We took Claire to the pediatrician for her 9 month checkup this morning...
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Admittedly, the map seems a bit centered around New York, but hey, it was created for the NYTimes Magazine! ...
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As I rolled out of bed this morning, I almost collapsed to the floor in a ball of agony. "Hello, pregnancy hip pains," I muttered to myself. "Now I remember you!" Hip pains and crotch pains. Hip pains from my hip joints loosening (I was not officially diagnosed with Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction in my last pregnancy, but it was still bad enough that I couldn't exercise for all of my third trimester) and the crotch pain from the increased bloodflow to the pelvic area. If you weren't around the first time I was pregnant, the hip pains feel like my right hip joint is about to pop open with every step or movement. Crotch pains feel like someone's been repeatedly kicking me...
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Growing up as a book worm, I loved me my classic tales from Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. While it's true that these stories have been through multiple translations, reinterpretations, and even censorship, I believe that there are too few things from our childhood that can equally transcend both culture and language. A new compendium of the Brothers Grimm's most popular fairy tales is set to be released by Taschen this August and I can hardly contain my excitement. Because not only does this edition bring together 27 of the most beloved Grimm's tales, each story is accompanied by some of the best vintage illustrations that have been issued with the fairy tales from the 1820s through...
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No, not for me. I wish I could go on a business trip. I was only sent on 1-2 trips per year when I worked, so I actually quite enjoyed them and would LOVE to go on any sort of trip right now. The business trip is for J, who will be shipped off to Silicon Valley next week for three days. I hadn't realized that "mid-July" is literally next week, so I had been putting off on making any sort of plan for our household while my better half is on the other side of the country. Option 1: Stay home and stick to my normal routine as much as possible. Comang will have to be walked while I push Claire in the stroller...
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