tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69392104315826127622024-03-05T08:26:58.926-05:00The Adventures of Keith, Rebecca and Familykeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477090486474858374noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-58028050184128058542015-09-07T19:19:00.002-04:002015-09-07T19:19:56.628-04:00Baby Registry<div>
Boogaloo's nursery is dinosaur themed with green walls. He or She is due to arrive in January/February 2016. </div>
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We have a lot of things for little Boogaloo passed down from Lucky, but some items didn't survive the cross country journey. Since the babies are slightly off cycle we will need some 6 month warm weather clothing and 9 month winter/fall clothing. Otherwise if Booga is a boy we are pretty well covered for clothes. <div>
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We are registered at Amazon and BabiesRUs. There are some overlaps on the lists due to completion rewards and price comparisons. </div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/registry/baby/22J3RZC6XUSMY" target="_blank">Amazon</a>: Registered under Rebecca Brown and Keith Brown. There are many links to sites other than Amazon or Babies R Us on this list (Land of Nod, Ikea). </div>
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<a href="https://babyregistry.babiesrus.com/home?ab=BRU_Header:Utility2:Baby-Registry:Registry" target="_blank">Babies R Us</a>: Registered under Rebecca Brown and Keith Brown, Newton MA. Registry #: 57216160 (<i>There is no way to link to it that I've found.) </i></div>
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ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-43864358984916360762015-08-27T09:11:00.003-04:002015-08-27T09:11:59.089-04:00Winter 2016We haven't updated the blog in a while but so much has happened in our lives this summer. We moved back to New England and purchased a home in Newton, Massachusetts. Today we are also pleased to announce that Lucky is going to become a big brother next winter! <br />
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<br />ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-86129035201370858852014-05-28T20:44:00.001-04:002014-05-28T20:44:25.801-04:00Photography Class - Final ProjectI haven't updated in a while, but today I finished up a 8 week photography class. I learned a LOT about my DSLR and am feeling pretty comfortable manipulating settings. I'm super lucky that Mr. Lucky Brown is such a good subject. Enjoy!<br />
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<br />ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-83941770078948424722014-01-08T22:51:00.001-05:002014-01-08T22:51:04.313-05:003 months of Lucky<div style="text-align: center;">
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Lucky is 3 months old today! We had a fun day of smiles, putting toys in our mouths and photoshoots. Oh, and Indy decided he would sit on Lucky... and boy was the baby amused! <br />
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I took so many photos that Google created some fun "AutoAwesome" motions of Lucky. Enjoy! <br />
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<br />ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-67492808246425299172013-12-30T11:57:00.000-05:002013-12-30T11:57:00.589-05:00Christmas PhotoshootIn Keith's family, we open presents on Christmas Eve. This meant that we had tons of wrapping paper around on Christmas morning... perfect for a Lucky photoshoot! I assembled the brightly colored paper around the boppy as Lucas napped. <br />
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Keith captured me as I prepared Lucas for the shoot. <br />
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<br />ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-76887974294166172892013-12-29T11:26:00.002-05:002013-12-29T11:26:19.420-05:00Happy New Year!We are having a great trip in Boston. I hope that everyone has had a great Christmas and will have a Happy New Year! Here are some auto awesomes from Google+.<br />
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<br />ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-83446420576752272632013-12-11T11:44:00.000-05:002013-12-11T11:44:44.422-05:00Reindeer Boys and 2 month checkupI don't want anyone to think that Indy has been left out of the holiday photoshoots! Indy and Lucky continue to get along very well. Indy will come over and say hi to the baby, maybe lick a hand or foot. <br />
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Indy is super energetic when he is by himself, but super gentle when near the baby. Yesterday I practiced putting Indy back in his antlers and with the steady command I got a good minute before he started scratching the hat off. Today he sat still with the antlers on next to the baby for over 10 minutes! (I settled Indy first before getting the baby ready.) <br />
