Tag: preparing for baby

• Baby List: What To Do Before Baby Comes

  Unfortunately, there’s a lot that needs to be done before baby comes.  I wish there was a way around it, but babies (as absolutely enjoyable as they are) require a lot of preparation. I know it’s easy to want to “take it easy” during pregnancy, but I would definitely suggest using this time to get…

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• Baby Names

  When it came to picking a name for our baby girl, it felt like a big, life-altering decision.  I would think, “This is her name. Something everyone will call her, something that will stay with her forever!” While, it is important to be thoughtful (don’t pick something weird just for the sake of “creativity”), this…

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• Pregnancy Symptoms

  Most of my pregnancy symptoms did not present themselves the way I expected them to. Fatigue My very first symptom, about a week into my pregnancy, was EXTREME fatigue.  I remember waking up one morning and literally couldn’t get out of bed.  I had gotten mono a year prior, and this felt similar, but worse. …

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