meets Creepy Clown

We had our 1 week follow-up appointment with our Maternal-Fetal surgeon this morning. The doctor jokingly asked Abby while doing the transvaginal ultrasound, “Anyone ever tell you you have a nice cervix?” To which Abby responded, “Oh yeah, I get that all the time. Just this morning on the bus, even.” He blushed. Abby [...]

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Lazy Sunday

Today is Sprout’s 20th week of existence, which means 20 weeks down and 20 more to go (as long as Sprout doesn’t come out early, which is a distinct possibility at this point). Sprout is about the length of a banana from head to rump (6 1/2 inches) and 10 inches from head to heel [...]

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Coping

So we’re trying to get into the swing of this new routine. Sara does all the cooking, cleaning, dishes, laundry, shopping, and playing personal maid to me, in addition to her full time job. Me, I get to move from the bed to the couch. Sara waited until I could get myself [...]

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Take away his baby doll

I was pretty sure Gus was going to be the biggest fan of bedrest.  He was, afterall, elated when I stopped going off to work every day, and stayed home with him where he could sit on my lap and help type.  But bedrest, I mean, that’s his dream-cuddling on the couch or bed with [...]

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“The One Where Abby Becomes a Shut-In”

The past two days have felt like an eternity. Yesterday morning we had our 5-month appointment with the midwife as well as a follow-up ultrasound because Abby’s cervix measured 2.5cm long during last week’s ultrasound (2.5cm is much shorter than average for the 18th week of pregnancy). Yesterday’s ultrasound (at 19 weeks) showed Abby’s cervix [...]

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