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Baby Cheung v2.0

July 15, 2008: Labor's starting to look pretty good
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It's 5:30 in the morning. I came downstairs at 4:30. I think I've been awake since 3:30. When I went to bed I had dark thoughts swirling in my head. I was uncomfortable. I fell asleep eventually, but I woke...

July 14, 2008: Seriously, I have no idea what this is about
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We went to the church picnic yesterday. OH, THE CHURCH PICNIC. Phillip had to be there at EIGHT IN THE MORNING as he is on the Committee That Does Things Like The Church Picnic. Which meant I was on Toddler...

July 6, 2008: The 4th of July was in there somewhere
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Wow. Nothing like a three-day weekend to get over your bloggy funk. Sort of. Now my funk is about not knowing which thing to write first. Do I pen a screed detailing the suckitude of rearranging one's entire house? The...

June 25, 2008: The best I can say
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The second floor of my house is one big room. Kitchen at one end, living room at the other end, dining room table in the middle. During dinner last night (which I actually MADE, for REAL, with an OVEN) I...

June 23, 2008: Add three house plants, subtract one car
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My car is now posted for sale on Craigslist. SOB. As much fun as I've had shopping for the Next Family Vehicle (and it HAS been fun), I don't really want to get rid of my car. I want some...

June 20, 2008: A super random cap of a fairly boring week
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I finally figured out how to deal with the nap stuff. DON'T PLAN ANYTHING. I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner. It makes TOTAL SENSE that if you have nothing to do all day every day, then...

June 19, 2008: Owie! And also: stop calling me.
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ETA: Oops. I forgot to include my contractually obligated link. Go here to find out what we are doing with our ginormous coffee table. THE EXCITEMENT NEVER ENDS! I forgot to mention one other downside to working a contract gig:...

June 17, 2008: Today's Channel 13 forecast: "cold, murky and chilly." And I did not make that up.
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Here are two things I am not worried about: how Jackson is going to feel about the new baby and whether I will love the new baby as much as I love my first baby. When I hear people talk...

June 6, 2008: Not freaking out. For once.
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There are days when time just seems to drag... by... Then there are days when time drags, but then you put the baby down for his nap and you sit down for a little quality time with the internet and...

June 1, 2008: I felt like a bit of whining this morning
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I'm somewhere between 25 and 26 weeks and I have gained 29 pounds. I just went through the journal where I'm keeping track (because I resolved to do it better this time) and I'm slightly horrified. I had a few...

May 25, 2008: ANOTHER weekend post? LUCKY YOU.
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So, as I may have mentioned one or two times before, I'm having a hard time picking a name for this baby. We have a just-in-case boy name, but I'm stuck between two girl names and I CAN'T DECIDE. Last...

May 13, 2008: In preparation
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What do you think about baby showers for second babies? And third and fourth and fifth babies? Being the sort of person who has read every Miss Manners book in print and who had serious arguments with her fiance over...

April 22, 2008: The not terribly timely update
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So much for dashing home from the hospital and updating my website. HA. I had TWO ultrasounds today. The first one lasted an hour and 15 minutes, even though they were just updating the pictures they took from 4 weeks...

April 22, 2008: Ready to do it again
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Everyone said the newborn stage would be the hardest part, that I'd just have to make it to six weeks or three months and things would get easier from there. They were right- a lot of things did get easier....

April 16, 2008: Mental preparation
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I've been neglecting New Baby. See how big PROJECT BABY CHEUNG is over there compared to Baby Cheung v2.0? Yeah. There it is in visual representation. Which isn't to say I haven't been thinking about New Baby. This is around...

April 2, 2008: Watching weight loss television while pregnant
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In case you are just DYING to know, the vest fits. Loosely, I might add. Possibly because it is an XXXL and not an XXL as my FIL made sure to inform me. I appreciate the sympathy. However. MOVING ON....

March 27, 2008: Inconclusiveish
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The tech said, "If you want to know my guess... Right now I'm kinda thinking... Well, you know, as far as I can tell right now... I'm guessing girl." So. There you go. Girl. Sort of. I refrained from running...

March 19, 2008: Question of the Day
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At what point do babies start transitioning to one nap a day? More specifically, is it too early for my 10 month old to be kicking his morning nap to the curb? It's never been a piece of cake to...

March 18, 2008: Change: not always horrible
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Damn you Facebookers. As if I didn't spend all my time on the computer ALREADY. As soon as I figure out how to play one of those games everyone keeps talking about I am DONE FOR. Anyway. I went to...

March 17, 2008: Monday you can fall apart
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I got so caught up in The Sickness over here that I completely forgot to thank you for your reading suggestions. I am nearly done with the last Harry Potter book, so I'll be returning to those comments fairly soon....

March 11, 2008: Oh yeah, the second one
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A friend of mine was up all last night with contractions, even went to the hospital, but no baby. She emailed me to complain and OH I SYMPATHIZE. I really think that if you are having contractions, they shouldn't be...

March 3, 2008: The second baby gets the shaft
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So, one thing that I definitely like about this pregnancy is that everything is pretty much figured out. Well, not everything, but all the stuff that had me ten kinds of neurotic last year at this time is decided. Isn't...

February 21, 2008: The differences between one and two- first part of a many-parted series
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For those of you who simply cannot get enough, I have a somewhat revised version of the Finding Out Story posted at Parenting.com. In other news, today looks like another glorious day of sunshine. I know some of you don't...

February 20, 2008: Finding out
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I found out I was pregnant with Baby Number Two on January 6. I remember this, because it was the Epiphany and the day we had to take all the Christmas decorations down. I also remember it because it was...