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Work to Do

http://youtu.be/08tYrBCgXlU I started packing the hospital bag. I know it might seem early but at this point, I'm just not sure when I'll go to a doctor's appointment and be given the news that I should go straight to L&D. Do I think that'll happen? No. If anything, I'm pretty confident I'll still be pregnant until the last week of this month and from there, it's a crapshoot on when
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Spendin’ Money

http://youtu.be/0WUmlGiHHt4 This post is a continuation of some of the baby shower swag Yoda has received. It was quite a bit! Let's check it out: After doing much research, I couldn't decide which breastfeeding pillow I wanted - the Boppy or MyBrestFriend. I decided to go with the Boppy because a lot of my Mommy friends had it and highly recommended it. Unfortunately, I ended up receiving two Boppy pillows (the
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Future Baby Mama

This week's FBM post is another special one. It's a sneak peek from the maternity photo shoot. I'm really anxious to see the rest of the pictures. Our photographer (a high-school/longtime friend of mine) took 260 pics so I really can't wait to see which ones made the final cut!   This picture is pretty emotional for a number of reasons. You may have noticed our Molly Bear, Ethan, is centered
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Technologic

http://youtu.be/UoPplpBPQxQ We saw our MFM this past Friday. I also received another NST. Yoda bear is doing fabulous and great! We got a great pic of him when he wasn't trying to cover his face with an arm. He officially has Mommy's lips. Oh dear. My son is going to be a heartbreaker. I need to get out the shovels and shotguns. Forget daddies being protective of their little girls;
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I’m Lovin’ It – Yoda at Week 32*

I'm a day late and dollar short, but I had a super fun weekend. I'll post details on that later. For now, let's check in on Yoda Bear. According to babygaga.com: In the latest womb reports, your amazing baby has now developed sensitivity to temperature! Which means you’re likely to get a swift kick if you put a hot pad or bag of ice on your ginormous belly. For the Elton John lovers
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I’m Lovin’ It – Yoda at Week 31*

Though I'm well into my eighth month of pregnancy, we're still going by LMP until I give birth, whenever that is. Let's check to see how Yoda is doing now! According to babygaga.com: This week, your amazing growing baby is around 3 pounds and 17 inches tall. With each added layer of baby fat, your baby's wrinkly raisin skin starts to look more and more like it will when they're born. The heavy
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I’m Lovin’ It – Week 30*

According to LMP, I'm 30 weeks. Of course, that's not the case. Nevertheless, let's check in on Mr. Yoda. According to babygaga.com: Woohoo! You can finally see the finish line now that you're in the final quarter of the race!!! Whether you felt like your pregnancy's been flying by or slower than a snail scaling Everest, you've arrived in your thirtieth week and your baby's cookin' beautifully! In animal news: the fine lanugo
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Future Baby Mama

It's Hump Day Bump Day! Let's gooooooooooooooo! This week's HDBD post comes in the form of two photos:   You know, one of these days I will clean my bathroom mirror. This was taken Sunday.   This was taken Monday. I'm showing the different pictures to show how different my shape is depending on what I wear. How far along? 29 weeks according to LMP. Yoda, however, is measuring 32 weeks, which puts me in the eighth
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I’m Lovin’ It: Yoda at Week 29*

Yoda is growing leaps and bounds. He's growing so much that my MFM is officially a little concerned at the possibility I might need to be induced before my due date. There'll be another blog post on that tomorrow. Let's check in to see how Yoda is doing now. According to babygaga.com: If you’ve been feeling weird little fluttering butterflies in your belly, it’s not just your run-of-the-mill pre-birth performance anxiety. Actually,