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Birth.

December 7, 2011

I’ve had this post in my drafts folder for months as I struggled with how and whether to share the story of Meret’s birth. I spent so much time and energy preparing for birth, but now that our baby has arrived, the way she arrived seems unimportant. But I had a unique experience, and I’m already [...]

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Naming the Baby

July 23, 2011

I’ve always been fascinated by names. As a kid, I agonized over names for my Cabbage Patch Kids and picked out imaginary new names for myself. (Like “Renée” or “Stephanie” or “Michelle.” Apparently I had a thing for French names.) The name obsession has something to do with the fact my name is so popular [...]

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Our little girl.

May 5, 2011

Meret Claire born April 29, 8:16 am 8 pounds, 9 ounces 21.5 inches long We are so happy to meet our little girl! She is strong and chubby and beautiful and content. Everyone is healthy and we are keeping very busy with all the eating and sleeping and diaper changing. I can’t believe it has [...]

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40 weeks.

April 23, 2011

Actually, this is me at 40 weeks plus 2 days. I’m being told not to get my hopes up about having the baby soon. Apparently the average first-time mother goes ten days past her due date. Which means I’ve got another week to go, and maybe two. I’m getting a little tired of being pregnant, [...]

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Reading up before baby, part dos.

April 22, 2011

Well, I didn’t stop reading every baby book I can find, although I did slow down a little. Of the big pile I’ve plowed through, here are a few (very few) recent standouts. Journey Into Motherhood. This book was given to me by my childbirth instructor. It’s simply a compilation of positive stories about childbirth, [...]

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38 weeks.

April 9, 2011

Two weeks until my due date! Baby got bigger this week, but hasn’t dropped much yet. S/he’s been settled in the LOA position for a while now, which I’m told is the ideal position for labor. It’s also pretty comfortable for me, since the big kicks aren’t hitting any organs. And baby does seem to [...]

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36 weeks.

March 28, 2011

We’re counting down the final month until my due date! I can hardly believe how quickly the weeks have gone. Technically, on Thursday the baby is considered “full term”, but I don’t think s/he’ll be making an appearance for a while. The final month of pregnancy is no picnic. I’ve had a few bad days. [...]

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33 weeks.

March 4, 2011

Now it’s more fun to count backwards — I’m due in 7 weeks! This pregnancy continues to be boring in the best way. I can’t hide my giant belly anymore, so I’m having a lot more random conversations with strangers. At first it was embarassing, but now I’m getting used to it. Pregnant women worry [...]

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Baby faces.

February 15, 2011

It’s fun to wonder sometimes what our little one will look like. A bit of both of us, I guess! So I pulled up some baby photos of Joel and me at around the same age. I think we looked a little alike as babies. I have to admit, I hope baby inherits my wonderful [...]

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Little wooden toys.

January 24, 2011

Have you seen The Wooden Wagon? They have the sweetest collection of wooden toys for babies and children, mostly from Germany. Since I’m depriving baby of plastic toys (at least until s/he’s old enough to request the latest Chinese imports), I’ve been trolling lots of natural toy sites, and this one’s my favorite. When they [...]

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