Archive for November, 2005


Pretty

By kate on November 28th, 2005

Our newly redesigned Aerialistas website is finally online. I didn’t design it, but I did all the coding. (Yes, it’s made with frames. No, I’m not proud.)
And now, pictures of me in my undies are on teh internets. Not sure how I feel about that…

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Belly update

By kate on November 26th, 2005

Just a quick update so those of you not near me can keep an eye on my belly…

20 Weeks

25 Weeks (now)

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Forgetting the obvious

By kate on November 26th, 2005

For Thanksgiving, we hung out with my family, including our nephew Asher, who is an incredibly delightful child. I love watching his self-possession as he carefully explores objects and people, and it reminded me of something I’d forgotten.
For a while, I’ve been thinking of this alien thing called “baby” that we’re expecting… a weird lifeform […]

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Loss of depth

By kate on November 21st, 2005

My bellybutton is kind of freaking me out. Until now, my bellybutton has been unusually deep, and sensitive to the touch. It hurts to clean, and I rarely, if ever, really get to the bottom. If a finger is stuck far in, I feel like my innermost organs are being probed (and it’s uncomfortable).
Now, my […]

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No news is good news

By kate on November 18th, 2005

We had our monthly midwife appointment yesterday, and there wasn’t any real news to speak of. Everything is normal, healthy, and as expected. Of the most interest is that we decided upon March 12th as our new due date.
Otherwise, the pregnancy is progressing. Zippy has become quite a kicker, and I can feel her kicking […]

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Yes, I’m still bitter about the monorail…

By kate on November 15th, 2005

… so I’m helping out in the attempt to associate Mayor Greg Nickels with http://www.mayorgridlock.com.

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Top 10 Reasons to Buy Local

By kate on November 12th, 2005

I’m pretty good at avoiding chain restaurants, but I could improve on how often I shop at local businesses of other kinds.
My colleague Joe got me thinking about paying more attention to that with his post Top Ten Reasons to Buy Local.

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Frivolousness

By kate on November 8th, 2005

We bought the first frivolous Zippy-related thing the other day. Safeway was having a post-Halloween sale on costumes (50% off), so we picked up fuzzy bee and ladybug costumes for future dress-up fun. This is even though they probably won’t fit Zippy for at least a year or two.

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Status report

By kate on November 4th, 2005

I haven’t written much lately because there’s not much new to report (except the brand-new kicking I just wrote about below). I’m making my way through an uneventful second trimester where there are no major difficulties, but many minor inconveniences.
 
I’m getting to the stage where pillows become more vital to getting a good night’s sleep. […]

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Maybe we should call her Pele…

By kate on November 4th, 2005

Zippy has made an exciting change in how she moves. All of a sudden, this week she is actually KICKING rather than slowly turning over. The first time I felt it, I thought maybe I was having a muscle twitch until I put my hand there and felt something kick back out at me. For […]

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Free Stuff

By kate on November 3rd, 2005

Steve lists some things we’re giving away as we clean out the basement. I expect this is just the first batch.

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Why Newspapers are Still Relevant

By kate on November 1st, 2005

I began this entry as a response to Christian’s blog post, “Newspapers Die By Their Own Ignorance.” When I realized how long it was getting, I decided to put it here instead…
 
I beg to differ (with Christian’s point). As a daily newspaper reader for most of my life (still am today), I dispute the fact […]

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