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wow - thats quite remarkable!dare i say impressive...

2008-09-18T07:44:15.480-07:00

wow - thats quite remarkable!

dare i say impressive...

and holy crap - I am now newly obsessed with those brilliant childrens clothes you've posted about. they remind me of all the 'little people' in the french country. they all look like that. YUMMY!

thanks ;-)

s

My Handbook:How to Manage Your Cankles (For Women ...

2008-09-15T12:13:01.418-07:00

My Handbook:

How to Manage Your Cankles (For Women Who Have Them Even When Not Pregnant)

But first, I need to figure this shit out. 9 weeks in to the first pregnancy, with swollen cankledom looming, and I am fucking clueless. I hate flip-flops but they might be the only answer...

---Mallory

I managed to keep my feet within reason while preg...

2008-09-14T22:49:49.432-07:00

I managed to keep my feet within reason while pregnant, but then I got busy postpartum (duh), looked the other way, and the other day my feet swelled like crazy swollen things! WTF?

But now I'm all about trying to figure out how to dress postpartum, which I'm actaully finding way tougher. I mean, you don't have that whole firm, round, can't-deny-I'm-pregnant belly thing going for you, but it takes a little bit for the belly to shrink back down, and meanwhile, what do you wear? Especailly because the cute maternity dresses don't cut it when you need boob access and can't just hike the dress up to your earlobes. Everything seems to look just... dumpy. Ugh.

I completely agree with you about the clothes part...

2008-09-14T14:58:33.675-07:00

I completely agree with you about the clothes part (and I laugh with you about the swollen feet part). I never wear sweatpants or t-shirts. Okay, I wear them once in a while but only if I'm inside the house or in bed. I would never dare go out in them, and I do take pride in taking pride in my appearance.

I remember in college so many people would show up to class in PJ's, and I thought there was nothing tackier than that. I would be the crazy one who would show up to take final exams in nice clothes, done hair and makeup. People would look at me like I was mad.

Call me crazy but I like looking put-together when I step outside everyday. (Let's hope that, like you, I can keep that up when I get pregnant.)

I have long dreamed of penning the Negligent Mothe...

2008-09-14T09:28:02.222-07:00

I have long dreamed of penning the Negligent Mother handbook, with tips on letting the neighbors feed your kids (Save food dollars! Send the kids to the neighbor's house!) and ideas for a child-fee weekend (Let DYFS babysit! One call to the toll-free hotline and you're off for fun and frolic without the kids!) Of course there would be a chapter on how to move leaving no forwarding address while the kids are at camp.
I actually knew someone who raised her kids this way. She sent them to my house when they were hungry (My oven is broken. Do you mind?) and when they begged and pleaded to go to Disney World, she took them to the Disney store in the mall and insisted it was Disney World.
-Jill

I rocked flip flops and flowy gaucho-style yoga pa...

2008-09-14T07:20:26.214-07:00

I rocked flip flops and flowy gaucho-style yoga pants virtually every day at the end of my pregnancies. Luckily my feet didn't swell nearly as much as yours did - you poor thing!

I def preferred to spend my dough on pedicures and waxing while preggers than on clothes. Otherwise I would have never been able to reach either of those areas for appropriate grooming...

The swelling AFTER delivery came as a huge surprise though - WOW after my first delivery I literally had trouble bending my knees for the first week cause my legs were swollen that far up...

My title would be:

"Thank God for DVR and the Web! How a modern-day SAHM can save some sanity, time and brain cells with the push of a button."

Seriously I would not be able to survive a single day without either one of these devices...

What Home Ec. Didn't Teach Me I Learned On Dora an...

2008-09-13T18:46:52.572-07:00

What Home Ec. Didn't Teach Me I Learned On Dora and Diego!

Oh my, that looks like it hurts. My feet were swo...

2008-09-13T11:35:22.896-07:00

Oh my, that looks like it hurts. My feet were swollen like that with my son. I would peel off my socks after work and they would be imbedded in my skin. Ow.

Hang in there!

holy feet!

2008-09-13T10:46:52.244-07:00

holy feet!

Here's my post about my handbook!http://www.xanga....

2008-09-13T08:32:03.486-07:00

Here's my post about my handbook!

http://www.xanga.com/alter_ego_jenny

no sweat pants to be found in this house! a stylis...

