Category: Population Explosion

Today marks the beginning of the one-month countdown until I plan to go on Maternity leave from work. This still terrifies me. It’s plainly obvious that my career (along with life in general) from here on out will never be the same. What it will be like post-kid, nobody can say, and I, like anyone, … Continue reading One Month

I’ve officially made it to the third trimester! We’re in the home stretch, which is alternately awesome and terrifying. In fewer than 100 days, we will have a tiny human (definitely of the boy variety, as an update to that last post) of our very own. There’s a well-established saying that the 2nd trimester is … Continue reading Two Thirds!

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If we’re friends on Facebook, you may recall me mentioning about a month ago that we think we’re having a boy. I say “think” because the ultrasound tech wouldn’t tell us. The Vancouver-Coastal health authority has a policy that they do not tell expectant parents the sex of their fetus until 20+ weeks of gestation. … Continue reading Sex-y

(Heed the title. This deals with bodily fluids. You have been warned!) I think the hardest thing about being pregnant has been how obvious it makes the lack of control we have over what happens in our own bodies. I’m not talking about the things we can do that impact how our bodies will react, … Continue reading Leaky, the TMI Post

As of this writing, I’m 20 weeks, 2 days pregnant. This means I’m a smidge over halfway through the official medically-designated pregnancy length of 40 weeks. Where oh where did the time go. Observations up to this point: I strongly dislike being pregnant. I’m still looking forward to the end result, but I am decidedly … Continue reading Halfway!

I promise this is not turning into an “all baby all the time” blog. I do have a question for you though, gentle readers. How on earth do I go about finding and signing up for a daycare? Neil and I have been duly terrified (by other parents mostly) into the potential scenario that when … Continue reading Don’t forget the Bay Leaf