Category Archives: First Trimester
Happy Birthday to….
…my blog! And my mom! I won’t say how old my mother is. She looks almost as young as me and her spirit is that of a twenty-year-old while I still sometimes trip over into worried grandma mode. So happy … Continue reading
Weird Baby Dream, Part II
I had a dream that I gave birth to a son. He was taller than Cakie, who is two. He had blond hair and looked like Dennis the Menace. We named him Stewart. The weirdest part of the dream was … Continue reading
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How Do I Look?
Some lady who I don’t know well, looked at me in the elevator of our building while I was wearing my down full-length coat and said “Sooooo…. how far along are you?” I was a little taken aback. I mean. … Continue reading
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The Best Day
What is my new favorite holiday? Christmas? No! Kwanzaa? Uh-uh. It is Eid Al Adha. Am I muslim? No. Do I get to go to lots of friends houses and get tons of money from them while I eat their … Continue reading
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I Know I’m Unlovable…
I’m having a little pity party for myself here. It seems all of the midwives at the hospital where I want to deliver are taken for the month of July. As is the wonderful midwife who works with the hospital … Continue reading
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Double Eek!
The midwife I wanted is booked for July. I’m afraid I’ve waited too long. New York is cut-throat, man. So I called a midwife who I like, but I don’t like her hospital. Waiting to hear back from her. Cross … Continue reading
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Blah. And eek.
I ate something wrong. I’ve been very lucky in that I have not been very sick. The only time I’ve been sick is when I have eaten something too sweet. This morning I ate half a banana muffin and I … Continue reading
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10 Weeks! Lo hicimos.
For those of you who don’t have toddlers, or who do, but have the willpower to not allow the child to watch TV, you might not get this. But I’m going to do a little Dora the Explorah dance for … Continue reading
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Big Ups to Nelly
My real-life former TTC buddy, Nelly, gave birth to an 8 lb. 7 oz. baby girl this morning. In her house! She’s a rock star. I’m her number-one fan. I am impressed by the whole home-birthing feat she accomplished. I … Continue reading
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9 Weeks
My butt hurts. I have no nickname for my embryo. I’m waiting for my friends Co and Nelly to give birth. There’s so much waiting. And I’m hungry. And thirsty. And hungry. My honey says she used to wish I’d … Continue reading
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