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Health insurance, smealth insurance.
Let me start out by saying I do support the Affordable Care Act - in parts. There should be affordable medical insurance for everyone and you shouldn't be denied because you have a pre-existing condition.
That being said...
I'm not a fan of the rollout. I was dropped by my health insurance due to the ACA and as a result, I had to sign up for Covered
Author: Crystal
Hi, I'm Crystal! Mother of 1 human, 3 cats, and a glorified housewife to a fantastic man. Let's have fun and enjoy life together!
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First grandchild.
Seventh grandchild.
First son.
That is what I keep hearing since Bo's birth.
Now, I do refer to Bo as my first son just because I don't want to keep explaining Ethan, especially to strangers. Unless you're a bereaved parent, you won't be able to understand the feelings of sympathy pity you get. They mouth a silent, 'I'm so sorry' and then you get "the treatment."
The handling of your poor
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Remember how I expressed my dislike for the Pampers brand? Yeah. Now I have a solid reason. Let me present to you Exhibit A:
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Yeah, this just happened. Tonight. Can someone please tell me how in the fuck did poop travel from Yoda's bottom to outside
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This kid is permanently stuck on my boob.
I'm typing this post with a semi-sleeping Yoda on my left boob. I'm sure that was a form of TMI but hey, I'm a mom now and my TMI posts are relatively far and few in-between in comparison to most that are out there.
Yoda is now 7 1/2 weeks old. Crazy. 7 1/2 weeks ago I gave birth to a baby and
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I'm butt hurt.
No, not butt-hurt like someone insulted me but I'm literally butt hurt. The one thing a lot of these pregnancy blogs and fellow mommies forget to tell me that when you breast-feed in the sitting up position, after a while, your butt hurts. And it's quite painful.
So I've been trying the laying down position. I don't particularly like that one but Yoda seems to dig it so
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There is something innately unnatural about burying a child. Like it really goes against God's plan and all laws of nature.
This Friday marks the second angelversary of Ethan going to heaven. I can vividly recall that entire day - going into labor at 2:30 in the morning, and fighting the labor the entire day until 5:30 that night when Ethan appeared on his own. It was then I learned
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Woe is me.
Eh, not really.
Bo is just a little over three weeks old now and I've learned quite a bit since his birthday:
When people say, 'sleep when the baby sleeps', that's damn good advice.
I've questioned if being a mother was really in the cards for me. I've done it a few times, honestly.
Trusting my husband with our son is a challenge. I have to keep reminding myself that yes,
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Let's see it's been about three weeks since I've last updated. Well, a lot has happened since then. Namely this:
To fully tell the story, I have to backtrack a little so bear with me here.
Saturday, November 9
Over the weekend, I saw my OB and had a special trip to Labor & Delivery (L&D) for a NST since my blood pressure was becoming alarmingly high, mix in with a little
Cerclage, Incompetent Cervix, Pregnancy, Pregnant After a Late Loss, Pregnant After a Loss, Preparing for Yoda
Scream
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This kid is stubborn.
So it's been almost two weeks since my cerclage was removed and well, I'm still very much pregnant. It wasn't too bad except for when I suddenly fell sick. I didn't think it was a big deal but apparently my OB did. I saw him today and he checked me. The good news: Yoda is still locked and loaded. The bad news: He's not low enough