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(While praying last night) "Dear Jesus, please help us get a new house, cause this one is all messy." I wonder if he realizes he's the reason this house is all messy.He and Paul made a Geotrax train track and he removed the support for one of the elevated track pieces and said, "The train is going over the trestle bridge!"Today he asked me to play with him and told me he was making an express

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I think I like having both kids' birthdays over and done with in the first two months of the year.Coen's party (because all one-year-olds get a big old party in our family) was at our house and I made a Brobee cake.I swore I'd never torture myself like that again. I was up until 2 a.m. doing this cake. I had trouble frosting the sides where it was cut because it was crumbling. I forgot to reserve

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Just wanted to share a few recent anecdotes.Kalten saw me reading a book and wanted me to read to him. I knew it was way over his head, but he seemed to be really listening. About halfway through the page, he suddenly interrupted me, saying, "I have eyebrows!"He likes when I tell him bedtime stories about Simon, a character we made up. Simon does all sorts of things, many of them closely mirror

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Learn to crochetget the etsy shop back up and runningList at least one new item per weekAdd one blog entry both here and at heydooney every weekGive away clothes until my stuff fits in the dresserCoen is nearly walking. This is nothing new, he's been nearly walking for ages, it seems. He can walk all over holding onto a hand or even a pant leg, but he will not let go and do it on his own. He

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Well, I suppose I ought to update on Coen. We are not used to him crawling, as he has just started. So he crawled over to my ironing board while I had stepped away to go to the bathroom. He pulled on the cord and down it came, onto his left hand. He has 1st & 2nd degree burns on three of his fingers. He stopped crying almost immediately when we got his hand under cool water. He started playing

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This morning, Coen and I sat on the floor in the toy room playing. Co had his pacifier in his hand and was picking up other stuff that was laying on the floor. He picked up a piece of wooden train track and examined it. Then he brought his hands together quickly (he has started hitting his fists together but he hasn't yet figured out how to clap). This, of course, made a sound as the pacifier hit

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Well, we had a busy week last week in Indiana. We went to the zoo, the children's museum, and a waterpark. We had a lot of fun. You can find pictures of our trip on Facebook. If you can't see them, add me as a friend. There are also videos up on Vimeo.Kalten started acting a little sick while we were there, and Saturday night after we got home, he was wheezing and short of breath. He told me he

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Whew! So what's been going on since I posted last? Well, Coen finally rolled over and I missed it. Kalten can write a few letters in chalk on the sidewalk and copy marks that I make. My parents had an anniversary and we sent my dad on a biplane ride. He had a blast, and it was so cool to see him so happy, like a little kid!What else? Kalten went to the fair with my parents, without us. They were

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Coen is very stuffy and drooly. I wonder if he is gearing up to pop a tooth out or what. There's no bump on his gums or anything but I know it can take a long time from the start of "teething" until one actually shows. I hope it's just that and not him getting sick. He sleeps a lot but that is because he doesn't sleep well at night with his nose so stuffy, even after I've done saline drops and

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Okay, so I know it's been a while since the last entry. I just haven't been on the computer all that much lately.Today I had Coen laying on the floor. He's been doing crunches trying to sit himself up. I wondered if he would roll over for me. Kalten came over to see what we were doing, and I was being goofy and rolled around on the floor. I asked Kalten, "can you show Coen how to roll over?" I

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We were getting ready to go out for ice cream and Kalten was on the porch. He came in and said, "I'm eating ice!" Well, there's no ice on the porch, obviously. I asked him to show me where he got it, and he pointed to a spot where I found a piece of frosted decorative glass from a centerpiece we got at a friend's wedding. So I think he swallowed a piece of glass. I called the on-call doctor and

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Kalten has been doing better and better staying dry. We hadn't really been consistent in what we put him in - some days we'd try underwear and switch to diapers, other days we didn't even try. I think that was confusing to him. Finally we started saying, "diapers are for sleeping," and putting him in underwear with no pants, for convenience. He had accidents, but slowly got better understanding

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I'm Momps.

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Kalten started calling him Gogen. He gets all up in his face and says, "HIIIII Gogen! How are you doing, Gogen?" So now we've got Dalkit and Gogen. What a nutty kid. I think it's because Paul calls Robby Bobbins sometimes. I have a headache and I'm waiting for Paul to get Kalten to sleep so I can go to bed too.

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I weighed Coen on the Wii Fit again when he turned two months old. This is all the "two-month checkup" he got, as we were uninsured. This time, however, I weighed him only in a diaper, whereas two weeks prior, he was dressed and probably even layered. So I don't know if he has lost weight or stayed the same. Last time was something like 11 pounds, and this time was 10.6. Not a big difference.

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Mr. Mess from Hey, Dooney! on Vimeo.

