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27 week bump update
PREGNANCY WEEK: 27 GENDER: Boy, and based on his daddy’s good looks, aptly named Beau Hudson. WEIGHT GAIN: 17 pounds as of 26 weeks. Baby is growing like crazy, if my stomach is any indication....
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28 week bump update
PREGNANCY WEEK: 28. Third trimester! Home stretch–though 12 weeks seems like so far to go. GENDER: Baby Beau. WEIGHT GAIN: 17 pounds as of 26 weeks. At the rate it’s been going, I’m guessing 21-22...
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30 week bump update
PREGNANCY WEEK: 30. T-minus 10 weeks! And if I could make a request of little Beau, an appearance around 38.5 to 39.5 weeks would be just fine by me. GENDER: Baby boy Beau. WEIGHT GAIN: 19 pounds as...
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31 week bump update
PREGNANCY WEEK: 31 GENDER: Baby boy Beau. WEIGHT GAIN: 19 pounds as of 30 weeks. But after this week of vacation, I expect the scale to jump, especially since it feels like I’m busting at the seams....
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33 week bump update
PREGNANCY WEEK: 33 GENDER: Baby boy Beau. WEIGHT GAIN: 21 pounds as of 32 weeks. I think I may be venturing into the ‘pound-a-week’ territory. CRAVINGS: Who has time to indulge cravings with all...
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ok, now i’m ready
With barely more than 3 weeks estimated until little Beau makes his appearance, I’m finally at a point where I can truly say, “I’m ready.” Obviously, I’d like him to wait until 39 weeks or so, but if...
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37 week bump update
PREGNANCY WEEK: 37. (Has it really been a month since my last bump update? Oops!) The countdown has begun. At my 36 week appointment I was not dilated, but at my 37 week appointment yesterday I was 3...
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my hospital bag: k.i.s.s.
After my 37 week appointment and finding out I was 3 cm dilated, I immediately came home and packed my hospital bag. I can’t really remember what all I packed for James Michael’s birth, but I do...
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Beau’s Birth Story: Part I
Let me preface this post by saying that I wish I had written James Michael’s birth story soon after he was born. But admittedly, things were much different right after his birth and I was...
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Beau’s Birth Story: Part II
In case you missed it, read Part I here. As soon my midwife said I was going to have a baby today, my mind started reeling. Would little Beau be big enough? Had I checked all the essential to-dos off...
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