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My First Happy Tears as a Mother

Yesterday, I had written that we received a surprise gift in the mail: the book Oh, Baby, the Places You'll Go! A Book to Be Read in Utero. As I sidled into bed last night I decided to take the book with me so that I can read to Tater Tot for the very first time. The book itself is very similar to the one from which it was adapted - Dr. Seuss' Oh the Places You'll Go! - with a few changes here and there. I quite enjoyed myself, although occassionally stumbling over the funny words, colorful rhymes and frequent alliterations that is the trademark of the author. Then I reached the last spread. You'll find that this world'sa great place to begin,but...

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The Lonely Pregnant Woman

I got married at 27, a fairly young age in my group of friends. When I returned from my honeymoon, I suddenly felt like a pariah. You can't deny it - people treat you differently once you're married. Invitations to girls-night-outs slowed to a trickle. When you strike up a conversation with a man (even in a 100% platonic manner), people give you strange looks. Dinners with single friends became less and less common as dinners with other couples seemed to become more typical and expected. Do I no longer like to have fun? Am I a different person from the one pre-marriage? Now that I am pregnant, the loneliness has grown even more severe. The majority of my friends are still single, let alone...

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#songsincode

I love the latest Twitter meme - #songsincode! Similar to the internet meme Songs in Chart, here geeks are able to flaunt their creativity and programming know-how by expressing popular songs in code! Some of my favorites: @cael_gomes try{ make(&me); goto rehab; }catch(){ I.said("no, no, no\0"); } @jamesstephenson a = ["head", "shoulders", "knees", "toes"] while parent.sane a.each do |x| {child.pat(x); child.sing(x);} child.volume+=5 end @glenndavid if (Mc.hammer) { this.touch = false; } @billreiss switch(day) {case Mon:color=blue;break;case Tue:case Wed:color=gray;break;case Thu:break;case Fri:love.Add(i);break;} @3rdEden if(rickAstly) { rick.rolled = true; } @mattmetzger: for each (var person in sky) { if (person == lucy) { add(diamonds) } } @giovannibassi && (null) else "matters" This is like geek karaoke, don't you agree? Via Designer Daily. ...

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Elephant in the Bathtub

Second mystery of the day: How did the puppy's favorite toy end up in the bathtub? I thought J put it there as a joke (we had just given the dog a bath) but he swears he didn't. Comang is a little guy - it is very improbable that he voluntarily placed the elephant into the bathtub. My guess is that while "killing" the elephant (aka growling and shaking the poor little thing back and forth like a wild dog on Ritalin), the toy flew into the bathtub. Or maybe the little guy decided that his favorite toy deserves a bath too. ...

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