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2017-03-09T17:10:49-05:00

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‘Twas the Night before Induction

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:10 pm By Calah Alexander

‘Twas the night before induction, and all through the house, little creatures would stomp, with a grumble and grouse, toward the pajamas all laid on the sofa with care in hopes that bedtime would soon be there. The children danced wildly by the bathroom sink, while Mom considered putting NyQuil in their drinks. Dada wrangled one girl into a diaper on the floor and Mom just turned her back for a second, no more, When from the little one’s... Read more

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2017-03-09T17:10:52-05:00

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It’s a Baby!

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:10 pm By Calah Alexander

Aren’t you relieved? I know I am. I always get a little antsy during those last weeks of pregnancy, when I feel increasingly like a character in a Ridley Scott movie and the baby seems to be kicking me with twelve arms and legs, that the delivery room is going to be like this scene from Men in Black: Luckily it wasn’t quite so violent, even if little Lincoln does bear a slight resemblance to the adorable baby alien squid.... Read more

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2017-03-09T17:10:54-05:00

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A Scheduled Birthday

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:10 pm By Calah Alexander

With my past three kids, I’ve always avoided inductions. They’ve obligingly arrived early, the latest being Charlotte, who was born on her due date. But wee little Lincoln is going to have a scheduled birthday: Saturday, September 22, 2012. Unless I go into labor today or tomorrow, that is. That’s me, 38 1/2 weeks pregnant. And that’s Lincoln, way too cozy in my uterus, refusing to come out and peeing too much. Those are the doctor’s words, not mine. My... Read more

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2015-09-01T20:46:06-04:00

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It’s Not Just About Sex

Last updated on: September 1, 2015 at 8:46 pm By Calah Alexander

Well, well, well, yesterday was a fun experiment. I enjoyed writing that post, and I considered getting into the combox and trying to parse out what I feel was a lack of clarity on my part with the commenters (who basically all disagreed with me), but then I read an article this morning about something I actually have first-hand knowledge of, and I decided to get back on solid ground. Sometimes blogging can be confusing. I read Max’s post yesterday... Read more

2017-03-09T17:10:56-05:00

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Salman Rushdie and “The Innocence of Muslims”: Art vs. Propaganda

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:10 pm By Calah Alexander

I clicked over to Hot Air this morning in spite of my current level of frustration with all things political, mostly because I couldn’t think of anything to blog about that wasn’t somehow related to pregnancy. Lucky for me, Hot Air obliged me by providing one of my favorite political bloggers, Allahpundit, waxing eloquent on the hypocrisy of Salman Rushdie in regards to the now-notorious film “The Innocence of Muslims.” I hope you’ll forgive my pregnancy-and-illness-muddled brain for trying to... Read more

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2017-03-09T17:10:59-05:00

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7 Quick Takes Saturday!

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:10 pm By Calah Alexander

#7 I would have written these yesterday, but the Ogre thoughtfully brought home the newest and hottest cold that the college kids are passing around here in Ave. Luckily for us, it’s going down in history as being my favorite cold of all time, because our whole family went from being fine to feverish and sore throat-ey to hacking up a lung and moaning in distress and then back to being almost fine again in about 24 hours. It was... Read more

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2017-03-09T17:11:01-05:00

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Still Pregnant, Still Rambling

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:11 pm By Calah Alexander

I made the Ogre take a picture of me yesterday, ostensibly to chronicle my 37 week enormity, but really because I actually took a shower and blow-dried my hair, and I wanted to mark the occasion with photographic evidence. Please note that immediately proceeding this picture the Ogre measured me, and found that I am 4 feet 3 inches around. Which is why my smile is slightly forced. Thank you all for your wonderfully sympathetic comments and your prayers. At... Read more

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2017-03-09T17:11:03-05:00

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Unfiltered Ramblings

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:11 pm By Calah Alexander

You know you’re really tired when the idea of two days in the hospital sounds like a vacation. I told the Ogre this morning that “it’ll be just like I’m at a spa, only with someone mashing on my stomach every half-hour!” He laughed, and then when I sat down and started typing he said, “you realize that you’re going to owe your readers a giant apology after you have the baby, right?” I was confused, so I said, “huh?... Read more

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2017-03-09T17:11:05-05:00

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The Inappropriate Comments of the Day!

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:11 pm By Calah Alexander

Whee! Patheos finally assimilated my blog into the Borg! They’ve been re-designing the format of all the blogs to optimize page views, which I personally think is very nice of them, so that’s why my blog looks different. I really love it. I think it’s neat, clean and professional-looking, which totally goes hand-in-hand with the contents of my blog. Right? Right? And on that note, I bring to you, O Faithful Readers, the inappropriate comments of the day. I’m not... Read more

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Inappropriate Comment of the Day!

2017-03-09T17:11:07-05:00

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Last-Trimester Pregnacy Woes, or, Poor Me, or, Won’t Someone Come Clean My House for Me?

Last updated on: March 9, 2017 at 5:11 pm By Calah Alexander

I couldn’t decide which title most appropriately conveyed just how pathetic I really am. So I picked all three. A few posts ago, Smoochagator, one of my favorite commenters with whom I’ve developed that weird “I feel like we’re friends even though I’ve never met you” rapport so unique to the blogosophere, asked when I was going to have this wee minion. I can now state definitively that Lincoln will be born on Monday, September 24, at the latest. This... Read more

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