The Trials of a Pregnant Introvert

I went shopping Friday night while Az stayed home with the kids. By the time I got home, it was dark. The air was too cold for anyone to be out on their porches. I pulled into the driveway and I just sat there, free for a few moments in the bliss [...]

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Dance, Dance, Dance

(I came home from my regular check-up today, crying. I am not even one-centimeter dilated.
I know you don’t need to read another post about how much I hate being pregnant.
I had left for the doctor’s while the girls were still asleep and Az had explained to them where I went. JellyBean [...]

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Still Pregnant

Sunday night I had contractions every fifteen minutes. Monday they stopped. Now I am back to just plain old pregnant.
The usual folk methods for inducing labor are not working, and lately I imagine my husband mournfully confiding in someone, “My wife only wants me for my prostaglandins.” Poor fella.
I read [...]

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When MINE! Is a Beautiful Word

JellyBean is finally back to her old self.
The doctor said that she might have stomach cramps even after the other symptoms were gone, and that might affect her appetite. She recommended a teaspoon of Mylanta a few times a day, so yesterday JellyBean drank her dose, and immediately asked for breakfast. [...]

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