Author Archives: Jenn

Daycare Search Begins

I want to try to blog more.  I want to remember this time in my life.  And look back on it and laugh at how very naive I was!  A friend of mine who is just about as far along … Continue reading

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The heartbeat test was right . . .

It’s a GIRL!  Based on our 20-week ultrasound, we’ll be adding yet another girl (all our pets are girls) to our household.  The doctor told us they wouldn’t tell us the gender unless they were 99% sure.  They make you … Continue reading

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The Quickening?

I’m sad to report the passing of my Grandpa Bill, my mother’s father, on Friday, February 26, 2010.  He was 95 years old.  He was under the care of Vitas (hospice) and was very calm and comfortable, with my mother … Continue reading

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17 weeks

Deep breath.  Ok.  I am going to do it.  I am going to post a belly picture.  And one where you can see my actual skin.  This picture was taken at 16 weeks and 5 days.

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Happy Anniversary

This past weekend, Ryan and I celebrated our dating (14 years) and marriage (2 years) anniversary in NYC.  We went to MoMA and I especially loved the Tim Burton exhibit.  There was also this weird room made of nylon that … Continue reading

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16 Weeks

Today, I am 16 weeks pregnant (that’s 4 months – holy crap). All was good with our checkup today.  The heart rate was 150 bpm.  They said predicting the baby’s gender based on heart rate is bull, but my mom … Continue reading

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Fetus Ford at 13 weeks

We had an ultrasound at 7 weeks at our first appointment because we wanted to make sure there was really a baby in there before we went home for Christmas and told everyone.  At 7 weeks, we could see the … Continue reading

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Two Pink Lines and Why I Haven’t Been Blogging

Well, you may or may not have noticed that I have really been slacking on the blogging.  This is partly because I am lazy and partly because I haven’t yet wanted to blog about the biggest thing that’s going on … Continue reading

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2009 Holiday Roadtrip

In 2007, we ran into lots of trouble flying home to Florida for Christmas (missed connection in DC, 5 hours in line, 4 hours at hotel, plane tickets on another airline purchased by dad, arriving 3 hours away from home … Continue reading

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2009 Book List

1. Finished The Feast of Love by Charles Baxter (January Book Club – Me) 2. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Diddion 3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows (February … Continue reading

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