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baby shower
yesterday, our dear friends s and j threw us a baby shower. it was pretty excellent. it was held at a cafe-bookshop called teatime and tales, and they put on a lovely spread of food and punch which we...
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week 33: pineapple
this week fruiby should be about as heavy as a pineapple. the week has been good in some respects, and less good in others. the best bit was the baby shower, and having s’s mum stay with us for a...
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33 week belly shot
this is the state of the belly at 33 weeks.you can see a few stretch marks – i think i’ve even got a few more since i took this a day or two ago.you can also see some of the henna design that was...
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week 34: rockmelon
this week fruiby weights about the same as a rockmelon (or cantaloupe if you are american). we picked one up at the supermarket and it was heavy. which is unsurprising, because the kid is starting to...
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week 35: honeydew melon
this week, the average baby is the size of a honeydew melon. but not fruiby. oh, no. fruiby is a giant baby.we learned in sydney that he was measuring in the 97th percentile for his gestational age,...
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merry christmas
merry christmas, everyone!i am keeping my feet up as much as possible, to keep the swelling down, and we’re enjoying a lovely relaxing day. bring on january – i’m ready to meet this kid!
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week 36: crenshaw melon
this week fruiby should be the size of a crenshaw melon, but of course he isn’t. he more like a small pumpkin. i am sticking with the fruit and veg comparisons anyway, because it seems silly to...
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week 37: swiss chard
this week fruiby should be the length of your average piece of swiss chard. we had an ob appointment (we’re up to weekly visits now) where we had all the routine checks (my blood pressure and his...
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week 38: leek
yay! fruiby is as long as a leek! i love leeks! we had an ob appointment this week, and dr r informed us that my iron and vitamin d levels are much better now. my blood pressure is also more than...
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so close…
our bags are packed and ready to go. this is fruiby’s bag (which is special, and you can read about it here).it contains: 6 onesies (mostly 000, with one 0000 just in case) 6 singlets 1 tee shirt and...
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