Pumpkins, pumpkins, everywhere

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Amy

Just when I thought I couldn’t take any more photos of Owen and pumpkins, I did. The pumpkin patch was ripe for photo ops.   Let’s flash back one year ago to October 2008 at the same pumpkin patch. Here is sweet Devi and me. (Little Owen is there too, if you look hard enough): And [...]

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Coasting

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Amy

Since E.P.T. abruptly signaled a near end to the us-centered lives of Kyle and me, we decided that it would be wise, responsible and prudent to take a week off from work to spend money we don’t have on a little getaway. So that’s what we did. We took a cruise from L.A. and visited San [...]

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The time, how it continues to fly

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Amy

Let’s see … It’s only been about one month since my last post, so I could be doing much worse. It’s just, you know, vacation is lots of fun, but then you return home and there are only fifty-five million things to do. Like … WORK! Work was crazy, and then the HOUSE! The house [...]

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Exposed

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Amy

The hour or so prior to making my pregnant announcement to some girl friends was an hour of Sweat, Loss of Appetite, Stuttering Words and Lack of Concentration. I was inexplicably scared, because to tell people you see frequently that you’re pregnant is … admitting that you’re pregnant. Not to mention the fact that Kyle and [...]

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Lions and tigers and bears

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Amy

I read an interesting thing today: During the second trimester, many pregnant women dream about cuddly, baby-like animals, such as puppies, chicks, and kittens. Friendly creatures in your dreams are generally thought to signify that you’re tuned in to your instincts. Menacing animals, on the other hand, may represent ambivalence about the strange new creature [...]

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The bagel that saved the day

Posted on July 2, 2008 by Amy

CITY OF 15 WEEKS – An ordinary blueberry bagel with cream cheese stepped up to the paper plate today to cure one woman’s pregnant woes. The mid-twenties woman, Amy, had been gripped by sluggishness and nausea all day, despite the efforts of a bowl of Frosted Mini-Wheats, a peanut-butter sandwich and a baggie’s worth of Sun [...]

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