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I’m Lovin’ It – Yoda at Week 11

So yeah, I totally skipped over Week 11. Here's a recap: According to baby-gaga.com: Your wee baby is now comparable in size to a plum! Go ahead... we'll wait while you run to the kitchen and hold one in your hand to marvel at the life form unfolding inside of you. Your baby's favorite game right now is exploring their face and especially their mouth. Not only does this game improve your child's newly
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I’m Lovin’ It – Yoda Week 10*

Hello, hello! We're going to do the week-by-week pregnancy a little different for the time being. Since Yoda is measuring a little small, I'm going to do the pregnancy weeks by LMP (last menstrual period) until Yoda catches up. If Yoda somehow measures ahead, I'll still do it by LMP. What's Yoda's size this week? According to baby-gaga.com: Your astonishingly tiny baby has been growing as fast as possible, almost doubling in size
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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

[youtube=http://youtu.be/gAjR4_CbPpQ]   It's been a while since I've updated on the health front. Truth to be told, I've just been too exhausted to update. If I'm not sleeping, I'm trying to sleep. I can go to bed at one in the morning and wake up like it's nothing five hours later. Needless to say, I've been taking a lot of much-needed naps. In fact, I took one today. I was planning
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Keep It In The Closet

  Over the past several weeks, Maks and I have gone back and forth on whether we wanted to find out the sex of Yoda. I wanted to find out because it'll be easier for the registry. Well, registries since there's more than one. I think I'm at three now and I'm not sure if I started one at Babies R Us. Wait a minute, am I at three registries?
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I’m Lovin’ It – Yoda – Week 9

Today I officially start month three of pregnancy. I would be happier if I wasn't so damn nauseated all the time. Let's check Yoda's progress! According to Alphamom: our Baby: Is about the size of a grape, or perhaps a cocktail olive, the kind that’s marinated in vermouth and stuffed with blue cheese. (Is not marinated in vermouth or stuffed with blue cheese.) Has fingers and toes and eyelids and ears. External boy and girl-parts are
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I’m Lovin’ It: Yoda – Week 8

Today marks week eight into my pregnancy! Just one more week until I actually hit three months. Sweet! Let's check out Yoda's progress: According to baby-gaga.com: Woohoo! You've got one whole inch of baby inside of you! Your little embryo has finally reached the one-inch mark (30mm)! What's more, your baby is finally starting to take on some very distinct human features. For starters, their little tail (really just the spinal cord) has
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99 Problems

[youtube=http://youtu.be/WwoM5fLITfk]   "...that stitches stuff foxxy is getting..." It's a phrase that's been on my mind for the past half-hour or so. I'm hoping when I'm finished typing, it would be out of my mind so I can concentrate on the rest of my day. We'll get to that phrase that doesn't pay in a minute but first... So I had my first prenatal appointment this past Tuesday. Yoda is measuring a little
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I’m Lovin’ It: Yoda – Week 7

Today marks me seven weeks gestation in my pregnancy! Only one more week until I hit three months! Sweet! Let's check out Yoda's progress, shall we? According to What To Expect When You're Expecting: At 7 weeks pregnant, your baby's length is approximately a quarter of an inch — the size of a blueberry. Sounds pretty tiny still?  Consider this for a little perspective: Your baby is 10,000 times bigger now than it