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pregnancy to-do list

February 24, 2011

In my last post I talked about how I really haven’t done anything yet to prepare for the arrival of a newborn other than try to fully enjoy  myself to the max. I don’t regret taking the time to do this one single bit, but I’m approaching the midway point of my pregnancy and, let’s face it, there is a lot to be done whether I want to do it or not. So I got to thinking that it might help me to write down an overview of things I need to do in the next 4-5 months. I don’t want to get into specifics yet, but I also don’t want to forget anything. Here’s what I’ve got so far….
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eighteen weeks

February 19, 2011

I hope y’all don’t mind me doing these pregnancy updates. It took me a long time to get here so I want to at least write about it from time to time. I’m a little over eighteen weeks at this point, and here’s what’s going on: Symptoms: I now have a ravenous appetite unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It’s kind of awesome considering two months ago I didn’t ever know if I would enjoy food again, but it’s hard to keep under control. I also get almost-daily headaches, and Tylenol doesn’t usually cut it. I got a massage the other day, but it didn’t seem to help much either. Possibly it’s just hormone-related, or possibly I need several more massages….
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eighteen weeks

February 19, 2011

I hope y’all don’t mind me doing these pregnancy updates. It took me a long time to get here so I want to at least write about it from time to time. I’m a little over eighteen weeks at this point, and here’s what’s going on: Symptoms: I now have a ravenous appetite unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. It’s kind of awesome considering two months ago I didn’t ever know if I would enjoy food again, but it’s hard to keep under control. I also get almost-daily headaches, and Tylenol doesn’t usually cut it. I got a massage the other day, but it didn’t seem to help much either. Possibly it’s just hormone-related, or possibly I need several more massages….
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stuff and things and whatnot

February 2, 2011

So it’s February now, and I want to admit that I completely, utterly, and rather spectacularly failed at my January goals. Apparently I overestimated the amount of work I can get done during the week, and underestimated pregnancy tiredness. Here’s a summary: I meant to… Declutter the whole house, but I only did my bathroom and one drawer in the kitchen Exercise once a week, but I only did yoga once Walk the dogs twice a week, but I only took Oliver twice Accomplish two nagging tasks, but I didn’t do any of them I’m okay with this. These are just going to have to become ongoing goals. I discovered that I’m really not going to be getting much done…
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stuff and things and whatnot

February 2, 2011

So it’s February now, and I want to admit that I completely, utterly, and rather spectacularly failed at my January goals. Apparently I overestimated the amount of work I can get done during the week, and underestimated pregnancy tiredness. Here’s a summary: I meant to… Declutter the whole house, but I only did my bathroom and one drawer in the kitchen Exercise once a week, but I only did yoga once Walk the dogs twice a week, but I only took Oliver twice Accomplish two nagging tasks, but I didn’t do any of them I’m okay with this. These are just going to have to become ongoing goals. I discovered that I’m really not going to be getting much done…
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