Monthly Archives: December 2009

2009 In Review

I snagged this from Benjamin’s Daddy’s Blog. He wrote this post as his own, and I liked it so much I asked him if I could snag it and re-post on my very own blog. Being the awesome, sharing blogger … Continue reading

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37 Weeks – Baby Swiss Chard

Your baby is as lofty as a stalk of Swiss chard and weighs 6 1/3 pounds. (Length: a bit over 19 inches, head to heel.) Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, … Continue reading

Posted in 37 weeks, 3rd trimester, weekly baby update | 8 Comments

Rescuing the Orca AKA Getting My Big Fat Pregnant Ass Outta Bed

Greetings, readers! I’ve recovered from my long weekend, and am back to my beloved blog. I will probably post my weekly baby update/belly picture tomorrow after my doctor’s appointment. I completely missed last week. Whoops. Bad blogger! In the meantime, … Continue reading

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PatientStyle.com Winner!

First off, thank you to everyone who entered my first giveway. I’m happy and excited to announce that the winner of the giveaway is Becky from One Big Geeky Family! Congratulations Becky!!! She will be receiving a pair of PatientStyle.com … Continue reading

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Ask Me Anything – Answers

Here are the answers to your Ask Me Anything Questions! 1. Julia asked: “What ‘tradition’ of your own are you planning on creating or recreating from your childhood with you new little girl?”It’s hard to say. A lot of ‘traditions’ … Continue reading

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Santa Who?

In the spirit of Christmas, since it is Christmas Eve I’ve decided to go ahead and post this entry that I’ve had drafted for a while. I’ve contemplated if I wanted to post it at all, considering it’s somewhat controversial. … Continue reading

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Wordless Wednedsay

A note my husband put in my lunchbag a few weeks ago.

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Losing Green Bean – 2 Years Later

Today marks 2 years since we lost our first baby, whom I lovingly called ‘Green Bean’. I found out that I was pregnant with GB on December 1st, 2007 after only one attempt trying to conceive. To say that we … Continue reading

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PatientStyle.com Review & Giveaway!

Hello, hello, hello readers! I am excited and pleased to announce my very first review and giveaway here on Hope Springs Eternal. I won’t be reviewing a specific product; rather, I am reviewing the website PatientStyle.com as a whole. PatientStyle.com … Continue reading

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The Monday Before Christmas

I can’t think of a more clever title, because I’m really tired this morning. We had a very good weekend, which included a gig singing with my quartet on Saturday and my company’s Christmas party that evening. We went to … Continue reading

Posted in 36 weeks, 3rd trimester, christmas, weekend update | 1 Comment