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    Pregnancy Adventure: Class, Glucola and Shopping

    Well, that “Baby Your Body” class was a waste of time…for me at least. I was one of two women that was pretty far along in the class. Most of the other women were just starting their 2nd trimester and, quite frankly, had not experienced any body aches or pains yet. All the stretching movements and exercises the instructor showed us were all movements I’d seen in a ton of my Pregnancy books so it really wasn’t anything I didn’t know already. I feel bad but I think I’m just going to skip part 2 of this class this week—I happen to know it will be spent mostly on Kegel…

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    Pregnancy Adventures: Childbirth Education Class

    Well, we just got back from Class #1 out of an 8-week series of classes that we are taking (we’re also taking some other classes, such as infant car seats, conscious fathering, etc..) There were about 20 couples in tonight’s 2 hour class, most expecting in April and mostly with girls! So far, with Day 1, I don’t think I learned anything I hadn’t already read about it in the many pregnancy books I have except for the following: each labor room at Swedish Hospital (where we will deliver) should have either a jacuzzi tub or shower…except for one (what the hell, what’s up with that one?), the average labor…

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    Home in Seattle …. and sick

    After what felt like the longest day of traveling, we’re back home in Seattle….where the weather is just as cold as when we left Florida if you’d believe it! Shortly after my last post, the weather took a sudden downturn and now Florida’s temperature is so low that citrus crops are at risk and even a state of emergency was declared by their governor. I think the day we left, temps were in the 50’s with a low in the 40’s…and getting even colder. Anyway, it’s nice to be home, although just a couple days after returning, I caught a cold and now I’ve just been laying at home, in…

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    Welcome to 2010!

    Happy New Year y’all! Whether it was out partying til dawn or simply staying at home with loved ones, I hope it was a good one. As you know, we are in Key West right now where the weather has been absolutely fabulous — sunny and in the upper 70’s. We spent the last day of 2009 laying on the beach and reading which was so relaxing. Despite putting on 50 SPF, my sensitive pregnancy skin still got sunburnt…argh.We then got the obligatory photo next to the Southernmost Point buoy down the street from us, wandered around for a bit and then had our New Year’s Eve set dinner at…