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An Unexpected Surprise

I have been especially exhausted and cranky as of late. I just chalked it off to the side effects of sleep-training Claire — I was stressed out and mentally drained. Then last week, I felt it. Nausea. Once again I brushed it off as a consequence of exhaustion. But it didn't go away. And on Friday, I realized when I had felt this way before: the first few months of being pregnant with Claire. Uh-oh. I peed on a stick. I waited 2 minutes, then examined the window. "Do you see something? Am I going crazy? I can swear that this area over here is SLIGHTLY darker. Do you see it?" J took a look at the test and declared that I must be seeing...

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Taking #2 for Granted

A couple of weeks ago, we had some friends come visit with their (almost) 2-year-old girl. As the men engaged in their own conversation, the fellow mom turned to me to ask how I was adjusting to life with Claire. "Things were rough in the beginning, but it's certainly getting better. It's amazing how much your life changes once you have a baby. Even taking a dump has become a timed sport." Don't ask me why I used my dookie as an example. I guess that's just the way my mind works. I heart Randy Marsh. I am continually telling J that he must act exactly like him when our kids get older. "I've almost trained my body to only do #2's in...

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