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Pregnancy & Baby Pictures

December 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

Here are my weekly pregnancy photos with both Jackson & Sidney. Unfortunately, it’s much more difficult to take weekly pictures while moving and raising a 1 year old so there are less weekly shots with Sidney’s pregnancy. I didn’t feel like taking pictures while heavier than usual & bloated, but I’m so glad I documented [...]

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Newborn Must Haves: the Second Time Around

November 28, 2011 10 Comments

I don’t claim to know everything about newborn babies or breastfeeding (despite what my Mom believes) but I do know what has worked for me with my two kids. For Me: My #1 favorite item to surviving the newborn phase is my iPhone. I use it while nursing in the middle of the night to [...]

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My Daughter’s Birth Story

October 26, 2011 9 Comments

It’s been 12 days since my sweet daughter was born and I am just now getting to sit at the computer and write down the story of her birth. Sorry it’s so lengthy, but this is my baby book and I don’t want to forget anything. Having a planned cesarean section is much different than [...]

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Baby Girl is here!

October 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

She is here!! Baby S has arrived! I will be calling her a nickname on here (like the Jackson) but we haven’t come up with a nickname for her yet, any suggestions? She was born right at 8:00am on Friday, October 14th. She was 7 pounds, 13.8 ounces and 20.75 inches long. She was almost [...]

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Surviving a move at 37 weeks pregnant

October 7, 2011 8 Comments

This year has been an eventful one for us. We found out we were expecting baby #2 in February and decided to sell our townhouse due to our expanding family. We got very lucky and a really nice couple fell in love with our townhouse a month after we put it on the market and [...]

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36 & 37 Week Bump Update: Super Swollen!

October 5, 2011 9 Comments

36 & 37 weeks {Moving threw a wrench into my blogging updates} *How far along?: 37 weeks and 6 days *Total weight gain: I blew up this past week, mostly due to water retention. My hands and feet are so swollen!! We moved last weekend and I was on my feet too much. According [...]

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35 Weeks Pregnant & 31 Years Old

September 17, 2011 6 Comments

35 weeks *How far along?: 35 weeks and 2 days *Total weight gain: At my Dr’s appointment on Tuesday I was up 39.5. Whoa! This is going to be fun coming off. I’ve gained 4.5 more pounds at this point in the pregnancy compared to with Jackson. *How big is baby?: Still the size of a [...]

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34 Week Bump Update: Bigger than Ever!

September 12, 2011 10 Comments

34 weeks *How far along?: 34 weeks and 4 days *Total weight gain: After a weekend in Boston with girlfriends and visiting the Langham Hotel’s Chocolate Bar, probably 40 pounds! I am the biggest I have ever been, in my entire life and two pregnancies. *How big is baby?: The size of a honeydew, anywhere [...]

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33 Week Bump Update: Big Mama

September 5, 2011 17 Comments

33 weeks *How far along?: 33 weeks and 4 days *Total weight gain: My last guess was right, at the “official” Dr’s scale I’m up 35 lbs, right on track for 50 lbs total. Uh oh. *How big is baby?: The size of a honeydew, anywhere from 17.2 – 18.7 inches and 4.2-5.8 pounds. She [...]

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32 Week Bump Update: Big as a WHALE

August 26, 2011 10 Comments

32 weeks *How far along?: 32 weeks and 1 day *Total weight gain: I’m guessing 35 ish pounds. I am basically a whale. *How big is baby?: The size of a squash, anywhere from 15.2 – 16.7 inches and 2.5-3.8 pounds. At my Dr’s appointment at 30 weeks 6 days I was measuring 33 weeks. [...]

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