At 6 weeks, OP is officially over birth weight at 8lbs 11oz which puts her solidly in the 18th percentile. She is in the 44th percentile, however, for height at 21 1/2 inches. That makes almost 3 weeks with steady gains without any supplements. Finally. This also means we are finally able to stop waking her up every 4 hours to feed at night and ( Read more... )

Those who breastfeed:

1. When did it get easier?
2. How did you cope?

I'm having a love hate relationship with it right now and I'm teetering on the brink of stopping. I hate being tied to her and I hate all the stress that breastfeeding brings. It shouldn't bring stress. She's just as lovable when I bottle feed, if not more so because she's awake and less ( Read more... )

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Well, we almost had a baby today. Maybe I should back up ( Read more... )

Oy, where have I been? Wait, didn't I start the last post like that? Well, to tide you over, here's a link to the mostly finished nursery. We still have to find a rug that I don't care if it get's poo'd, puked, and peed on AND get some pictures up, but the kid won't care so I don't. So long as she has a place to sleep (check) and a place to store ( Read more... )

I never talked about that Idol book, did I? I know a few of you have read about it on other contestants sites. Well you can pre-order it if you want. If you are on the fence, would it help if I mentioned that I have 4 entries in it? 2 from the contest and 2 previously unpublished? Well, okay, one was published in another blog of mine but I told the ( Read more... )

This will be old news to some. On Friday I had to have a biophysical which is an utlrasound on Optimus Prime to make sure she's okay. I was experiencing decreased fetal movement, and while I figured it was probably because she shifted position, I thought it best to mention it to the doctor since it had been almost a week. The doctor agreed with me ( Read more... )

This is going to sound awful, but how do people who are out of shape put up with an unfit life? I don't mean by weight or size. I just mean anyone of any size who can't walk up a flight of stairs without gasping for breath or can't walk a few miles without needing a nap. Since I've gotten pregnant I find that I'm easily in the unfit category no ( Read more... )

Have I posted my baby belly photos here? Here's my latest...My camera is being a poopy-head.


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A few weeks back I posted a conversation around these parts. Optimus Prime hadn't really moved after the Sister's move and in the morning she finally started. The conversation I posted wasn't 100% accurate. Apparently I said something like, "There she goes again" and the Husband started singing, "Like a drifter I was born to float alone." Needless ( Read more... )