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Lucky had his 2 month checkup yesterday. He is 10 lbs 14 oz now. It is funny since we only retired the newborn clothes a week ago! Technically 3 month clothes say they are for 8-12 lbs... well now I know to not read too much into the sizing. We survived the multiple shots at the appointment, and are thrilled that Lucky is still so healthy. ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-66329076910497966782013-12-09T16:55:00.000-05:002013-12-09T16:55:26.226-05:00Auto Awesome!Google Plus "<a href="https://support.google.com/plus/answer/3113884?hl=en" target="_blank">Auto Awesome</a>d" the picture of Lucky when I uploaded it into blogger. Look at the sparkles! <br />
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I'd say Lucky is pretty awesome, wouldn't you? ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-87260942743217632542013-12-09T11:22:00.000-05:002013-12-09T11:22:09.568-05:00Happy Holidays!Happy Holidays, everyone! I couldn't resist doing some really cute holiday pictures with little Lucky. Can you believe that he his now two months old?<br />
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Now that the holidays are out of the way, it is time for Lucky's latest milestone, he's now 2 months old! He was such a ham in our photoshoot that I couldn't pick just one picture.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Well done smile capture mode on camera. (Turns out my response time is better, but 5 pictures in a row has captured some pretty nice ones.) </td></tr>
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I love our purple Christmas tree. (We had a purple tree before any association with Northwestern! This tree will be a lot more special again once we move.) This Jewish girl still gets super excited when it comes to decorating the tree. Each year we put on Die Hard as the background while I trim and Keith supervises. This year, Lucky and Keith were the supervisors offering suggestions while I placed the ornaments. One of these years we'll have to get actual Christmas music, or at least find a kid friendly Christmas movie to play when Lucky becomes more aware of his surroundings. </div>
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ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-36896246720522330342013-11-22T21:28:00.001-05:002013-11-22T21:32:05.341-05:00Smiles!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324826868491349936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-21263483773006494702013-11-20T17:22:00.004-05:002013-11-20T17:22:50.391-05:00Picture Fun Time with MomI really love taking pictures of Little Lucky. Sometimes the less perfect photos are just as good as the best ones. It is really hard to pick just one to share, so today I decided to share a bunch of my favorites. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Best" Photo from the shoot</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I don't know about this..."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this one because it looks like he's giggling. There was a smile in there, but he has not laughed yet.</td></tr>
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ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-32511878904415232932013-11-14T11:55:00.001-05:002013-11-14T11:55:27.687-05:00Newborn Photoshoot & Lucas at 5 weeksLucky is now 5.5 weeks old and it is amazing to see how different he looks from his newborn photoshoot! We loved our photographer Sarah Severson and are thrilled with how the pictures came out. Check out more pictures on <a href="http://www.sarahseversonphotography.com/2013/11/baby-lucas-7-days-new-evanston-newborn-photographer/" target="_blank">Sarah's blog, Lucas 7 Days New</a>. <i>(Can I add how much I love "7 days new"? Why didn't I use that before!)</i><br />
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It is so much fun to watch our string bean develop. He changes so much each day. He is gaining weight like a champ and is very healthy. Lucky is currently in the 12th percentile for weight, but 84th percentile for height! <br /><i></i><br />
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We are so happy that our two baby boys are getting along so well. It seemed fitting for Lucky's first costume to be a pumpkin. You cannot tell in this first picture, but one of the pumpkins is wearing a Red Sox hat. And yes, I did bedazzle a pumpkin with purple rhinestones (before the baby was born, I don't have that much time now!) </div>
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When it comes to his baby brother, Indy isn't a "Bad Dog" at all. He is gentle and sweet with the baby. He knows that the baby is something precious, and is very gentle whenever the baby is on the floor. Indy does like to sniff little Lucky, and maybe lick his foot, but otherwise he stays back unless we encourage him to come closer. Keith and I picked out this costume for him because the baby can only see high contrast items currently. In a black and white costume, this should be stimulating to the baby. A win, win, win in my book! (It doesn't hurt that Indy's command to go to his crate is "Go to Jail!")</div>
