Category Archives: pregnancy

Pregnancy is different this third time.

Preparing to add a third kid to our family feels so different than preparing to add a first or second. I mean, when I was this pregnant (36+ weeks) with Clara, I was thinking I could go into labor at … Continue reading

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Our (Third) Babymoon!

OK, I’m calling our last trip a babymoon, but really it was our last trip as a family of four, because we took the kids with us, too. Nothing says relaxation like a trip with two preschoolers, let me tell … Continue reading

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This time around I’m renting maternity clothes (and am loving it)!

One of the things I’m doing differently this pregnancy, compared to my other two, is renting maternity clothes. Let me back up. During my first pregnancy, I mainly wore non-maternity clothes, with a very few exceptions. This worked because we … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Second Trimester (the third time around)

I’m well into the third trimester of this pregnancy and I simultaneously cannot believe it because it seems so quick, but also it feels like I’ve been pregnant forever. We’re going to meet this baby in about 2 months, and I’m once … Continue reading

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Postpartum Survival Kit – what you really need those first few days

One of my college roommates is due with her first baby very, very soon (yay!) and the other day she texted me and another friend to ask about what we would put in a “postpartum survival kit”. I thought that was a … Continue reading

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