ferrousland.com - diary archives for May 2003
Saturday, May 31, 2003
the joys of pregnancy - 10:29 AM
this is, no doubt, an incomplete list, but i've decided to list many of the common outward symptoms which a woman can go through during pregnancy & which i've been lucky enough to experience or not experience. a lot of...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2003
packing - 09:18 PM
i started packing today. since i won't really be able to do much (well, any) of the actual moving of boxes & furniture to the new house, my contribution to the move is the packing since it only involves putting...
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Monday, May 26, 2003
pregnancy/rudegere updates - 05:04 PM
general pregnancy update: i've not been having any morning sickness for about one & a half months now. there's no more bloating after eating. (thank goodness!!) my feet don't seem to be swelling very much anymore since i started doing...
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Thursday, May 22, 2003
a house of our very own - 09:38 PM
how exciting! we made an offer on a house this afternoon.
since i became pregnant, we've been looking around for a house of our own. we've been renting here for almost two years, i think, & have wanted to...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2003
second trimester rules - 06:32 PM
the second trimester is the best. this is the type of pregnancy which, before i'd ever experienced pregnancy, i thought that i would enjoy .. & i am! i've been feeling so healthy & so well. a few weeks ago,...
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Friday, May 16, 2003
a joy, not a burden - 06:44 PM
why is it that so many well meaning people, when they see my obvious pregnancy, have to force feed me all the heavies of becoming a parent? i mention sleeping a lot & they say, "enjoy it now, because it's...
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Thursday, May 15, 2003
not a useless lump - 09:24 PM
i always assumed that pregnant women had trouble getting up from a reclining position because of the extra weight they were carrying. this may be partly true, but now that i'm having the same trouble, i think i know the...
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Wednesday, May 14, 2003
aqua aerobics - 01:45 PM
i went to aqua aerobics for the first time this morning. i was surprised at how much fun i had & at how much more difficult it was than i thought it would be. well, difficult isn't really the right...
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Tuesday, May 13, 2003
two?! - 06:20 PM
i had my regular appointment with my obstetrician today & i gave him the report from the guy that did the ultrasound yesterday. there was something rather interesting in there. it turns out that there are two placentas! my doctor...
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Monday, May 12, 2003
rudegere, live in concert - 08:34 PM
we had the ultrasound today. it was amazing. i knew it would be cool to see rudegere inside me, but it was more awe inspiring than i thought it would be. to see him move around in there was just...
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Friday, May 09, 2003
movement at the station - 05:06 PM
after not feeling any movements for a while, such as the initial barely discernible flutters i felt a few weeks ago, last night i felt definite movement. rudegere was really rolling around in there. he must have been doing somersaults...
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Thursday, May 08, 2003
enjo, enjo, enjo! - 08:11 PM
a month or two ago, the enjo ads on tv caught my attention. the jingle is so damn catchy: "enjo, enjo, enjo! a cleaning we will goh-oh!" i'd seen them before on a current affair a long time ago &...
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Wednesday, May 07, 2003
single teenage mum - 08:34 PM
i bought a nice silver necklace today. my fingers are becoming puffy enough (especially in the mornings) so that i can't wear my wedding rings comfortably anymore, so i bought the chain to hang them from, around my neck, instead...
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Sunday, May 04, 2003
my birthday party - 01:41 PM
we had my birthday party last night. it was really good. i had a great time.
in total, we had about fourteen guests over the whole night, a good sized group. there were some who wanted to come but...
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Thursday, May 01, 2003
feeling good - 09:40 AM
i'm getting used to my belly now. previously it was a bit of a thing to lug around & it felt really obvious to me. it still feels obvious, but i'm starting to enjoy it more. i find myself rubbing...
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