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Little Lucky, Keith, Grandma Bev, Indy and I are cheering on the sox in game 6! </div>
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ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324826868491349936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-15542401129151338402013-10-09T14:50:00.001-04:002013-10-31T13:53:04.817-04:00Welcome Baby Lucas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Today I am 37 weeks 5 days pregnant. This means that our little Chirphead could decided to come into this world at any time. Boy are we ready. Clothes are sorted and washed, the carseat inspected and installed properly, the Pack'n'play and changing table are built, we've had our shots... now we just need our little boy so we can bring him home. </div>
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I still consider myself very lucky for the symptoms that I've experienced in this pregnancy, but these last few weeks have been extremely difficult. I am, however, amused by the pregnancy waddle. I'm less amused by increased insomnia (it really doesn't help when everyone tells you to sleep now there won't be time later... I'm TRYING to sleep but my body isn't cooperating), increased pains and decreased mobility. Unfortunately these all lead to increased irritability, but poor Keith has been a trooper. It helps to know that these symptoms are temporary, but after living with a chronic condition for years and working hard to accept physical limitations outside of your control, it is hard to experience a sudden decline in ability. Like all of my symptom accounts, I'm writing this not to complain but to remember what I experienced through this pregnancy. I want to remember that each discomfort passed with time, and nothing lasted the whole length of the pregnancy. </div>
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<li>To snuggle our baby boy. Keith likes to tell me that I've been snuggling him for 8.5 months now, but I want to smell his (likely very little) hair, kiss his fingers and hold him close. I want him to kick me from the outside so I can watch the wiggles.</li>
<li>To see Keith snuggle our baby boy. Keith is just as excited to actually meet our little one as I am. </li>
<li>To Breastfeed. I know that there can be challenges with this, but I am excited to try to feed my baby and experience this closeness. </li>
<li>The introduction of Indy to Chirphead. This is going to be a relationship that is going to need constant supervision, but we are prepared with baby gates and additional activities for Indy. This won't be easy, but in the end will be wonderful for our family. </li>
<li>Beer. Harpoon made a pumpkin UFO this year, and Keith and I went on a quest to find it. We now have a 6 pack in the pantry waiting in the pantry for me to taste. </li>
<li>Wine. We have accumulated 6 bottles of my favorite summer wine since the availability goes down in the winter. </li>
<li>Sushi, Lox, hot dogs, & lunch meats. I don't really need to explain these ones, do I?</li>
<li>Pancakes and Cookies. Since we know the baby is pretty big, I have cut out carb heavy meals since sugars just go straight to the size of my little boy right now. This has been hard because these are the food items that I'm craving the most right now. So I've already put in a request for a cookie cake upon my return home from the hospital. </li>
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We had an appointment with our OB today... and guess what! I am 1 cm dilated and my cervix is soft, which is AWESOME for a first pregnancy. This means that we are really on our way. Given the big boy I'm carrying, the OB would be happy for me to go into labor 1-1.5 weeks early, which is what we're hoping for, too. Wish us luck! </div>
ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-80257367705675594102013-10-01T08:40:00.000-04:002013-10-01T08:40:00.058-04:00Happy OctoberPresented by Indy balancing random objects on his head. <br />
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He really wanted to eat the pumpkin more than the treat we had ready for him as a reward. Why were we surprised? ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-89013426722509484802013-09-19T09:47:00.000-04:002013-09-19T12:17:47.573-04:0035.5 weeks - the end is in sight! <div style="text-align: center;">
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As the pregnancy is rolling to a close, I am feeling pretty lucky with my symptoms. I didn't start swelling until week 32, and even that was mild. (Thank goodness it is September and starting to cool off!) Unfortunately pregnancy related insomnia seems to have settled in, which means that my fatigue levels are increasing greatly. Thankfully Keith is picking up a lot of the slack from my decreased activity level. I'm having more difficulty maneuvering and getting up and down, but that is pretty normal when you are carrying a watermelon on your front!</div>
