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I’m Still Alive

Friday, July 7, 2006 (Updated: Monday, December 8, 2025)
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We’ve been busy today getting ready for our yard sale tomorrow. I really do not like doing them and I think I said the last time I did one I would never do one again. But we’ve got a lot of good stuff that is too nice to just give to …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Gestational Diabetes
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I Failed My Three Hour Glucose Tolerance Test

Thursday, July 6, 2006 (Updated: Monday, December 8, 2025)
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Yesterday morning I went for my three hour glucose tolerance test. I decided to just go and get it overwith. A few observations. This time my drink was also orange, but it was carbonated. It went down MUCH easier. If you have a choice, take the …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Gestational Diabetes
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Want To Drive Yourself Crazy While Pregnant? Gestational Diabetes Testing and Glucola

Sunday, July 2, 2006 (Updated: Monday, December 8, 2025)
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Then join me in trying to understand the science behind the gestational diabetes (GD) phenomenon. When I was sitting at home, drinking my glucola for the first test, I thought, “I’m sure I will see in my lifetime that this test is …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby StoriesTag: Gestational Diabetes
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Our Baby Registries

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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Well, I’m slowly wrapping up the registering. It has been made a lot more complicated by the fact that Babies ‘R Us is discontinuing their association with Amazon.com. Everything is supposed to be transferred to the new Babies ‘R Us …

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First Trip to Labor and Delivery!

Monday, June 26, 2006 (Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2025)
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It’s now official! I am a first-time pregnant woman who really has no idea what to expect! I called my doctor Friday morning because I had not been feeling well for a few days, but especially the previous 24 hours. I was having contractions and …

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“Delight In Simple Things” by Lowell Bennion

Sunday, June 25, 2006 (Updated: Saturday, April 27, 2024)
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Delight In Simple Things Learn to like what does not cost much. Learn to like reading, conversation, music. Learn to like plain food, plain service, plain cooking. Learn to like people, even those who may be very different from you. Learn to shelter …

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Baby Music Suggestions

Wednesday, June 21, 2006 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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A few months ago we had a great thread here where you all gave me suggestions for registering. I definitely put those suggestions to good use! At the time, Cheri suggested that it might be interesting to have a thread on good baby music. I did …

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Rejoicing and Anticipating | Guest Columnist, David

Thursday, June 15, 2006 (Updated: Wednesday, March 12, 2025)
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Sallie mentioned recently that we’ve come to a point in our pregnancy where Little Miss Peanut would have a chance of making it if she was born prematurely. This is a great comfort, but we want her to remain in Mommy for the next 14 weeks and …

Category: Guest Columnist - David | My Pregnancy & Baby Stories
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All Baby, All Day

Wednesday, June 14, 2006 (Updated: Sunday, April 2, 2023)
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This has been an “all baby” day! We hit the ground running early this morning by finishing up our online researching re: baby items and then we were off to do the vast majority of our registering. (I also took along a highlighted …

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Deliveries, Doctors, and Ultrasound Technology

Friday, June 9, 2006 (Updated: Saturday, April 1, 2023)
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Yesterday I registered for one of the classes we are taking at the hospital where I will deliver. We’ll be taking a cesarean class as well as a class on infant CPR/emergencies. We’ve opted not to take the regular childbirth class. As …

Category: My Pregnancy & Baby Stories
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I’m Sallie — wife, mother, just-retired homeschooler, and curator of my home. Our little family lives a quiet and cozy life of home education, self-employment, and pithy exchanges. I’ve been writing here for 20+ years about Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. And I like to laugh. A lot. Start here. ♥

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