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My Little Prince

Dear son, One year ago, I was just supremely uncomfortable and hungry. Anxious to meet whoever this was taking up precious room in my stomach. I wanted another girl, but I thought from the way you had been flipping and tumbling and kickboxing, chances were good that I would have a boy. On August 4, 9:44 a.m., the doctor held you up and over the wailing and screaming, I heard him say, "Wow, … [Continue reading...]

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Does Having An “Oops” Baby Make You A Bad Mother?

Confession time: Both of my kids were "Surprise!" babies. The first one? Well, we weren't careful. The second? Well, we weren't careful enough. "Surprise!" babies carry a special type of "Mommy guilt" that comes even before the baby is born. Now a new study says that moms with unplanned kids treat them differently. Great. There's not much that can make me feel inadequate about my … [Continue reading...]

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“Was It Planned?”: Unexpected Pregnancies And Stress

Spend enough time on the mommy blogs or a message board and you'll see these three-letters often: "TTC." It took me forever to figure out what it meant until one day - duh!- it dawned on me - they're "trying to conceive." Now, I don't know about you, but I envy those couples who get all giddy and go about quitting their birth control method and start planning date nights where they KNOW they'll … [Continue reading...]

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Ten Long Months: Did You Enjoy Pregnancy?

  This was me about a MONTH before I was due with my son. Which means I got bigger than this. A lot bigger. I actually stopped taking pictures because I didn't want to be aware of how big I was getting.  It's not good when you enter the bathroom and utter, "Oh, my Jesus," every time you see yourself in the mirror.  Pregnancy, for me at least, was hell. I had morning sickness (which … [Continue reading...]

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Maternity Clothes Thursday: LaLaBaby Boutique

Somewhere between the shock of the first trimester and the plain ol' crankiness of the last trimester, there's a few days where you are actually happy to be pregnant (or was that just me?). You want something to make you feel special and pretty. And yes, you might be willing to drop a couple of dollars to do it. Today we're featuring some designs from the LaLaBaby Boutique.  They're got some … [Continue reading...]

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You’re pregnant! Now what?

You've had the signs of pregnancy: nausea, swollen breasts, a nagging cramping sensation, etc. Then you get the most obvious one: a missed period. You purchase one (or two) pregnancy test and read the instructions carefully. Then you take the test. And wait. Slowly, you pick up the test and read the result: Pregnant. Now, whether your initial reaction is one of fear, joy, disappointment, … [Continue reading...]

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What To Expect: A Scheduled C-section

After having an emergency C-section with my first two years ago, the big question that was bugging me during the entire pregnancy with my second child was: vaginal birth or C-section? With my doctor predicting that this would be an 8.5 to 9 pound baby, the real question was: was I willing to have my vag stretched (possibly) beyond the point of no return, or was I willing to be sliced open and have … [Continue reading...]

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How many kids do you want to have?

I'm a young mom, and with 1.5 kids (soon to be two any day now), I think I'm done. No, not think, I know. I know I'm done having kids. But everyone I know thinks I'm crazy for deciding this at 22. With two kids already, don't I have a right to step back and say, "Okay, this is all I can handle?" Sure, I might change my mind later (highly, highly, highly doubt it), but at this point in my life, … [Continue reading...]

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