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Here is a link to my Facebook album with today's "photo shoot" with Coen. He was in such a good mood, I even got a few smiles. I also uploaded several new videos of Kalten to Vimeo, so check those out too.

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I got Kalten a graham cracker earlier today and I guess I forgot to put the box away. I just heard the crackle of the packaging and went out to investigate. I was met by innocent-faced Kalten, who held one out to me and said, "want cracker, Mom?" I looked on the floor behind him and saw a pile of graham crackers, each one carefully bitten into a bus shape.Of course, it was easier to be mad at him

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I have gone from being at home all day every day to having an opportunity to go out almost every day of the week!I started by taking Kalten to the library every Wednesday. They have a program for ages 2-5, but he's so not ready to do the sit-and-listen thing, so we just go play with the toys and read, and take home a few books and maybe a movie. Since books are due three weeks from the day you

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Coen is eating SO much lately. I really think that he has to be growing a lot, but I don't have any way to accurately weigh him. I see him all day every day so he always looks the same to me.Paul's at our friend's bachelor party. I helped him pick out a bright pink pair of track pants that they're making him wear all evening. I hope they're all having fun - I heard mention of Buffalo Wild Wings

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We are a family of four with both parents unemployed. Another victim of the "economic crisis."

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I forgot how frustrating gas is in babies. Coen fussed and farted half the night, and I couldn't do anything for him. I couldn't believe how much air was in that kid; he should have been flying around the room like a balloon with that output.So just as Kalten wakes up, Co settles into a nice peaceful sleep and I realize that he's wet through so I have to wake him up again and change him. Ah, the

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Happy birthday to my special little man!

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Kalten never did this!Remote hogSleeping like DaddySweet baby

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Coen is up to 7 pounds, 11 ounces now and 19½ inches tall. Yesterday was his due date, and also his 2-week checkup. He's doing great, and really being more alert now. I don't know if he was so sleepy because he was a little early or what, but at his appointment he was so nice and awake! He's the same size now that Kalten was at birth.Kalten is 34 inches and 31 pounds. We did his 2-year checkup at

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A few weeks ago, I woke up with a hymn stuck in my head. I hadn't heard it in a long time, but it has always been one of my favorites. 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, and to take him at his word; just to rest upon his promise, and to know, "Thus saith the Lord." Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him! How I've proved him o'er and o'er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust him more!It spoke

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here!

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and he wants to meet you! Now that the weather's warmer and we're all feeling pretty good, we're having a sort-of open house thing tomorrow (Saturday Feb 7) starting at 7pm. If you're in the area, stop by! I'll make some of that cheddar & onion bread I was drooling about a few posts back and we'll have some other snacks and drinks. Call if you have any questions.

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Here's a quick rundown of how our lives have been since we came home on Sunday.We were so thankful that Coen came when he did because of all the time Paul has off work. Well, shortly after we walked in the door, Paul started feeling really sick and throwing up and all that. So he was upstairs being completely miserable, and I was downstairs with Kalten and Coen, being completely miserable in a

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There are a few more on our Flickr page, more coming soon!

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Coen Silas B-7lb 1oz, 19"11:03 am Jan 31stAfter 2 solid days of painful contractions, they finally got close enough to do something. I showed up at the hospital at 4 am and 4 cm. At the appointment the day before, I was 2-3. I couldn't believe how much pain I was in, but I wanted so badly to birth naturally. At first I visualized my contractions as the tide coming in to the beach. When the tide

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Paul told me he needed work laundry done, so I headed downstairs after he went to school to throw his clothes in. I brought K with me because he likes to help, and if I didn't bring him, he'd be into everything up here.Eight months pregnant and carrying a hamper, I try to explain to him that he is going to have to go down the steps by himself just holding my hand. He wants to be held because he

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I wanted to warm up the house by baking, and I'm not in the mood for cake or cookies, so I found a savory cheddar bread recipe on allrecipes.com and tried that. I'm so not a baker or cook, so I didn't have a bunch of the stuff in the recipe. I modified it and used what I did have. It is soooooooo good! Here's my recipe if you want to try it.2 cups all-purpose flour4 tsp baking powder1 Tbsp sugar1

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Hospital bag packed.Clothes sorted, put away.Bed ready.Car seat coming.Post-partum supplies ready.I think all that's left is to go into labor!No change as of last appointment (Friday). Sort of a letdown, but we still have high hopes for a First-Week-in-Feb baby so Paul will have time off. I'm feeling lots of movement and pressure low down that I never felt with K, maybe because it's my second

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First he was Kalkedalken, now Kalket.

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Very fall-apart crumbly, but sooo gooooood!

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I really really want chips and salsa and a nacho cheese burrito from Fiesta Cancun soooo bad!

