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The Poo: (watches the boy getting a diaper change) Mommy, I don’t like to look at Shaggy’s round part.
Mommy: The round part?
The Poo: (pointing) Yeah. That. His round part.
Mommy: That’s called his penis.
The Poo: I don’t like to look at his penis.
Mommy: That’s OK, then just don’t look at it.
The Poo: I don’t like penises.
Daddy: [...]

One of the benefits of having two - yes, two - OB visits per week is that I get an ultrasound every Tuesday.
Today, I was on the table for a long time, waiting for Shaggy Boy to move. He moved around like a madman in the car, jerking my body this way and that, but [...]

We settled on a color, and Mr. C and our dear friend Al (hi, Al!) painted Shaggy’s room on Saturday.
They worked their asses off, and the result is …

… perfection.
I scored a great deal on the bedding - reduced price on a brand-new, in-the-package set - from eBay, and we set up the crib.
The Poo’s [...]

It comes as no surprise that my second child is uncooperative.
The Poo is generally a good girl, but ask her to do something that makes your life easier and you’ll get an emphatic, metaphorical middle finger.
The girl’s been flipping me the bird in her own way for quite some time. Take potty training, for instance. [...]

Today we get to see our littlest baby.
My OB practice performs a 3D ultrasound at 28 weeks as a matter of course. I’m not sure why, because I know they are all the rage and more expensive, but whatever, we’re having one tomorrow.
At 1:45 p.m. all four of us - me, my mom, Mr. Chicken [...]

This pregnancy has been far more difficult than my first.
I say that knowing full well that my “difficulties” are really quite minor compared to what I could be going through. However, the constant exhaustion and near-daily nausea have really started to take their toll. I just don’t remember having to sit out entire afternoons when [...]

I was surprised yesterday.
I knew our odds were fifty-fifty, with little or no chance of seeing a puppy or a goldfish in that darkened room. Holding my body very, very still, I also held my breath while the technician pushed that wand over my bursting bladder.
The doctor was running late, to be expected at a [...]