His due date came and went, but finally at 10:40am on Wednesday, November 14th the final addition to our family was born after 8 hours of labor. CheekyCakes came in at 7lbs and 14 oz and has proven to be a very hefty eater. His siblings were very excited to meet him and came to the […]
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My daughter will be 5 in January, so it has been quite a while since I was pregnant. Still, even with this much time removed from the experience, reflecting on it is admittedly difficult. I might be missing a fact here or there, but I am trying my best to recall hard moments from the […]
Most of my first trimester, I’ve been hitting an energy slump at 2pm (and then again at 5pm, and by 8pm I’m ready for bed!). But since the afternoon slump is the exact time of my toddler’s daily nap, I usually get a little buffer time to nap, catch up on work, take care of […]
If I’ve been quiet, here is my secret – first trimester exhaustion! The Gumdrops are thrilled to be expanding and are hoping for another smooth pregnancy. I feel like I’ve had very little energy for anything beyond the basics, but it’s been more doable to be pregnant and raising a toddler than I worried it […]
34 weeks pregnant When I found out I was pregnant back in Spring, the idea of a November due date felt years away. I was okay with that because it meant I had loads of time to prepare and get used to the idea that our lives would be changing drastically. But now that it’s […]
How many weeks along are you? 40 Due date? September 27 (yesterday!) How much weight have you gained? around 30–35 pounds Symptoms? tired, sore, and mentally “done” with being pregnant; also some shooting pains down my leg sometimes from sciatica nerve How is baby looking? Well, according to my doctor he is measuring around seven […]
I am lazily making my way through this pregnancy. I don’t know if it is because this is my second child or because I am just so busy with work, school, preschool and life, but I haven’t had time to do much thinking about pregnancy! My friend had a baby three weeks ago and I […]
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