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By steve on October 14th, 2005

[this entry by Steve] One of the new-baby ideas that Kate and I are excited about is to make all kinds of custom onesies. Our plan is to buy a big pack of plain white onesies and a bunch of inkjet-compatible iron-on printer paper, and then go nuts. For example, I’m pretty sure […]

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Almost Halfway

By kate on October 14th, 2005

I’ve almost finished my 20th week, meaning I’m about halfway through my pregnancy. This is a great milestone to reach, because it feels substantial. We had our monthly midwife appointment on Wednesday, and there’s not much to report. All tests so far (ultrasound, blood, urine) have come back normal and healthy. Most of […]

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Autumn Belly

By steve on October 14th, 2005

[this entry by Steve] I was raking the leaves from our two maple trees late this afternoon, waiting for Kate to come home, when I had a good idea.

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Naming the baby

By steve on October 6th, 2005

[this post by Steve] Now that we know we’ve got a girl, Kate and I are playing the name game with renewed gusto. Like just about every parent, we want our child to have a unique name that’s not too weird. Although “not too weird” is pretty relative, and what we really want is […]

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Thoughts on Gender

By kate on October 3rd, 2005

Now that we know we’re having a girl, Steve and I have been giving some more thought to gender. I’ve always said that I want my kids to have all kinds of toys, whether they’re girls or boys. If we were having a boy, I’d give him dolls as well as trucks; frilly dress-up clothes […]

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Starting to make sense…

By kate on September 29th, 2005

After the ultrasound yesterday, someone asked if it made the baby seem more real, and I said no. At the time, it was still very theoretical, the idea of this tiny person inside me. However, now that it’s had time to sink in, I’m starting to get a more tangible understanding of the whole thing. […]