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Snowtober 2011

This is the scene outside our window right now: They say that we should be expecting up to 5 inches of snow tonight. With just a few days to go until my due date, I am a tad bit worried, to say the least. I know five women whose due dates were within a week of mine — three of whose due dates were after mine — and they have all given birth already. I have also been getting a bunch of broken nails in the past couple of days. And I distinctively remember my nails becoming more brittle and fragile the week before giving birth to Claire last year. (Was this a sign of impending labor for any other ladies?) There's also the fact that practically...

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39 Weeks, And Claire’s Third Word

This morning I went in for what may be my last regular OB visit before BebeDeux arrives. Once again the exam went perfectly fine and the doctor tells me that there is no need for any worries. I declined an internal exam because heck, I was only 1cm dilated 12 hours before I went into full-on labor with Claire, and while the doctor offered to strip my membranes if I were wildly uncomfortable, I refused because when I had my membranes stripped with Claire I went into labor within 48 hours...

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Another Discussion About My Boobs

So last night, after my freak-out, I tried my best to calm my nerves by doing what comes most natural to me at 2am: surfing the web. And by the dim light of my laptop, I noticed something interesting about my nipples. (I have been sleeping topless for the past month or so, because this is the most comfortable in my heavily-pregnant state. Don't judge. :-)) The skin on very tips of my nipples was flaking. 8-O So of course I had to carefully grab a piece of hanging skin and pull...

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An Ear Infection, and 38 Weeks

Our Claire Bear has an ear infection. :-( She woke up several times last night, which we had attributed to teething, and this morning flat-out refused to eat. Then, she woke up from her morning nap with a fever and proceeded to just cry and cry. Coincidentally, Claire's 1-year pediatrician visit was scheduled for later today. I called the doctor's office and they told us to bring her in right away. Our pediatrician prescribed us some amoxicillin, advised us to administer ibuprofen if the fevers persist, and told us not to worry too much.  (image source)   Thanks to the ibuprofen, Claire's fever is now down and she is starting to smile again. But she still refuses to eat, and although we've put her down for...

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