As the Brain Shrinks ⇒

August 17th, 2005 by

Brain capacity shrinks in direct proportion to the size of the belly and ankles. Referred to by my midwife as Placenta Brain, it is the phenomenon of losing your short term memory for at least nine months (I'll keep you posted as I hear it doesn't actually come back after the baby is born). It is not a myth. I didn't believe it either but placenta brain is real! I normally have a great memory for things I hear. I have relied heavily on this fact for many years, never writing things...

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I just love spam! ⇒

August 9th, 2005 by

Ya know! Plant a seed of friendship reap a bouquet of happiness.,

No man ever prayed heartily without learning something,

Punctuality is a quality the need of which is bound up with social co-operation. It has nothing to do with the relation of the soul to God, or with mystic insight, or with any of the matters with which the more elevated and spiritual moralists are concerned, I would rather be first in a little Iberian village than second in Rome.,

it is generally suspected there must...

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4 weeks to go ⇒

August 5th, 2005 by

I'm now 36 weeks so I have 4 weeks to go before the due date. I am all set with supplies to get us started. My friends had a baby shower for me and we were absolutely spoiled by the generous guests! Plus Mavis took me out the following week and bought me the rest of the stuff I need which was so generous. I think the grandparents-to-be are excited. Mavis says she's ready!

Baby development is going great. I had an ultrasound 4 weeks ago which I wrote about. My midwife finally got the...

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