Apr 9, 2010  •  In Pregnancy

Week 14

At my last OB appointment, the doctor wrote on the prescription for the 19-week anatomy scan (which will be May 13) that I am due 10/10. My first thought was to wonder if my chart had been switched with someone else’s. Then I realized that she was taking the last early measurement of the baby, […]

Apr 9, 2010  •  In Personal, Travel

Charm City

J and I are currently in Baltimore for a long weekend. Having spent the better part of a decade here, I won’t be lying if I said I missed ol’ Charm City. My only regret is that our visit does not coincide with crab season. But fret not — you can be sure that I’ll […]

Apr 6, 2010  •  In Finance, Personal

It Never Hurts to Ask!

Yesterday, I received some good news and some bad news. Let’s go for the good first. A few months ago, I wondered to myself why we couldn’t get a lower mortgage rate. J and I had purchased our condo at the height of the housing boom (and just before the giant dip in mortgage rates), […]

Apr 4, 2010  •  In Personal, Pregnancy

Porn Star Boobs

I am not as worried about my weight gain anymore. While the great majority of women I know seem to have lost weight in their first trimesters (which I find discouraging because that makes me feel like a fatty in comparison), I have come to realize that not every woman handles pregnancy the same way. […]

Apr 1, 2010  •  In Pregnancy

Weeks 12 & 13

I have been avoiding my weekly updates for two reasons: We found out that we had lost our first baby at 12 weeks, so I wanted to make sure that “the jinxed week” would go by without a problem. As April approaches, I have been getting more and more depressed. I’ve been experiencing overwhelming guilt […]

Apr 1, 2010  •  In Blogging, Gadgets, Web

Winner of the DVD Player Giveaway!

I received an overwhelmingly positive response to the Geek in Heels DVD Player Giveaway, so thank you to all who entered! Unfortunately, I could not count all entries as they did not adhere to the following rules: Only one comment entry per person would be entered, however… Twitter entries were counted as many times as […]

Apr 1, 2010  •  In Asian, Personal, Relationships

Cultural Expectations of Family

As mentioned in my last post, my in-laws (J’s parents) will be visiting for 1.5 months starting this weekend. J’s parents live in Hong Kong, so we only get to see them a handful of times a year. However, each visit lasts at least a couple of weeks — the longest of which was 5 […]