“Yes, we do make bets on when your doula will leave, your birth plan will go out the window, and you’ll beg for an Epidural. And we go ahead and set up the OR. Happy Nurses Week!” So one of my Facebook friends is a labor and delivery nurse, and she posted this on Facebook as a …
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It’s getting closer! I am officially full-term (37 weeks) which means that the baby is developed and should I go into labor at this point, it would be safe to deliver him. Since the majority of babies arrive within + or – two weeks of their estimated due dates, he could pretty much arrive …
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We’ve had a distressing past couple of days here. On Tuesday, I took Nathan with me to the gym and dropped him off in childcare. He was perfectly fine; he was energetic and happy to be there to play with some kids and the toys. After my workout a short time later, I came to …
Read more “Oh how I loathe viruses!”
So it’s been a while since my last post. A lot has been going on here! The biggest news of all is that Nathan had another emergency room visit over the weekend. I had just finished working out and was meeting Nathan and Paul at a nearby restaurant. I arrived first, so I got a …
Read more “Oh my poor little man”
I’m sure I’ve posted this picture before, but I’m feeling nostalgic and this is one of my favorite pictures of him when he was a newborn. He was six days old here, and we had just returned home from the hospital. (Yes, we were in the hospital for SIX WHOLE DAYS because Nathan was jaundiced …