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26 Weeks: Feeling the Burn

On May 2, 2013 · 3 Comments · In baby #2, pregnancy

I feel like I missed out on a good chunk of the “dream trimester.” Now that I’m rounding my way into the third trimester, things are just not feeling as good as they used to. I have periodic aches and pains, discomfort, stitches in my sides, etc. Seems like every day, something hurts. I told […]

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25 Weeks: Returning to Normalcy

On April 24, 2013 · 1 Comment · In baby #2, pregnancy

Obviously, I fell way behind in my pregnancy “journal” thanks to my lovely appendicitis. I guess I could’ve made more of an effort to keep up with the weekly photos during that time, but let’s see… the first week (week 23), I was in the hospital on an IV drip, and couldn’t even get […]

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Back to life, back to reality

On April 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In baby #2, health and wellness, pregnancy, work

I returned to work yesterday. It felt really strange after being out for nearly 2.5 weeks. Since starting my full-time career after college, the only other times I’ve been out of work that long (or longer) was when we got married and went on our honeymoon, and when I had Nora and took maternity leave. […]

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On April 15, 2013 · 3 Comments · In appendicitis, baby #2, health and wellness, pregnancy

On Saturday morning, the surgical resident came into my hospital room before the sun (as usual) during her rounds. As she did her normal check, she mentioned, “We’re hoping you get to go home today.”

Music to my ears!

I still had to go through all of what had become my morning routine—meds, blood draw, […]

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Post Op Days 7 & 8

On April 12, 2013 · 4 Comments · In appendicitis, baby #2, health and wellness, pregnancy

I want to take a quick minute to thank all of you for your positive thoughts and prayers for me this week. It means a lot. It’s been taxing emotionally, physically, mentally… so I’ve appreciated all of the support from family, friends, coworkers, and even all of you whom I have never met before!

In […]

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