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You may be thinking to yourself, “Doesn’t Ashley work at a Catholic school? And isn’t her husband working on his PhD? Then how the heck can they afford to have a baby??”
And you would be right. Between the two of us, we make less than many college-educated people make with ONE …
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Thursday September 23rd, 2010 in Gabe, photos
If I didn’t see this little munchkin come out of me three weeks ago with my very own eyes, I wouldn’t believe that he ever fit inside of me…
Gabe also looks a little doubtful about it.
These photos pretty much sum up most of my days. Sometimes, I cook dinner. …
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Tuesday September 21st, 2010 in Gabe, photos, pregnant lady
[Part I]
[Part II]
The third part of my labor (and birth!) with Gabe is the part where I feel like I lost it.
Up until then, I had been dealing with labor. Sure, I had bouts of self-doubt and wanting to give up, but I also chanted “I can do it. I can …
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Sunday September 19th, 2010 in Gabe, photos, pregnant lady
[Part I]
We arrived at the midwives’ office around 2:30pm, and had to wait several excruciating minutes while the receptionist finished some paperwork before talking to us. Thankfully, one of the nurses saw that I was in labor and rescued me from possibly having to experience a contraction in a waiting room full of people. …
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Wednesday September 15th, 2010 in Gabe, photos
How far along? 2 weeks postpartum
How big is baby? Probably around 21 inches and a little more than 9 lbs. This kid is gaining weight at an unheard of rate! Total weight gain: +8 lbs (As in, I’m 8 lbs above my pre-pregnancy weight. Although – who knows how much weight I’ve …
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Monday September 13th, 2010 in Gabe, photos, pregnant lady
Last picture of me pregnant – picking raspberries on August 29th.
I dreaded coming to work on my due date. I’d already been getting comments about how I should be having my baby or be at home with my baby or WHY HAVEN’T I HAD THAT BABY YET?! I knew it would only hurt …
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