tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28125209690562243082024-03-13T21:51:22.800-04:00My Thrifty LifeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919531774521376279noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812520969056224308.post-31441277721462381552015-01-19T15:04:00.004-05:002015-01-19T15:04:42.571-05:00Baby's First Christmas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This year was Ada's first!</div>
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Ada and Ford getting to know each other.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919531774521376279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812520969056224308.post-23308749620510090632014-12-15T01:07:00.004-05:002014-12-15T01:07:56.319-05:00Welcome, Ada Violet (photos!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ryan getting a chance to feed his new little girl. We were supplementing because a) I wasn't able to get any milk/colostrum out yet and b) she had jaundice and needed supplementing to get over it.</div>
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How far along? 34 weeks as of tomorrow!<br />
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Your baby in fruit/vegetable terms? Just about the size of a large cantaloupe.<br />
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Weight gained? ~10lb (I'll know more after my appointment today!)<br />
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Sleeping? Lots of tossing and turning and getting up to pee. Lots of naps during the day.<br />
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Stretch marks? A few around my belly button, but they're not very dark.<br />
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Pregnancy perks this week? Slightly closer to being done?<br />
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Embarrassing pregnant moment? My neighbors seeing me hobble down the street.<br />
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Baby purchases this week? None.<br />
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Gender? Still a girl!<br />
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You may not make as much money with <a href="http://www.threadflip.com/referrals/i2kk">Threadflip </a>(they pick the pricing) but there is a LOT less effort involved, especially if you pick their full service route. The full service is they send you a pre-labeled package to put stuff in. You send that package back out, full of stuff. They get the package, photograph and upload everything to your account, and whatever sells you get 60-80% commission. So again, not necessarily as much money back as Etsy (though Paypal does love to take their cut...) but worth it in savings. Especially worth it to me since I have a lot of things left to catalog for my store and not the energy to do it.<br />
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<li>Since I'm on bedrest, I'm now unemployed - it's actually working out OK so far (under 6 employees in Massachusetts means I don't fall under state or federal maternity coverages, and no short term disability under the insurance - also we still bring in just a little too much to qualify for WIC)</li>
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Ryan and I will be welcoming Ada Violet into our little world this November, and we're both excited and a little terrified.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919531774521376279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812520969056224308.post-70652715709077697552014-07-14T15:05:00.004-04:002014-07-14T15:05:51.567-04:00A Quick Update!<br />
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">How far along:</strong> 21 weeks 2 days</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Baby in fruit/ vegetable terms:</strong> carrot</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Gender:</strong> girl!</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Weight gain:</strong> 5ish lbs, not sure the exact amount</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Maternity clothes: </strong>absolutely, but also just big clothes</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Stretch marks:</strong> a few just above my belly button</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Belly button in or out:</strong> in, but it feels wider than it used to be</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Sleep:</strong> I wake up a lot, but I still sleep</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Best moment this week: </strong>3 hour nap I just had ;)</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Miss anything: </strong>booze and belly sleeping. Also normal sex, but hopefully we’ll get the all clear at the end of the month.</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Queasy or sick:</strong> occasionally queasy (like on the plane home)</div>
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<strong style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; outline: none 0px;">Looking forward to: </strong>stronger kicks!</div>
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(in a few days, once the pictures are edited, I'll post a big vacation update from the last week)</div>
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How far along: 15 weeks, 6 days.<br />
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Baby in fruit/ vegetable terms: As of tomorrow we'll have a little avocado in there.<br />
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Gender: Hopefully we'll know on July 1st!<br />
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Weight gain: Lost 3 pounds in the first trimester, haven't gained or lost in the last few weeks. But I feel huge.<br />
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Maternity clothes: I have some maternity clothes, but I can also get away with regular clothes still. Also belly bands are awesome.<br />
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Stretch marks: Nothing that wasn't there before pregnancy.<br />
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Belly button in or out: In still, but isn't it crazy that my belly button will be the cleanest it's ever been once it pops?<br />
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Sleep: I can't sleep on my belly anymore, and laying on my back is getting uncomfortable... and if I want to sleep on my side I need a body pillow. BASICALLY IT'S GETTING DIFFICULT.<br />
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Best moment this week: Our 4 year anniversary yesterday - and I got the fish and chips I was craving.<br />
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Miss anything: Caffeinated anything.<br />
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Movement: I thought I felt one last night, but I'm not sure.<br />
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Cravings: Fish and chips, cotton candy, watermelon (and Friendly's Wattamelon roll).<br />
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Queasy or sick: Occasionally still queasy, but not nearly as much in the first trimester. Only puked twice the whole pregnancy so far.<br />
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Looking forward to: My birthday party, and the gender of course, but that's not for a while.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919531774521376279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2812520969056224308.post-78465687493778044512014-06-06T13:31:00.001-04:002014-06-06T13:31:17.063-04:00PiiiiiicturesI know I should post more often than I do, but I'm still tip-toeing around all this. We have told all the family and friends, and also the bosses, so that's out of the way at least! And my next doctor's appointment isn't until July 1st, which will hopefully reveal whether it's a boy, a girl, or somewhere in between.<br>
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Strange cancer awareness thingy down town.<br>
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Ryan and I are expecting a baby! That's right, a new human will be joining us in late November. We don't know the gender yet, but we've been calling it Tater, since that's what I craved the most ;)<br />
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Fourteen weeks and going strong!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919531774521376279noreply@blogger.com0