April

When you just want your mom (or dad).

June 18, 2013

Me and my own girl Most of the time, I embrace the fact that I didn’t have the “typical” family experience growing up. Sometimes that’s not the case. I just want to take this time to be completely honest and say I wish my mother was more like a typical mom right now. I always [...]

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McGrowing: 38 Weeks!

June 17, 2013

McGrowing: 38 weeks! (I’ll have to add a picture here later!) 2 WEEKS UNTIL DUE DATE! Baby is: He’s weighing in about 6.8 pounds and is over 19 1/2 inches long, according to babycenter. At my doctor’s appointment on Thursday, my fundal height was measuring large for my date. Since I failed my first GD [...]

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The waiting room of labor

June 14, 2013

It’s been a long couple of weeks lately. I’m in the waiting room of labor and I’m experiencing the following emotions: Wanting labor to start already. Overwhelming fear that labor is about to start and I’m not ready. Discomfort Great moments where I feel like I’m not almost 38 weeks pregnant Hormonal swings (irrational anger irritation, [...]

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Post-baby perks

June 12, 2013

This post is just for fun — but I’ve been thinking about the things I am looking most forward to after the baby is born. I am in no way wanting to rush through this last month, but there’s something about the final days of pregnancy that make you long for the normalcy of your [...]

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McGrowing: 37 weeks!

June 11, 2013

McGrowing: Week 37 FINALLY — AN UPDATE! 3 weeks until due date! Baby is: Clocking in around 6 1/3 pounds and over 19 inches, according to Babycenter. He’s technically “full term,” but that’s not a guarantee I’ll go into labor anytime soon! Bluebelle was not ready to come out at her induction around 41 weeks, [...]

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Watching out for the mommy trolls.

May 30, 2013

This is something I’ve said in person to many a friend but something I haven’t ever really talked about online. I never really noticed it until I became pregnant with Bluebelle, but after then it became a glaring blip on my social media radar (especially Facebook). I think women get a kick out of torturing [...]

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Red Dirt Baby Shower #2!

May 29, 2013

We celebrated baby #2 with shower #2 this past weekend! It was kind of a crazy time to have a shower — being just a few days after the tornado outbreak, on Memorial Day weekend, and right before we move… but it was either then or at 38 weeks! That’s a little TOO close [...]

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McGrowing: Week 35

May 28, 2013

McGrowing: Week 35 5 weeks until due date! Baby is: Getting plenty big! He’s weighing in like a honeydew melon — over 18 inches long and weighing about 5 1/4 lbs! He’s been head down for a while and his legs are positioned all over my right side. He’s moving enough to actually make me [...]

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A Shower for Baby – part one.

May 22, 2013

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Picking up the pieces

May 21, 2013

It’s 3:20 am and I can’t sleep. I can’t think. I can’t process. I originally had a post scheduled for today talking about my baby shower this past weekend, and I planned to share that post today anyway in order to allow myself more time to process, but when I realized I couldn’t shut my [...]