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Oh, yeah, check this purse out. I made it for a custom order, but the orderer canceled, so it's up for grabs now.Click the picture to go to the listing!

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I am so cold, so I decided to bake to warm the house up a little. I figured I could use the last of our baking mix, but all the recipes needed milk except for the banana bread, and we only have a tiny bit of milk until Friday. We have one banana, not the three that I needed, and it isn't ripe enough to smash. So I dug around and added a small package of cherry pie filling that we had forgotten to

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We were joking about how we'd like him to be born on Feb 2nd about noonish because of Paul being laid off that week, and how nice it would be if we could place orders. So Dr.T. asked if I'd like him to check, and since I've been having contractions pretty much every evening, I said yes. He said Baby's head is "right there" and I'm 2 cm already. With K, I don't think I dilated until we checked in

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Look how close the baby is to the end of the ticker! The oval is even cut partway off!

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Kalten woke me up at 2:30 this morning crying hysterically. I finally got him calmed down, and realized I was wide awake. Even if I was tired, I couldn't get comfortable, no matter what I did. Around 3:30 I was finally drifting off, and I thought I heard a loud bang. I wasn't sure, because I was in that half-asleep place, but then a few minutes later I heard it again. I called my mom (haha) and

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Tomorrow is January 13, one month before our due date! I am having a lot of pain suddenly: my ribs, my hips, my lower back, and that blessed round ligament pain, like a guitar string twanging all down my hip and leg. I'm trying to keep positive by thinking that all this means the end is near, and soon we'll meet the little guy!We're having a little name trouble, and I think we're going to wait

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Everything looks great - no low fluid problem, measuring right on track.Tried to get some good pictures, but his face was half covered by the placenta, half covered by one hand (the other hand was down by his parts - Paul said "geez, he's already playing with himself").35 weeks today, 35 days to go!

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We're going in for the (hopefully) last ultrasound in about an hour. I remember being excited for this with Kalten, and being like "that blob is my baby?" This kid is out of room in there, and I know he's going to be just as squashed and hard to figure out as K was. Really, though, it's not for us but for growth and positioning, blah blah. They still print off the little pictures though. I only

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As if me breaking Kalten's first Christmas ornament wasn't enough, we got a virus that installed things on our computer like bestfetishsex.exe and completely messed everything up. Paul had to reformat and we lost all of our photos and videos. Yesterday morning the virus scan said we were all clear, so between then and evening, something got in. All I did was look up a recipe for beef

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One hundred thirty-eight size fours from Hey, Dooney! on Vimeo.

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The CPSIA will make it ILLEGAL to make and sell children's items like I do for extra money. According to some interpretations, you won't even be able to give your child's crib away without a lead testing certificate. Certainly we need restrictions on lead in our children's toys and furniture, but the CPSIA is going after things made IN the USA, which is NOT the problem!Please at least watch the

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-46135455895802675682008-12-10T18:36:00.000-08:002008-12-10T19:27:57.801-08:00

What a crazy day today! I took Kalten to the library like usual, and when we were leaving, I finally figured out how to outsmart the car. It's almost impossible to lock your keys in there without meaning to, but I did it. It was cold, so I hit the auto-start button to warm the car up, which requires you to lock the car and push auto-start within a second or so. When you hit lock with one of the

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Yesterday stunk.I paid $64 for a dentist to look at my teeth with a mirror and say "come back after your baby is born and then we can fix it." It would have been nice for them to tell me BEFORE that anything in the 3rd trimester is taboo. I had a lot of pain at Thanksgiving because of a toothache, and they couldn't get me in until yesterday.Then on the way home I was waiting to turn left and

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-30527832701054129792008-11-23T13:35:00.001-08:002008-11-23T13:37:43.824-08:00

Nothing really new with pregnancy, I just wanted to share Kalten's big accomplishment from last night:

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We had a little scare with Kalten last night. We ended up in the emergency room, but everything's fine now.It started out with a fit. He wanted in the kitchen when I was making lunch, but he kept being naughty and getting into stuff, so I put him back over the gate, and he threw a big fit, not like him at all. All-out screaming and laying on the floor, but it didn't last long.Later, we had to go

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"Kalten, what should we have for dinner tonight?""Cocoa!""Sounds good to me, but we'll have to make more than that"*makes cocoa**drinks cocoa*"Okay now what should we have for dinner?""Cocoa!""We just had cocoa, what else should we have?""More cocoa!"I also found him out in the kitchen eating uncooked macaroni. Dinner is served!

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-85113349050038512062008-11-06T05:12:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:25:23.924-08:00

I think we've had the last warm day of the year. By the time it gets warm again, Baby Applesauce will be here! I'm really not looking forward to winter. I like cooler weather, but not cold. I hate that it gets dark at 5 now because I never feel like going out after dark. It always feels too late.

