Archive for December, 2005
Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Fire Burn, and Cauldron Bubble
You know how, when you aren’t pregnant and your stomach/digestive system is making you think of the witches in That Scottish Play creepily whispering, "Double, Double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble," it gets harder to concentrate?
Lil Smudge is making like the cauldron, bubbling away. All through the gastrointestinal region, as nearly […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Quick Medical Update
Everything is still looking very good.
Jill came with me to my checkup yesterday, and she got to meet Wendy, my favorite of the midwives at my med practice. (Wendy did admonish me that I need to make some more appts with the other midwives, since any one of them might be the one who […]
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Thursday, December 15th, 2005
When Hunger Attacks
This hasn’t happened since the first trimester, but I woke up around 2:15 this morning feeling FAMISHED.
I tried to go back to sleep for about 15 minutes, sadly waking myself up even more. Then I finally gave in and went downstairs for a banana and a glass of milk.
Now I have to come […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
7 Weeks??????
I don’t actually LOOK at the countdown banner at the top of the blog very often.
I just looked.
Even though I intellectually know that I only have about 7 weeks left, I just GOT IT that I only have about 7 weeks left. Holy crap do we have a lot to do in the […]
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Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
Books, Fruit & Veggies
I forgot to include a fruit & veg count yesterday, so here they are for the last two days:
Fruit & Veg Count, 12/12: 1 organic gala apple, 1 small organic banana
Fruit & Veg Count, 12/13: 1 organic gala apple, 3/4 cup mixed veggies (carrots, peas, broccoli), 3/4 cup green beans
And now on to BOOKS!
As […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Books, Pregnancy by Liza
Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
Books, Fruit & Veggies
I forgot to include a fruit & veg count yesterday, so here they are for the last two days:
Fruit & Veg Count, 12/12: 1 organic gala apple, 1 small organic banana
Fruit & Veg Count, 12/13: 1 organic gala apple, 3/4 cup mixed veggies (carrots, peas, broccoli), 3/4 cup green beans
And now on to BOOKS!
As […]
No Comments » - Posted in Books, Pregnancy by Liza
Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
More Reasons to Love Librarians
There was a very good story on NPR this morning, about concerns people have over the secret "FISA" or Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court, and the way that the PATRIOT Act extends this secret court’s power to authorize wiretaps that can be used not only in intelligence matters, but now also in criminal matters.
This is […]
