This came from my father, from whom my siblings and I get all our cynicism and misanthropy ( Read more... )

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Most of y'all know I'm a hard-core proponent of breastfeeding. I breastfed Cora for over 2.5 years, and I'm attempting to breastfeed Fiona, but will pump all her milk for her for at LEAST a year. I have helped several mothers start or continue breastfeeding. I will be donating some excess milk soon. I'm all about the boobie juice ( Read more... )

Most of my friends fall into one of two categories: from conventions, and from online. This is not at all meant to be anything against my friends who I met in person. They have been incredible to me, not just during this pregnancy, but throughout my life. This is merely a commentary on the concept of "strangers on the internet" as friends. So ( Read more... )

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So, we had an ultrasound, met with the new perinatologist, a tour of the NICU and surgical units, and then met with the pediatric surgeon. The ARNP at the Seattle Children's Prenatal Diagnostic Center guided us through every part, taking notes for us, and was super wonderful. Like, we were her only job all afternoon.

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I love nachos and really anything with tortilla chips. Unfortunately, my body does NOT love corn, in any form. A while ago, I got the idea that perhaps Triscuit Thins (the triangular, thin ones) might make a reasonable facsimile. I tried them in place of tortilla chips with guacamole, and it wasn't good. But then I experimented with a couple of ( Read more... )

I'm part of a medium-sized online community, a message board, made up of mostly moms. I spend a lot of time reading there, and a moderate amount of time posting. They're smart, funny, kind, and lovely women. I've made friendships there ( Read more... )

corasmama's Holiday costume party:

activegnome dressed as Jack the Ripper in a time machine, complete with gory knives.

artvixn dressed as a third baseman for the Marlins, though it looked more like Anna Nicole Smith.

avt_tor dressed as Guy Fawkes but the exploding barrel of dynamite didn't go down too well, and it suited them disturbingly well.

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