Posts by Caitlin

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Birth Story Part III - Post Delivery

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When baby E arrived, all I could think about was how hot I was (I was still fighting an infection and fever), and as they put him on me, my first thought was "WHY IS HE SO WARM!?"  He wasn't there for long, though, since he was rushed off to be checked by the emergency team.  It was mostly a precaution, and he turned out fine.  His Apgar scores were 7 and 9, so nothing to worry about. 

I, however, was another story.

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Birth Story Part II - Active/Transition

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The next few hours of labor were actually fun haha.  Hello epidural.  Basically Tom, Stacey and I just hung out in the room.  I put on random movies that we'd already seen and didn't need to watch too closely - "Definitely, Maybe", "White House Down", and "Delivery Man" (which was hilarious because the whole movie there are lines telling you not to have children!).  I slept a bit, and should have slept some more, but I was too excited to get more than an hour or two nap.  We chatted about our families, shows we watched recently (Call the Midwife was a favorite topic of conversation) and Tom would tell us about all the other dads he would meet out in the hall. 

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Birth Story Part I - Early Labor

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When I hit 40 weeks, I was pretty sure this baby wasn't going to come any time soon.  None of the signs they tell you to look for were present - the baby hadn't dropped, I wasn't nesting, I didn't have a burst of energy, and none of the other things they tell you to look for had happened.  I also hadn't felt a single contraction - Braxton Hicks or otherwise.  In fact I felt great and the exact same that I'd been feeling for the past month or so.  Also knowing that I was born 2 weeks late, I was ready to assume this baby would be late too. 

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The First Lamb

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My family has always known about my obsession with lambs and sheep, but now the rest of you have caught on too, since they've been popping up all over the place in the nursery.  While I've always had quite a collection, there's always been one that was more special than the rest.  One that came long before the others, and maybe started all of this madness.

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One More Baby Thing

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One of Tom and my guilty pleasures, is watching Shark Tank.  Usually it's because I like to laugh at the stupid products, but every once in a while we find something amazing.  Like Wicked Good Cupcakes, the cupcake in a jar company that despite being in my backyard, I didn't find out until I watched the show.

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Analyzing Pregnancy

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So I've been thinking a lot lately how pregnancy is different from what I expected.  Some things are exactly what I expected, but a lot of things totally caught me off guard.  I will say that this was written on a good day, during a good week.  If I re-wrote this on one of my bad days, it might be a little less optimistic haha.  Luckily my bad days have been pretty rare lately though.  

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Pretending to Be Linzy for a Day

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Yesterday was our semi-annual company wide volunteer day.  In reality our company offers opportunities to do something almost weekly, but twice a year there's a big push to get the entire company out of the office and onto the streets of Boston.  

Our department has been trying harder recently to make sure we're a part of these days, and I think it's really awesome.  besides the fact that it gives us a chance to help our community, it also gets us out of the office, talking to each other, and bonding.  Totally worth it. 

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Easter Weekend

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Linzy was here for a visit recently, probably the last guest we'll have before the baby gets here!  We didn't really do too much, despite it being Easter weekend, mostly because I get about 10 minutes of energy at a time, and then all I want to do is sit down haha.  Sunday Tom and I went to a sunrise service while Linzy and Maia slept in, and then we spent the afternoon outside enjoying the weather.

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Happy Birthday Tom!

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Two weeks late!

We didn't actually celebrate it late - I promise the cake was made and eaten on the actual birthday.  Which considering my size and energy level earns me a medal.  My favorite part is the candles and their multi-colored flames!  I have a video of Tom not-so-successfully blowing them out, but I'll save him the embarrassment haha

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Ready for Summer!

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Or Spring.  Pretty much anything as long as there's no snow on the ground. 

The weather was super nice this weekend, so I suggested that we pull out our newly acquired outdoor furniture.  It's not a lot at this point, and will likely be upgraded over the years (especially if we rebuild our deck at some point), but for now it's enough to get us outside.