22 weeks with Olivia: How we all found out

OK so I’m not saying I hate gender reveal parties. (I’m lying, I kind of do.) First, we are revealing the baby’s sex, not gender. Difference. It must be the medical background in me. And calling them sex-reveal parties sounds like a kinky good time. In fact, maybe I should…

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21 weeks with Olivia: Anatomy scan results

So much to tell the Internet! Maybe. I’ll leave that up to you. Maybe this will be boring because really, much of this post is documenting the results for myself. First, the ultrasound results. Baby is normal. HR was 153. Baby is measuring at 15 oz, making the 55th percentile.…

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20 weeks with Olivia: Am I really halfway there?

I can’t believe I made it to the halfway mark. Even to me, this is just surreal. I started feeling the baby a lot more strongly a few days ago. It almost feels like a big gulp down in my lower abdomen. Apparently that’s where baby likes to hang out.…

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19 weeks with Olivia: I don’t need you, I don’t need anyone!

I have a Snoogle, you guys! This thing, I wasn’t sure about it when we first got it. It’s gigantic. Here’s an incredibly cheesy picture I snagged off of Amazon. Apparently this thing has been around for a long time, judging by those pants she’s wearing. When I first tried…

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18 weeks with Olivia: Celebrating 7 years

This post is going to be brief because I still haven’t even written an article that is WAAAY past due because I’ve been so busy the last week. But. Here is an 18 week picture: When I look back to what I looked like a month ago, I can tell…

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