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Pregnancy Right Now - 22 Weeks

August 12, 2015 by Lindsay 5 Comments

Well, now that we have our genitalia firmly in place and a few names swimming around, we're moving through the second half of pregnancy - quickly, it feels like. And, frankly, I hope it continues in that fashion. I'm happy to give this kid as much time as she needs in the belly, but pregnancy isn't my favorite thing and takes a long time. No, I'm not glowing, I'm just pretty good with bronzer, and "I feel great" really means that I fluctuate between anxious and excited and energetic and so tired but unable to sleep and I'm just kind of not into it. Thanks for the compliments on the glow, though. It makes a girl feel good even though you're totes making it up. Maybe I was sweaty.

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FunnyLoveChild Has Genitalia

August 3, 2015 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

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Blueberry Coffee Cake

July 23, 2015 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

So, we all know I don't bake because it takes time and that I don't eat a lot of sweets.

Until I got pregnant.

In the first trimester, some of the only things I could stomach were fruit, I think maybe because I was all of a sudden thirsty and a person can only drink so much water? And then in the second trimester the appetite is RIDICULOUS, and to get through the night I usually have 2 servings of dinner, dessert, and THEN fruit. I'm not kidding. Almost every single night unless dinner is a burger or something huge. On nights I don't I wake up famished at 3am and one night I almost whacked Jay awake to make him go get me OJ so I didn't pass out going to the bathroom. This kid is a leech. And also I'm very dramatic when half asleep and have to pee while hungry.

Jay's Opinion on Pregnancy, in Quotes

July 22, 2015 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

Well. After 19 weeks we've got quite a little list going of all the things that are surprising to Jay about pregnancy and impending parenthood, but mostly he just comes up with the most ridiculous things to say. I would also like you to know that the following picture was taken on the exam table at our very first midwife visit with his legs in the air as if there were stirrups, which there weren't.

When I got to around 13 weeks and we started telling people we had to go through the list of places where I work, and one of them was the yoga studio where I work and Jay practices several times a week. We only "told" one or two people, but of course those people would talk to Jay or me and people would overhear and every class we attended for the first few weeks felt like we were "telling" new people. When my friend Julia heard she looked at Jay with what can only be described as disgust and just said

you dog.

Now, if you know Julia you know that she's really quiet, amazingly fit and can stand on her head all the live-long day if asked to, and generally says hi and bye to and from class. She's very nice, but doesn't chat a ton. For some reason, her reaction was hilarious to me.

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Two Weeks From Today

July 15, 2015 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

So, we're on the countdown to July 29, which is a big day.

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Pregnancy Recap Weeks 13-18

July 14, 2015 by Lindsay 6 Comments

So, today we turn 18 weeks, this little cranberry and I. Or it does? Or we do together? I have no clue.

The beginning of trimester 2 marked telling the world about bebe, which of course opened the world's eyes to how much fun it is to give advice!

Now, I'm fully aware of how great it is to give advice, I do it for a living. What I was unprepared for is how much FREE advice I have been getting. Just for being pregnant! What a gift. I'm being silly, but in general I mean it. There are a few types of advice I don't love, however: The "oh just wait until you're a parent," kind that comes from, wait for it, usually people who don't have children. That makes me feel like an 8 year old in that I want to HOLLER to leave me the eff alone. Then there are some current parents that use that kind of "advice," and some of that has been pretty condescending and negative, but there is also the teensy matter of my hormones that makes me extra sensitive all the time.

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From Jay! 1st Trimester Recap

July 8, 2015 by Lindsay Leave a Comment

Everything could be something great and everything could be something terrible. That is the best description of my outlook through the first trimester of Lindsay's pregnancy. The great and terrible are the two sides of the coin and parenthood is one big coin toss. However, I believe that my child will be great and I myself will be terrible. I’m not joking. I’m already failing at an alarming rate. I dropped our neighbor’s kid just the other night and it bonked his tiny head right off our hardwood floors. You know the shame you feel when you break a glass, have a car wreck? All of those pale in comparison to the immense guilt you have when you think you’ve broken a small human that doesn’t belong to you. If it’s your own kid you can write it off and say, “Well, we’ll just make a new one.” I felt as if I’d collected all of their family heirlooms and set them on fire in front of them. And the entire reason I let the kid fall is because I was worried about getting drool on my television remote control. Great decision making Jay! Possibly have to buy a new remote, or kill a baby?

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Pregnancy Recap Weeks 7-12

July 1, 2015 by Lindsay 2 Comments

So, once we found out I was pregnant, things kicked into a ... higher ... gear. Not necessarily high gear, because it's just all so weird at first, but things definitely shift once you get a certain answer on a pee-covered stick.

Physically, we were still exhausted from being in NYC for Finals and emotionally exhausted from the OHSHITBABY realization that we were both having. There was only a momentary freak out, but it was still enough to set us back a little bit.

In response to all of that, my body responded with a violent sinus infection/cold, which I of course couldn't take anything but Afrin for (Afrin, if you're reading this, I'll be your spokesperson). SO, I took 4 days that week off work and sat on the couch and thought about my life. I had to go to Memphis for more a cappella work the very next weekend, so I figured I didn't want to be any sicker than I had to be for that trip, since we'd officially be in the hiding-a-baby phase of things.

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Pregnancy Recap Weeks 0-6

June 17, 2015 by Lindsay 5 Comments

Weeks 1-6? Is there a week zero? I don't know how these things work. I'm still grasping with the fact that due dates aren't calculated based on when egg fertilization actually occurs.

So, there's that.

Anyway. I'm pregnant. But I just told the earth last week, give or take a few people, and so now clearly we need to rehash every thing that happened in those first 13 weeks because WHEW bodies are weird. I started to make a list of Things I'd Wish I'd Known but then I decided I really didn't care that I was learning as I go, so I'm not going to try to be all WE SHOULD BE MORE INFORMED, even though I have some choice words for people who really have no idea about the birds and the bees and the state of maternity leave and healthcare in our country. Those people should be more informed, but I'm fine just kind of being weirded out most days by this bod and the leech inside of me.

And yes, at this point, the thing is a leech. Pro-lifer's be damned, that thing is STILL taking all my food and motivation and desire to eat healthy foods. My kid really likes Chick Fil A, incidentally.

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Five for Friday {pregnancy edition}

June 12, 2015 by Lindsay 8 Comments

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