Packing It In

January 11, 2010

Ever since my 30th week of pregnancy (when my body decided to go crazy and send me to Labor and Delivery three times in a week), I’ve been thinking about my hospital bag. When I was pregnant with Madeline, my hospital bag was packed differently. I knew I’d be in the hospital for a long [...]

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The One With All The Ultrasounds

November 25, 2009

Last week’s Binky checkup was so uneventful I didn’t even mention it. I was literally in and out in under 30 minutes, it might be a new record. Mike and I were expecting more of the same for yesterday’s appointment. Except, Binky was having an off-day. Binky, like her big sister Madeline before her, has [...]

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Progress

October 29, 2009

13 weeks 1 day 17 weeks 2 days 24 weeks 3 days Binky is moving along well, and it is such a comfort and relief. Things have been a little bit rougher for me but nothing awful. My sudden crazy upper back and neck pain has been super annoying but it all checks out OK [...]

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Memories Echo Down These Hallways

August 13, 2009

Yesterday, my mom, Meghan, and I were at UCLA for a meeting. Meghan had never been there, and my mom hadn’t spent much time in the new hospital. When Madeline was in the NICU (and later briefly on the pediatric floor), she was at the old hospital across the street. Last summer the hospital staff [...]

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Blood Curdling

May 28, 2009

Last month I had a physical with Dr. Looove. I hadn’t had an exam since before I was pregnant with Maddie, so it was definitely time. It was good to see Dr. Looove. I was so used to seeing her at least once a month for Maddie’s check-ups, shots, etc. We talked about Maddie for [...]

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Blood, Niceties, And Verbal Diarrhea

March 30, 2009

I know I’ve been writing a lot about the rude people I interact with, and my mom is freaking out about it. “Heather, everyone is going to wonder about you!” I don’t constantly run into rude people, and I’m definitely not someone who deserves to be treated badly (I don’t think). I’ve just had a [...]

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