Today is my due date. And I have no baby yet. In Boston, they are not quick to induce you; it won’t be until I’m at 41 weeks that they’ll schedule an induction and it wouldn’t be for a few more days after the 41 week mark (probably three or four days), so it seems unlikely that I’ll get to…
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Shower
I didn’t think I’d have a baby shower for this baby because 1) we just moved to Massachusetts and 2) we live very far away from our family. I was . . . wrong. Each of my schools threw me a lovely baby shower, Bart’s family had one for us when we went back to Utah for Merrick‘s baby’s blessing…
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The Education of Bet by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
8 of 10: You know how sometimes a book is just exactly what you wanted at a particular moment? The Education of Bet, about a girl dressing up as a boy in order to get an education, was exactly that. A fast, light read, with a little romance. Of course I loved it. the education of bet by lauren baratz-logsted…
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Week 39
Late and Maybe Never Would Have Been Better
Obviously, this is not about the arrival of my baby. Let’s just get that out of the way right now. No, this is about Eclipse. After Twilight came out and then again last fall with New Moon, I felt like the Internet was ablaze with discussion and excitement over the movies. I came home from seeing each one, anxious to…
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