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I was sitting here on the computer with Kalten on my lap, and he suddenly just BARFED all over me and himself. I took him into the bathroom and cleaned us both up while Paul tended to the floor. I took him back out into the living room and laid him on the couch to put on a new diaper. I handed him the tablespoon from our measuring spoons set since he will lay still if he's distracted,

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-90536718002088951542008-10-25T11:43:00.000-07:002008-10-25T11:52:57.993-07:00

This stuff. I splurged on it yesterday.Except, I'd rather have it from here.Want to take me there?

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We got him a potty chair a few months ago because he started staying dry through the night. He liked it and I set him on it in the morning and he went a few times, but only first thing in the morning and only when I asked if he wanted to. Eventually he lost interest so it just sat in the bathroom and I didn't push it.Friday, out of the blue, he goes "Boppy!" I didn't know what he was saying at

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Tomorrow we'll start week 23. 17 more weeks, it feels like forever! I get tired easily and I feel like my lungs are being squeezed. Maybe that's why my belly is so small, because Baby's taking up residence in my ribcage instead. I'm tempted to go back to the YMCA for water aerobics because it helps so much to float in the water, but I HATE being cold. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-22912282943879613052008-10-12T18:55:00.000-07:002008-10-12T18:57:38.459-07:00

It always starts like this. A tiny feeling of "something" in my throat. Barely even sore, easy to ignore. Then tomorrow I'm going to wake up feeling like crap. Betcha.I always get sick when I don't get enough sleep. This morning K was up at 2:30. TWO THIRTY. Pud took him in the car to try to get him back to sleep. Drove for almost an hour and decided it wasn't going to work. Headed for home, and

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I'm getting this tiring gut and having a lot of hernia pain, bleh. But I am so loving all the kicks and squirms. There's not a whole lot to update. Just a whole lot of waiting. At least we don't have the low fluid problem and the endless ultrasounds and non-stress tests.Kalten's memory just blows me away. Back when I worked at the daycare, we watched Bob the Builder occasionally before lunch. We

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-82359728302570231372008-10-02T15:18:00.001-07:002008-10-02T15:18:45.573-07:00

Gorilla Baby, Gorilla Daddy from Hey, Dooney! on Vimeo.

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-58957904002185454192008-09-29T15:35:00.000-07:002008-09-29T15:47:57.775-07:00

I remember this part of the pregnancy with Kalten. The feeling like whatever air you're breathing just isn't enough. Not that I can't breathe, but like I can't get enough. Have you ever put a plastic bag over your head just because someone told you not to? Barring any plastic clinging to your nose and mouth, you can still breathe, but after a few ins and outs, it isn't enough. Time to sign up for

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-89277388354546560322008-09-29T10:28:00.000-07:002008-09-29T10:57:53.267-07:00

I got to sleep until 5:30 today! Once outrageously early, this is sleeping in for me lately. We gave Kalten some Benadryl because apparently he inherited Paul's allergies. He slept so much more comfortably, until 3:30 because he wasn't wearing pants and got cold. But he went right back to sleep when I covered him up, and when I got up to open the door for Audree and Trent at 5:30 I was able to

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-1326790165070130732008-09-28T18:22:00.000-07:002008-09-28T18:34:59.576-07:00

While I'm really glad that we can just dig out and reuse Kalten's outgrown clothes instead of buying a whole new wardrobe, I'm still pulled to the baby aisles. I found a helicopter onesie in the clearance tonight. If you know Kalten, you probably know that helicopters are one of his favorite things ever. I figure if the new kid comes in appealing packaging, Kalten's more likely to accept him.

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-33534580074514031592008-09-27T15:14:00.001-07:002008-09-27T15:14:25.456-07:00

Ultrasound 9/26/08 from Hey, Dooney! on Vimeo.

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"Stop! You don't have to be a lizard! You're still my dad!"I was opening this page to write a little, and I heard that from the TV next to me, from yet another Spiderman spinoff. What happened to Saturday morning cartoons? *sigh*Anyway, I forgot to mention yesterday that we felt movement from the outside for the first time. I've been feeling the wiggles (note the lowercase "w") for quite a while

dani'http://www.blogger.com/profile/07154322959402918450noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304862611249914454.post-76387931043019108492008-09-26T14:37:00.001-07:002008-09-26T15:06:41.735-07:00

I've decided to switch over from the other place because this one's free, and easier. We started blogging a lot later than we did with Kalten because, well, he keeps us so busy!Today was our 20-week ultrasound. Everything's right on track as far as growth and due date (February 13, 2009). The nurse was taking all her measurements, and when she was doing the abdominal cavity, there was a brief

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