We took Claire to the pediatrician for her 9 month checkup this morning…and it was awful. Don’t get me wrong — she was declared perfectly healthy and we were told not to worry about a thing. The awful part was that I had never seen my baby girl cry so much at the doctor’s office […]
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As I rolled out of bed this morning, I almost collapsed to the floor in a ball of agony. “Hello, pregnancy hip pains,” I muttered to myself. “Now I remember you!” Hip pains and crotch pains. Hip pains from my hip joints loosening (I was not officially diagnosed with Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction in my last pregnancy, but […]
Growing up as a book worm, I loved me my classic tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. While it’s true that these stories have been through multiple translations, reinterpretations, and even censorship, I believe that there are too few things from our childhood that can equally transcend both culture and language. A […]
No, not for me. I wish I could go on a business trip. I was only sent on 1-2 trips per year when I worked, so I actually quite enjoyed them and would LOVE to go on any sort of trip right now. The business trip is for J, who will be shipped off to Silicon Valley […]
To my fellow Americans, Happy Independence Day! As usual, the web is filled with Fourth of July celebrations and dedications. My favorite for this year is Code for America’s Tweets and Stripes: The site aggregates twitter avatars from users who tweet about #July4 and beautifully mashes them up into a mosaic representation of the stars […]
I know that I certainly do. The past week hasn’t been the easiest on me, mentally as well as physically, and today I felt the accumulation of the stress come crashing into me with the force of an eighteen wheeler. Here’s to hoping that the next week will be better. And that whoever’s down in […]
deviantART user Sam Frank has painstakingly re-drawn every major recurring character in Harry Potter in the style of South Park. I especially love Moaning Myrtle — I immediately knew who she was at first glance! Via Bit Rebels. P.S. — Have you entered my Amazon Gift Card Giveaway yet? You can win $100, $50, or $25! […]
This past Thursday, Claire turned 9 months old and I became 22 weeks pregnant with BebeDeux. I feel that we’re due for an update, yes? First up: my Claire Bear. I haven’t been keeping track of Claire’s age by weeks, but according to BabyCenter she is now 39 weeks and 2 days old. I gave […]
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