Monthly Archives: April 2006

So why “she” not “it”?

Posted on April 20, 2006 by stuart

The day we saw the ultrasound and our 4.2mm baby, I sent a series of sms messages off to family and close friends saying the following: “We just saw our baby! She is 4.2mm long. This is so exciting blah … Continue reading →

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Googling what S should be doing

Posted on April 19, 2006 by stuart

By seven pm tonight I found myself Googling “working long hours when pregnant” as I got more and more wound up that S was working longer hours than I think she should be. Eventually I found something that pretty much … Continue reading →

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Pregnancy surrounds me

Posted on April 18, 2006 by stuart

Everywhere I look I’m surrounded by pregnancy and its side-effects — or so it seems anyway. S grabs her stomach and winces with a cramp — I suddenly have a similar pain — is it a weird pregnancy-pain-sharing thing? S’s … Continue reading →

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“I’m so excited I can’t sleep”

Posted on April 17, 2006 by stuart

So said S 5 minutes ago as she tried to cram in a nap before dinner. This post today was supposed to be about something else completely, but it has been such an exciting afternoon that this morning’s events have … Continue reading →

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But I’m carrying our baby

Posted on April 16, 2006 by stuart

“But I’m carrying our baby.” An increasingly common refrain heard emanating from under piles of cushions on the sofa. Most often heard used in a pleading voice as a final attempt to satisfy the latest of S’s craves. Today the … Continue reading →

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Weekday sickness

Posted on April 15, 2006 by stuart

Saturday comes around and the nausea and sickness disappears. Admittedly S manages to sleep for a good half of the day, but in those few hours where she surfaces the nausea is largely gone. Perhaps in the case of S … Continue reading →

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It’s official & peanut butter and celery

Posted on April 14, 2006 by stuart

So this morning we raced off to the SOS centre in Cipete and waited 45 minutes for the results — we’re going to have a baby! The doctor was even nice enough to run off a copy of the lab … Continue reading →

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I think…

Posted on April 13, 2006 by stuart

So S get’s back from East Timor on Thursday night. It had been raining all afternoon and the Jakarta traffic was at a complete standstill. Occasional sms messages drift in while I’m slowly preparing what turns out to be inedible. … Continue reading →

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