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Travel Tips for Expectant Moms

In the past two weeks, I’ve taken two separate trips – one to New York City for the BlogHer 2010 conference and the other to Chicago for a brand event. I have a third trip coming up next week. With three trips requiring airplane travel in just one month, I was concerned a) that I wouldn’t […]

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Finding Out Sex of Our Baby – 18 Week Sonogram

Pregnancy

There are days I still find it hard to believe that I’m pregnant. Of course, I know I’m pregnant. I know there’s a baby inside me. I see my belly bulging out. But, particularly on those days when I don’t feel the baby moving much, there’s no constant reminder of “being pregnant.” That’s why I […]

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Butterflies in My Stomach…Literally

Pregnancy

I’ve begun to feel the flutter of wings – or rather, baby feet – in my stomach. It seems early, but I’m told that can happen when it’s not your first pregnancy. It took a few times for me to realize what it was I was actually feeling. With all the various pains, pulls, and […]

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Big Sister Love

Being a Big Sister

As I mentioned a few weeks back, our baby girl is super excited that she’ll soon be a big sister. Every day she rubs my belly, kisses my belly, and talks to the baby. Everything I do revolves around the baby in her mind. Take a shower? “Is the baby clean now mommy?” If I […]

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Longing to Hear the Drumming of Your Baby’s Heart Beat

Pregnancy

Hearing your baby’s heart beat is one of those experiences that I cannot truly describe using words. If you’ve never experienced it, it will be hard for you to truly understand that feeling you get at hearing buh-bump buh-bump buh-bump over and over again. Your whole body fills up with joy and your own heart […]