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Infant Stress Eats Your Brain 17 Jan 2013 | 08:23 pm
Whew. Minicorn is finally taking a bottle. Unfortunately, she still has quite the attitude about it and every day it’s like her memory is re-set and you have to kind of break her down again to take it...
A Light Almost Visible 2 Jan 2013 | 08:39 pm
Phew. I’ve almost made it out of the dark woods boot camp that is raising a newborn. Minicorn is 2 months old in about half an hour. Around 7 weeks she started sleeping long stretches. She was doing 1...
How the Hell 28 Nov 2012 | 08:54 pm
How the hell do bloggers with newborns…blog?? I don’t know why I’m doing this instead of sleeping but I wanted to document some things before I forget. So Minicorn is almost 4 weeks. I do not feel the...
Hello Minicorn 10 Nov 2012 | 01:26 am
So, I’m reading the last post shaking my head and laughing. When last I left you on November 1st, I was in “early labor”. I didn’t understand why it had lasted longer than 12 hours and I was still in ...
39 Weeks 4 Days 2 Nov 2012 | 12:24 am
I woke up about 2am because of stomach pain. Went to the bathroom and saw a spot of blood. Called the midwife on call; she said my cervix was effacing and dilating, and to try to get some sleep. After...
39 Weeks 31 Oct 2012 | 09:25 pm
Well, I made it to a personally important milestone-39 weeks. Supposedly, it is ideal to get to this point for brain development and other things. I really thought Minicorn would be an October baby fo...
38 Weeks 24 Oct 2012 | 07:49 pm
Last week my feet started swelling. Cankles. Girl. Total weight gain as of last week’s appointment: 18 pounds. I don’t know if I’ve had any contractions. Every now and then I’ll feel some lower back p...
36-37 Weeks 18 Oct 2012 | 12:49 am
I am full term up in this bee-ya. Thanks to everyone who has been checking on me; I truly appreciate it. I can barely walk. My lower back tells me it hates me with every step I take. And I take a lot ...
35 Weeks 4 Oct 2012 | 01:42 am
I had ideas floating around for what I was supposed to talk about this week, but fatigue has wiped it all away. It’s October. I might have a baby this month.
34 Weeks 28 Sep 2012 | 01:30 am
I had an appointment yesterday. I have gained NO weight since my last appointment, so the midwife wants me to pack on healthy fats like walnuts, avocado, and cake. Except she didn’t say cake so I fill...
