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By kate on February 7th, 2006

Actual Conversation Subtext CO-WORKER / RANDOM STRANGER / DENTAL HYGENIST / CASHIER / ETC: So, when are you due? They’ve noticed I’m pregnant and need to let me know they know. This is how they always start. KATE: In March. To conserve syllables, I omit the actual date. Nobody seems to mind, unless they […]

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Branding & the Baby

By steve on December 29th, 2005

[this entry by Steve] Kate and I are fairly anti-brand-name. Whenever we buy a new bag, we take scissors or a felt pen to the logo to make it disappear. I did the same with the stickers on my laptop. I believe the value of something is intrinsic in the object itself, not in […]

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Forgetting the obvious

By kate on November 26th, 2005

For Thanksgiving, we hung out with my family, including our nephew Asher, who is an incredibly delightful child. I love watching his self-possession as he carefully explores objects and people, and it reminded me of something I’d forgotten. For a while, I’ve been thinking of this alien thing called “baby” that we’re expecting… a weird […]

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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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Nothing to fear but…

By steve on August 24th, 2005

[This is an entry from Steve] Before Kate became pregnant, we bought a book about pregnancy and what to expect. Since then, we’ve bought a few more, and have spent plenty of time noodling about the internet. Most pregnancy literature is written with a female audience in mind. Invariably, when it comes time […]

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One in a million

By kate on July 30th, 2005

When we confirmed that I was pregnant, Steve presented me with a very light cardboard box. The inside was filled with packing peanuts and a few folded index cards, with a point value written on the outside of each. He explained that whenever I needed cheering up, I could reach into the box and open […]