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January 28th, 2010

The Baby Bump

Let me assure you, posting a picture of my tenth time pregnant belly was NOT my idea.  As a matter of fact when I asked Amber (13) to take the picture she gasped, “You’re not going to post that on the blog are you?”

However, I aim to please and Holly who blogs at Victoriously Organized [...]

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January 22nd, 2010

Pregnancy Update: Goodbye First Trimester

Well here we are closing in on week 16, feeling better and getting caught up around the house.  I’m thankful that my nausea didn’t last as long as it often does for me and have been rejoicing in good health again.

During the last 3 1/2 months I’ve lived on sub sandwiches, seriously.  Breakfast, lunch and [...]

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December 16th, 2009

What Do You Do When You're Overwhelmed?

Amy says you should Be a Quitter.

This is what our family does when we’re expecting a baby:  no company, no extra activities, no deep cleaning, no fancy meals (unless we can pull them out of the freezer ) and lots less blogging.  We do keep up with laundry, do basic chores and spend [...]

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December 8th, 2009

Rejoicing in Morning Sickness

As you probably can tell with the amount and quality of recent posting, I really struggle with morning all day sickness.

If you know me in real life, and especially if you live with me, you know that I’m not posting this because I’m good at rejoicing when I feel bad.  I struggle to be cheerful [...]

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November 18th, 2009

Coming July 2010: Wordless Wednesday

I have lots more Wordless Wednesdays here at Raising Olives or head over to 5 Minutes for Mom for more.

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