Category Archives: third trimester

Our Birth Story

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

I promised it would be on the way soon, so here’s the story of how Eden came into the world. I have to admit that birth was nothing like I thought it would be and neither was our journey – … Continue reading →

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When You Wish Upon A Star…

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Those of you that know me know what a Disney Dork I can be. I LOVE Disney. The movies, the songs, the theme parks, I love them all. So, it’s hardly surprising that I’m the kind of girl who would … Continue reading →

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Full Term! We Made It!

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Today marks thirty seven weeks pregnant. THIRTY SEVEN! Full term! Hooray! We made it!

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One Month To Go!

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

It’s the 25th November! What does that mean? Well of course, it means one month until Eden’s due date. It’s been an eventful couple of weeks since I last updated, so I figured I would fill you in on what’s … Continue reading →

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Thirty Four Weeks!

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Thirty four weeks pregnant – can you believe that? That means only three weeks until full term and only six weeks until her due date! So that means she could come any time between three weeks from now and eight … Continue reading →

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Frustrations of Pregnancy After Infertility

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

This is a post I’ve been thinking about writing for a while, and I think I’ve just about got my thoughts together enough to put them into words. Some people might say this is a bit of a “first world … Continue reading →

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REVIEW – The Baby Show @ Olympia

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

A few days ago, Amy and I went to our very first Baby Show! I had always looked at them with interest, but hadn’t wanted to delve into the madness until there was actually a pregnancy or a baby. I … Continue reading →

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30 Week Update – Vitamin D, Random Glucose Bloods and Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

We’ve reached THIRTY weeks pregnant! Eden is the length of a cucumber and is gaining lots of pudgey baby fat. The official “updates” say that she likely weighs 3lbs, but she weighed 3lbs1oz (estimated) two weeks ago, so I would … Continue reading →

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More Things People Say…

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Why is it that since being pregnant people say such stupid stuff? I’ve written about this in the past in this post, but now, twenty-nine weeks in (!!!!!) I thought it was time for part two. So, here we go … Continue reading →

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28 Weeks, Big Tummies, Marriage and 4D Scans!

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Last week we hit twenty eight weeks pregnant and just twelve weeks to go until she is due. In true Eden style, it hasn’t been a week without drama.

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