I‘m due to have this baby any time now. It’s obvious if you know me and know my dates. I’ve been telling people “I’m having a Gemini”, so that’s a clear clue. And of course, I’m huge, so that’s a dead giveaway. If even one more person asks me “haven’t you had that baby yet?” [...]
Archive for the tag 'Pregnancy'
June 10 2008
Disabled II — Playing By The Rules?
I spent another half an hour on the phone with HR. They’ve upped they ante. The rules, if you’ll recall from part I of this rant, are that if you’re disabled during the focal review period, you are ineligible for raises, etc, until you come back, at manager’s discretion. I happen to think this is [...]
February 22 2008
Each Other’s Family
I blogged a teeny bit about my July 31 miscarriage here. And until I was discussing the due date for the baby I’m carrying now with Mom2, I had forgotten that the baby I miscarried was due right around now. I miscarried between Rowan and Kestrel too. That one, an eight-weeker and so-called “silent” miscarriage, [...]
February 20 2008
Thoughts at 26 Weeks
So here I am, over halfway. In our culture, for the first baby, you spend all your time panicking about the unknown of it all. In my case, I spent my second pregnancy wholly focused on the event of the birth, which was a planned HBAC, and came with all the challenges inherent to that. [...]
