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    The Son’ll Come Out Tomorrow

    Song Lyric of the Day: Tomorrow, tomorrow I love ya tomorrow / You’re always a day away Aileen Quinn / “Tomorrow“ Tomorrow is the big day: We finally get to meet Little Dude. I will be 39 weeks and 1 day into my pregnancy when he is delivered via C-section.…

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    Fun With Gestational Diabetes

    Song Lyric of the Day: I want candy / I want candy Bow Wow Wow / “I Want Candy“ I had gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with Coraline. Apparently age and ethnicity play into the likelihood of developing it during pregnancy. And while one of my OBs tried to…

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    30 Weeks

    Song Lyric of the Day: You don’t need direction, you know which way to go / And I don’t want to hold you back, I just want to watch you grow Carole King / “Child of Mine“ A few months ago I had started a 30 Day Blog Challenge. I…

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    39 Weeks Down: Endgame

    Song Lyric of the Day: Oh, oh, I want some more / Oh, oh, What are you waitin’ for? / Take a bite of my heart tonight Neon Trees / “Animal” I’ve never thought of myself as the most hospitable person. Sure, I’m a decent hostess whenever we have anyone…

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    Labor Watch 2010/37 Weeks Down

    Song Lyric of the Day: Will things ever be the same again? / It’s the final countdown / The final countdown Europe / “The Final Countdown“ As of 4:01AM Sunday morning, Rich and I started Labor Watch 2010. I can pinpoint the time because 4:01AM Sunday was exactly one minute…

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    A Good Friday the 13th

    Song Lyric of the Day: When I was young and moving fast / Nothing slowed me down, oh, slowed me down / Now, I let the others pass The Black Keys / “Tighten Up“ Blogging Note: You’ll see a deluge of posts I wrote over the last few days. I…

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    Another Week Down

    Song Lyric of the Day: Birds flying high you know how I feel / Sun in the sky you know how I feel / Breeze driftin’ on by you know how I feel Nina Simone / “Feeling Good“ Today marks a full week from the day I went into preterm…

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    Home Again, Jiggity Jig

    Song Lyric of the Day: Going home / Going home / Going home / On our way back home Goldfinger / “Going Home“ Today was my first full day of being sentenced to bedrest (WITH bathroom privileges — booyah!). I actually got home yesterday afternoon after our baby shower. I…