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My Speck of the Maelstrom: 4/19/15 - 4/26/15
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Monday, April 20, 2015. Thoughts on recent movie trailers. So, this week seems to be the week for movie trailers. Star Wars, Jurassic World, Batman vs. Superman, Fantastic 4 - it's like all the potential blockbusters of the year released a new trailer within the last 4 days. Some trailers upped my excitement. So, my thoughts on the trailer? The new trailer still gave no hint of a plot. It was all, "Yay! And, of course, "OMGOMGOMG! Holy crap, what happened to Han's face? So, the...
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My Speck of the Maelstrom: Pregnancy Update!
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Monday, August 10, 2015. 1) My twins have passed the viability landmark! 24 weeks is the point where the doctors will try to save them if they're born prematurely, as they have a 30-50% chance of survival. I'm at 25 weeks, which is a solid 50%. This would be a bigger deal if I were having signs of preterm labor (I'm not. at all), but it's still a significant milestone to cross. Update: I took the 2nd test, and I don't have diabetes. Bring on the cupcakes! 3) That said, I don't.
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My Speck of the Maelstrom: 3/29/15 - 4/5/15
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Saturday, April 4, 2015. Okay, first of all, TWINS! I'm going to dress them in matching outfits, take nauseatingly adorable pictures, cuddle their little faces, and suddenly have TWO babies instead of none! Also, I'm terrified. Mostly, it's the third trimester that scares me. I know twins are common enough that women go through this all the time, but. but. one baby in there is uncomfortable enough. How. Do women do it with two? This morning I woke up in a near-panic over it.
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My Speck of the Maelstrom: 6/7/15 - 6/14/15
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Saturday, June 13, 2015. Last time I watched the sequels to Jurassic Park, it had been a very long time since I'd seen them, so I made a game out of predicting who would die. This time I'm taking it a bit further. The rules are simple. Print out pictures of characters from the actors' IMDB profiles, arrange them in the most strategic way you can think of, and mark them off as they die. Or worse, when Muldoon, the South African hunter guy, looks up and mutters his most infamous ...
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My Speck of the Maelstrom: 5/10/15 - 5/17/15
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Thursday, May 14, 2015. And the old wives say. Yesterday we went to hear our babies' heartbeats. I've seen them a couple of times before, (at the 7 and 9 week ultrasounds) but this time was especially exciting, because it's the 12 week heartbeat appointment, and according to an old wives tale, it's one indication of gender. But, I've seen some really good old wives tales for predicting gender - the two best being the heartbeats and how you're carrying the baby, high or low.
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My Speck of the Maelstrom: 3/22/15 - 3/29/15
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Monday, March 23, 2015. I have a fish! While I was going through the infertility process, I had a forbidden book. This was one of my "National Geographic is having a crazy-awesome book sale" acquisitions, and it's titled "In the Womb." The book follows the progress of a little girl, from conception to birth, giving in depth descriptions of every single stage of growth. It uses a combination of in-the-womb photos and models to make absolutely stunning images of the baby. The sam...
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My Speck of the Maelstrom: 8/9/15 - 8/16/15
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Monday, August 10, 2015. 1) My twins have passed the viability landmark! 24 weeks is the point where the doctors will try to save them if they're born prematurely, as they have a 30-50% chance of survival. I'm at 25 weeks, which is a solid 50%. This would be a bigger deal if I were having signs of preterm labor (I'm not. at all), but it's still a significant milestone to cross. Update: I took the 2nd test, and I don't have diabetes. Bring on the cupcakes! 3) That said, I don't.
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My Speck of the Maelstrom: Outtakes
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Sunday, July 19, 2015. Giving myself and Carl a set of scrabble blocks and instructions to caption a photo of baby shoes doesn't always end with necessarily mature results. My big brother thinks this photo will haunt all three of us. I refuse to believe that. He's hermaphroditist. (Like sexist, but only toward hermaphrodites.). Then there was Carl's contribution:. But if you think I'm not going to stick my girly in a froofy dress, you are dead wrong. I hope you enjoyed them.
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My Speck of the Maelstrom: 4/12/15 - 4/19/15
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My Speck of the Maelstrom. Friday, April 17, 2015. Baby A waved at me! I had my final appointment with the fertility clinic today. The goal was to check the progress of the babies. They Are. Perfect! Seriously, they are growing so well! They measured 8 weeks, 5 days, which is exactly what they are. Baby B, who was way smaller than Baby A at the last ultrasound, is all caught up, and even .02 cm bigger than Baby A. Their heartbeats were both around 180 bpm, and. the best part. Baby A was awake! This year,...
