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ShelahWe're getting a Krispy Kreme in town and my kids are so excited! For the last few years, trips to...
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Week 36 - A watched pot
ShelahHappy October--by the end of this month I should be holding my baby! Well, I didn't have my baby this week.... -
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Week 35 - The center of attention
SHelahAs a kid I always wanted to be the center of attention. I was also a total exhibitionist. I remember... -
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Week 34 - A little scare, and making some plans
ShelahAnyone who has been reading my journal up to this point must already be familiar with how much I hate... -
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Week 33 - Empty nesting
ShelahFor the last four and a half years I've scheduled practically every waking moment around what the kids are doing.... -
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Week 29 - A melon strolling on two tendrils
ShelahSo, most of you know that I'm an English teacher. For much of the last decade, I've been completely immersed... -
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Week 30 - Zone defense
ShelahWhile I like to deal in literary allusions, my husband's primary method of making the world accessible is through sports... -
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Weeks 27-28 - The seventh-inning stretch
ShelahI spent the first 22 years of my life paying very little attention to what was going on in the... -
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Week 24 - Baby Shower
ShelahNo, not mine--we're actually planning to have a sip and see for baby Isaac this fall after he arrives. I... -
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Week 25 - Guess who's feeling overly attached?
ShelahEddie and I have been married for seven years, and we dated for four years before we got married. Considering... -
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Week 23 - Parking it
ShelahEddie is home this weekend and I had the uncommon pleasure of going shopping this morning without my little assistants.... -
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Week 21: The big brother and sister count down
ShelahThere's not much going on in the baby front. He's growing steadily (at least my belly is) and jabs like... -
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Week 22: Dragging again
ShelahI think the second-semester energy spurt is a myth. Although I'm not quite as bone-numbingly exhausted as I was at... -
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Weeks 17-18 - It's a �
ShelahThis will probably be a quick message. I'm leaving for a two-week marathon vacation with the kids this afternoon, but... -
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Weeks 19-20 - Running on empty
ShelahWe're back from our trip and I'm exhausted. I can't actually say that it was a vacation, because that might... -
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Week 15 - Things you should never say to a pregnant woman (part 1)
ShelahFor the last few months I've been frequenting an online bulletin board of moms who are expecting babies in October.... -
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Week 13 & 14 - Rolling, rolling, rolling
ShelahWeek 13/14 - Rolling, rolling, rolling The last two weeks have been incredibly busy but also really fun. It's the end... -
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Week 12 - "Mom, are you sure there's a baby in there?"
Shelah See more stories here! Big Babies Cesareans Complicated First Time Moms General Homebirth Induced Labor Long Labors... -
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Week 11 - The rules of the name
ShelahWeek 11 - The rules of the name In keeping with my early-bird nature, I'd love to have this baby named...