2008-09-12T22:12:26.690-07:00

no sweat pants to be found in this house! a stylish pregnancy can be had. i opted for awesomely stylish jandals from south america.

your poor poor tootsies!

I would name my handbook: Shakin' It: Freckles and...

2008-09-12T21:13:47.430-07:00

I would name my handbook: Shakin' It: Freckles and Motherhood.

I can't believe Anon at 12:04.........have issues ...

2008-09-12T20:49:12.811-07:00

I can't believe Anon at 12:04.........have issues much? Anyway, I remember when my feet looked like that but with flip flop marks in stead of gladiator straps. As long as you can get those bitches on...work it girl!

Oh my. Memories. You're freaking me out. I mad the...

2008-09-12T20:41:56.178-07:00

Oh my.
Memories.
You're freaking me out.
I mad the mistake at week 33 to go to a move and eat popcorn (yeah, with "butter", salt and god knows what else)
when my girlfriend and I got home both our husbands were aghast at the fact my ankles actually rolled OVER the tops of my flats.
Sigh.
Good times.
Trust me, the swelling goes down.
But, ugh., ugh. ugh.
:)

Ouch. My feet hurt just looking at that picture.M...

2008-09-12T15:17:45.483-07:00

Ouch. My feet hurt just looking at that picture.

My book would be: What's That Mommy? How to Fudge Your Way Through Those Annoying Questions.

Sarah Palin (anon 12:04) is that you?

2008-09-12T15:11:15.654-07:00

Sarah Palin (anon 12:04) is that you?

My feet look like that every day. And I don't hav...

2008-09-12T14:58:11.563-07:00

My feet look like that every day. And I don't have a 36-week-old fetus to take the blame. I gotta get me one of those . . .

Buse my fingers can't keep up with the brain today...

2008-09-12T12:48:55.044-07:00

Buse my fingers can't keep up with the brain today... the watermelon helps with the swelling. It's a natural diuretic.

I went to the office to get a file & do a conferen...

2008-09-12T12:46:29.673-07:00

I went to the office to get a file & do a conference call when I was supposed to on bedrest. I was on my way to a doc appointment. I completely snapped the strap on my snadals. I had to hobble into dillard's with my sandal STAPLED to buy new ones.

Try eating some watermelon. I hate it, so I made this stuff called watermelon granita, where you put it in the blender, add simple ssyrup & freeze it until it's slushy. That was palletteable. Google a recipe.

My title: DOES Your Chewing Gum Lose It's Flavor On the Bedpost Overnight?

What cute pics of your baby! I can't believe some...

2008-09-12T12:04:26.912-07:00

What cute pics of your baby! I can't believe someone who has a baby could back Obama. He and other pro-abortionists want to kill precious babies. What's the difference between your baby and ones that aren't wanted? Poor babies being ripped or scalded by chemicals. Let's help educate about abstinence and adoption. Let's help mothers find help to give their unwanted babies to loving parents... not the garbage disposal at abortion mills.

My book:Knocked Up Former Cheerleader: When the Sp...

2008-09-12T10:17:32.641-07:00

My book:
Knocked Up Former Cheerleader: When the Spirit Sprinkles Fall Short.

I'm with Chantalart - AFTER my last beebee my feet...

2008-09-12T10:07:47.567-07:00

I'm with Chantalart - AFTER my last beebee my feet/ankles/legs swelled up horribly. And that crap about "drinking and drinking and drinking will combat the swelling" was so much bullshit. I felt like Violet freaking Beauregarde a la blueberry, and probably looked like her, too. I could barely even walk. Thank goodness for my Jordan slides? Or I would have walked out of the hospital barefoot.

that's punishment for wearing gladiator sandals.ha...

2008-09-12T08:33:20.216-07:00

that's punishment for wearing gladiator sandals.

haha.
i kid.

it looks so ouch. i think this calls for flip flops. tout suite.

Oh I wear the FFs, lady. But they are a bronzish c...

2008-09-12T08:14:42.212-07:00

Oh I wear the FFs, lady. But they are a bronzish color. Does that make them as bad?

Hey be careful - that could be edema, and you shou...

2008-09-12T07:45:07.562-07:00

Hey be careful - that could be edema, and you should call your doc - late stage edema in pregnancy can be dangerous - but treatable. Seriously - just to be safe.

Christine