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A Much-Deserved BebeDeux Update

I feel bad that I haven't been blogging about this pregnancy. I guess I've fallen victim to the typical parent trap of documenting every step of the first kid and not doing much for the second. And for that, I apologize, BebeDeux. There are three things I want to say with this update: (1) I had my first OB appointment last week. Because I was only 5 weeks along at the time all we could see were a gestational sac. That being said, the doctor told me that the sac is measuring right on schedule, and that I should return in a couple of weeks. Due to scheduling conflicts, the next appointment isn't until next Friday — when I will be 8...

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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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