02 Dec

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This mommy is now thoroughly exhausted! We moved into a new house on Friday, and even though people were warning me to take things slow and not do any of the heavy lifting, as I am six months pregnant, I couldn't help myself - I...

23 Nov

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I’m at that stage of my pregnancy now where I am on the brink of just letting go or giving in to bad eating habits. I remember feeling the same with Alex in my third trimester. As your body starts bulging (ooh I hate seeing muffin...

08 Nov

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24 Weeks! This mommy has skipped a week’s blog entry again! But I do have a valid excuse… we have moved to Stellenbosch. We are currently renting, while waiting to move into our new house the beginning of December. So more tough (exhausting) times still ahead! The...

31 Oct

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22 Weeks and the strange and terrifying pains are gone (see my previous blog entry). Turns out, it was indeed from stress, as a result of our move to a new town. After listening to all the symptoms, my gynae and some friends on a...

24 Oct

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Whoa - I think I have to slow down! My body is crying out something! I don't know whether it is stress-related, but this week I have been experiencing horrible aches and pains from my ribcage/ diaphragm area up to and behind my collar bones. I...

08 Oct

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If you have read my previous blog entry, you might remember that I have been feeling depressed and exhausted. I found it especially strange, as I am well into my second trimester - a time in which I was full of energy when I was...

23 Sep

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17 Weeks and many things are happening! Firstly, I started feeling baby move this week. I can clearly feel those 'flutters' and it seems that this baby is much busier than Alex was - the flutters are quite often and it feels like he/she is making...