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Speaking of our little watermelon, Chriphead is going to be a big boy. Big enough that we got to see him one more time this week! He is measuring in the 70th percentile for size, which is still considered average. The tech told us that they tend to estimate larger than smaller, but everything that she looked at was normal and healthy. I'm very relieved that he's not expected to be 10+ lbs! </div>
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ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-26724881099071643132013-08-27T15:20:00.001-04:002013-08-27T15:20:22.849-04:0032 Weeks and all is well!Chirphead and I are both really healthy at our 32 week check up. Now we start going to the OB much more frequently... I finally feel like the end is in sight! The fundal height was 34 cm, so he is a big boy, but still normal and nothing to be concerned about. We may do another ultrasound at 36 weeks to check the size, but it is really hard to determine in-utero size. (I'd just be happy to see Chirphead one more time before he comes out!) <br />
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Today is the <a href="http://keithrebecca.blogspot.com/2011/08/indy-is-home.html" target="_blank">anniversary of Indy's adoption</a>, the day we became Indy's parents. The decision to get a dog was a big one, and we knew that it would change our lives forever. Keith and I knew that it would be a big responsibility, and that our lives would forever take a more scheduled pattern. For the first time we would be responsible for a being who was entirely dependent on us for food, love and care.<br />
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I didn't expect how much I would come to love Indy, how I feel his life is integrated into my being. I love the kisses he gives my chin every morning. Whenever I get upset (pregnancy does that to a person), Indy comes over and snuggles me. I love watching Keith and Indy chase each other around the house. I love Indy's reaction to the word "Walk" or "Run" (whines and running back and forth to us and the back door) and how he will freeze if you ask him "Are You..." or "Do you want..." because he knows those phrases usually come with something exciting for him. I love that he can tell when we are going to run errands without him, and will run to his crate without us asking him. <span style="text-align: center;">He may not be perfect (those are part of other posts), but he is a member of this family! He will always be my first "baby boy." </span><br />
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In ~2.5 months, Indy's pack is going to change with a new arrival. We are doing everything we can to make the transition as smooth for him as possible. Indy doesn't like strangers in our home, but I honstely believe he will see the baby as more of a puppy than another person. We cannot wait for Chirphead to be able to join Keith in the "I'm gonna get ya" chases around the house. </div>
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It is amazing how many of these things we considered to prepare ourselves for the arrival of our puppy also apply to the arrival of our (human) baby. I'm just grateful that we won't have to take the baby outside every 30 min in those first few days home! </div>
ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-83575663083818191552013-08-06T11:01:00.001-04:002013-08-06T11:01:57.928-04:0029 Week UpdateWe're behind with our postings, but I wanted to give a quick update now that I'm into the beginning of my third trimester. (Horray!!) At 29 weeks everything continues to be perfectly healthy. I DO NOT have gestational diabetes (yay!) and Chirphead is growing at a good rate. At my appointment today I measured 30 cm, consistent with him being about a week ahead of schedule. <br />
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August is going to be a crazy month for pregnancy stuff. My appointments are about to increase in frequency, and we're taking a ton of classes. Last night was our first birthing class, and it went pretty well. It is nice to see other first time parents as nervous as we are. We even met a couple with the same due date! Over the next few weeks we will have 3 more birthing classes, 1 breastfeeding class and 2 newborn care classes. ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-27783970987931732862013-07-12T21:17:00.000-04:002013-07-12T21:17:05.682-04:00Knits for Chirphead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Two days ago I shared an<a href="http://keithrebecca.blogspot.com/2013/07/knitting-while-pregnant.html" target="_blank"> in-progress image of the Zebra Woobie</a> (a blanket with a stuffed animal head in the middle) I'm making Chirphead. I finished this project today, and as I was adding it to the growing pile of knits for Chirphead I realized that I wanted to share all of the projects I've completed thus far. </div>
