• The last instalment of my birth story
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    My Birth Story – Part 3

    April 14, 2015 - By 

    Disclaimer: Every birth story is as unique as the mom and baby who went through it. I wrote my birth plan with the knowledge that things may not turn out the way I want them to. It’s obvious that things didn’t end up going according to my “ideal”, but that’s WHY I wrote a plan – so I could be educated and prepared for the unexpected.  We left off Part 2 with the decision to have an epidural. I was tired, and my labour more or less had parked itself painfully at four centimetres. Since my water broke 24 hours…

  • The second instalment of my birth story
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    My Birth Story – Part 2

    April 7, 2015 - By 

    Disclaimer: There’s so much judgement in the mom-blog world these days. Just like with my Birth Plan post, I ask that you practice understanding and grace for my decisions during my labour an birth.  If you missed Part 1 of Lil’ Ziggy’s birth story, go on and catch up. I’ll wait here! Now where was I? Oh yes. Where we left off, I had been admitted to the hospital. I had hoped to labour at home, but nothing seemed to be happening. Because my water had broken at 6 a.m. that morning, I had to start antibiotics at the 18-hr mark…

  • The first part of my birth story
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    My Birth Story – Part 1

    March 30, 2015 - By 

    A note before I begin my birth story: I’ll be posting my birth story in multiple parts, because TL;DR. While I’ll try to avoid the grossest details of my birth for the sake of family members who don’t need to know about my vagina, there will be some TMI shared in this post. Also, even though my baby has a real name, and that name is not Lil’ Ziggy, I will still refer to him as Lil’ Ziggy, Ziggy, or Zig, on my blog going forward. I hope that by doing so, I’ll be protecting his identity until he is old enough to…

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    Baby Update – 39 Weeks!

    March 4, 2015 - By 

    So I had hoped that last week’s Baby Update would be my last one. It wasn’t. I’m still here, and I’m still pregnant! How far along: 39 weeks! Soooooo close! Baby size: Lil’ Ziggy is about 7.5 lbs and around 20 inches according to Babycentre. Belly: You can definitely see a difference between last week and this week, I think. Not that I’m any bigger, but I feel like my belly is really obviously pointing downward: Clothes: It’s been yoga pants and tank tops all week long. I put on a sweater for my OB appointment, but I had a tank…

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    Pregnancy at its end: a mixed bag of emotions

    March 2, 2015 - By 

    My pregnancy is almost over. I can’t even say it’s been a long nine months. In reality, it’s flown by way faster than I thought it would. Each month slipping by before I could even stop and check one of the many “pregnancy checklists” you see online. Each month flying past, over so soon that I have barely had time to really analyze my feelings. So here is my attempt at that now, with (hopefully) only days left. Happy and Sad at the same time I think this one is fairly common – I’m happy that the wait is almost…

  • Baby Update 38 Weeks
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    Baby Update – 38 Weeks!

    February 26, 2015 - By 

    I’m getting to the end of my pregnancy. This could very well be my last Baby Update!  How far along: 38 weeks. I’m counting the days now! Baby size: Lil’ Ziggy is about 6.8 to 7 lbs. He’s pretty much just putting on weight rather than growing longer now. Belly: The belly is pretty much at its limit, I don’t think there’s much room to grow now. Here is (hopefully?) what could be my last belly pic for Lil’ Ziggy: Clothes: I put on jeans and an actual top for our meeting with our Financial Advisor today, but the rest of this week…