I’m still pregnant, which is ok by me since I really want this baby to wait until January to be born. But it is starting to feel like some kind of waiting game now.
Justin and I have transitioned from thinking about pregnancy to thinking about baby these days and everything seems to be some combination [...]
So, as of today by any calculation, I’m full term- 37 weeks! Full term is the point at which, if the baby is born, he will no longer be considered premature. His lungs and other organs are fully developed and all he will do from this point until birth is hang around in my belly [...]
As I posted on my Facebook page this week “The doctor told me my baby is engaged. I think he should at least wait until he’s born to get involved in serious relationships.”
“Engaged” in pregnancy terms means something quite different, of course, but many women aren’t sure exactly what it does mean. So here is [...]
Now that I’ve hit my final month or so (and realized this morning that December 3rd is one month from my due date of January 3rd!) , I’ve started to alternate between panic (oh no! I need to buy more baby clothes! Need to clean the apartment!) and getting a little nostalgic about the earlier [...]
I’ve been telling everyone that I think fetal hiccups are one of the cutest things ever. It was another one of those things that no one tells you about before you get pregnant (along with the fact that morning sickness can last all day and that you can actually see the baby moving sometimes when [...]
Now that I’m at about 31 weeks, my baby’s movements have become strong enough to not only feel really strongly, but also to see. It’s pretty entertaining to watch my stomach move when he squirms or kicks. It’s also fun to show friends when he starts to really get going.
At first, the visible movements were [...]
I recently discovered, completely by accident, that my unborn baby likes classical piano music.
I tutor children in English here in China a few times a week and last week when I arrived at one of my students’ homes, I was a little early. She was finishing up her piano practice before English class and invited [...]
So, after many blood tests and drinking unpleasant glucose solutions, I’ve been diagnosed with mild gestational diabetes. It’s not very severe in my case- of my four tests during the multi-hour screen, two were a little high, which is the minimal diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes.
This condition is not really rare, but it does require [...]
I can’t stand maternity clothes. Love being pregnant, but maternity clothes are the height of awfulness, in my opinion. Which means I’m down to about three outfits for the next two months.
One of my problems is that I’m not a fan of pants to begin with- I don’t think I’ve owned any jeans since the [...]
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