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Many knitters report being questioned on if they are making baby items or if they are pregnant while knitting in public. (<i>Thankfully I had never been asked if I were pregnant while knitting until recently!</i>) I have always loved knitting baby items, and I have taken this pregnancy as an opportunity to go a little nuts. It didn't help that the newborn photographer we've booked googled me and commented on how she knows I'll come to the shoot with the best props. You bet Chirphead will have the best handmade props! </div>
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I completed a few of these projects before I knew I was pregnant, the winged <a href="http://www.chemknits.com/2012/04/hermes-winged-baby-socks.html" target="_blank">Hermes Baby Socks</a> are even my own design! I completed the <a href="http://www.chemknits.com/2012/06/baby-marley-hat.html" target="_blank">Baby Marley Hat</a> over a year ago, and knew that it was something that I would need to save for my future child. I used the <a href="http://www.chemknits.com/2013/05/surprise-turtles.html" target="_blank">Turtle Love Bib</a> to announce the pregnancy on ChemKnits. The <a href="http://www.chemknits.com/2013/06/striped-baby-socks.html" target="_blank">striped baby socks</a> were just a quick little project that I whipped up while taking a breather from some larger projects. </div>
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Why does Chriphead need two owl earflap hats? I made the small one first and then panicked that it would be too small for a newborn baby. The crochet hat has some stretch, but I didn't want it to be obviously too small. I whipped up a second version so that way one of them should fit my son! (If the other is too small it can become a doll toy.) Most of the other projects haven't been published yet on ChemKnits, but the details will be out in the coming months, including the Alpaca Baby Shawl (the blue blanket), a hungry caterpillar cocoon and hat, a pumpkin hat (for Keith). </div>
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I'm so proud of the finished woobie zebra that I need to post another close up picture here:</div>
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ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324826868491349936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-73682784120195880992013-07-10T22:31:00.001-04:002013-07-10T22:31:13.176-04:00Knitting while pregnantSometimes, knitting while.pregnant is especially cute!<br />
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ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324826868491349936noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6939210431582612762.post-21919534469919806522013-07-09T10:43:00.000-04:002013-07-09T10:43:17.994-04:0025 Week UpdateOnce again, we are horribly behind on updates. With Keith headed to Seoul this week, I should hopefully have the chance to update you on two amazing Brown visits, our Strut for Strays walk and our road trip circumnavigating Lake Michigan to get to Mackinac Island. <i> (Hopefully this is more doable than my plan to complete three photo books by the time the baby is born...)</i><br />
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Why haven't I been doing much blogging? Well I have actually been doing a LOT of blogging. I'm working hard to get enough <a href="http://www.chemknits.com/" target="_blank">ChemKnits</a> posts scheduled so I can have a maternity leave once the baby is here. I don't want to disappoint my readers by not producing content. It helps that I have a list of knitting and dyeing projects that I need (want) to complete before the baby is born. Some of these items are for the baby, others are for Christmas. <br />
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Today I had my 25 week update at the doctor. All of my vitals continue to be really good and all tests are coming back negative. I get to do the 1 hr diabetes test in the next few weeks, but I'm hopeful that it will go smoothly. The only thing that concerns me is that Chriphead is currently measuring large. I really don't want him to come out at 10 lbs! I suppose my reaction is normal, and I didn't listen to when the Dr. said that I'm only measuring 1 cm large for how pregnant I am right now. From my internet research, this is not "too large" enough to warrant any concern or additional tests, especially when everyone does the gestational diabetes test by 28 weeks anyway. <br />
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Mr. Chirphead is getting stronger and stronger. Sometimes his kicks are so strong that it makes whatever I had resting on my belly jump! While we were on Mackinac last week, Keith felt the strongest Chriphead kicks yet, and not to mention the first time he had felt multiple kicks in a row. ChemKnitshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14213678329121195352noreply@blogger.com0