home ferrousland.com  - diary archives for May 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...

read the rest »»


comments (7)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (6)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (2)




a house of our very own - 09:38 PM

how exciting! we made an offer on a house this afternoon. *smile* 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...

read the rest »»


comments (16)




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,...

read the rest »»


comments (3)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (7)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (5)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (5)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (5)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (9)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (6)




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 &...

read the rest »»


comments (8)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (2)




my birthday party - 01:41 PM

we had my birthday party last night. it was really good. i had a great time. *smile* in total, we had about fourteen guests over the whole night, a good sized group. there were some who wanted to come but...

read the rest »»


comments (3)




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...

read the rest »»


comments (3)