Archive for January, 2006
Thursday, January 26th, 2006
Medical Update, Week 39
Today I met with the youngest and most inexperienced of the midwives. I adore her personality, but when I ask her things like "how big do you think he is?" or "is he in the right position?" she says it’s impossible to tell.
The more experienced midwives offer opinions in a lovely authoritative voice, and […]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2006
Like Madlibs, Only Faster
*giggle*
Ok, #1 is scary, but regular readers will notice that #5 is clearly true. I think that #s 2 & 3 are my favorites.
Ten Top Trivia Tips about Liza!
Human beings are the only animals that copulate while facing Liza.
99 percent of the pumpkins sold in the US end up as Liza.
Scientists have discovered […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Silly Internet Quizzes by Liza
Thursday, January 26th, 2006
Refluxive
It is after midnight, and I am tired.
But Smudge twists and stretches right up against my navel when I lie on my right side. Even though I’ve coated it with cocoa butter lotion (heh — you know the librarian will make the right suggestion!) probably 8 times in the last 24 hours, it still […]
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Wednesday, January 25th, 2006
Feeling Big
Yesterday morning, my innie was further in than it is this morning.
Yes, it’s bizarre and amazing that I still have an innie. Especially when you consider the number of total strangers who ask me if I’m really sure that it isn’t twins. Or that I haven’t been able to see my navel, except in […]
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
More Pregnancy Silliness
A couple of weeks ago, I ordered one of those "belly cast kits" online.
It finally arrived this weekend. Four rolls of plaster bandages, 4" wide, a pair of latex gloves, 2 pieces of sandpaper, and a "hanger kit" (wire, hanger-hook & nail).
I hope that my belly is as big as it will ever be, […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Pregnancy by Liza
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
Ow! Or, Sweetie, Would You Kick Mommy Somewhere ELSE?
Smudge is doing my least favorite of his tricks. Even less than long, jumpy hiccups. He’s trying to kick his way out through my right floating rib.
Sweetie, would you mind kicking Mommy somewhere ELSE? It’s cool to feel your foot when it occasionally kicks below the rib cage, but when you actually hit the […]
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
Or Not
The only one of the tasks I listed yesterday that got completed was the putting away of clean laundry, and that only happened because my lovely wife did it before I got home.
On the other hand, we watched Duke trounce Tennessee in women’s basketball. About a minute before the end of the game, the […]
