Posts by easttowest

Hi everyone - Sorry it's so hard to keep up, but I wanted to drop in.  Looking forward to all the upcoming babies!   Carmen - Sorry about the GD.  Hopefully it won't have a big effect on the pregnancy.   DW...

Congrats, wishin!! I am sorry the birth was difficult for your wife, but sounds like everyone is doing well now. Enjoy your new family of four!

In case anyone else is a total name nerd, the SSA 2012 rankings are out today.  FWIW, Samantha is down even further to 26, and Penelope is up quite a bit to 125, continuing both trends.     There is also not a single...

You have to consider a name's trend in addition to its rank if you want to know its popularity. Samantha is 17, but it has been falling since the 90s (peaked at 4 in 93-95). Penelope, on the other hand, wasn't even on the top 1000...

Hi everyone!  It is sometimes hard to keep up, so sorry if I skimp on the personals.     Sphixy, my wife started feeling what she thought *might* be movement around 20 weeks, but it wasn't for sure until 24-25....

Friederike, while I do not want to give you false hope, I am just dropping in to say that my wife had bleeding at 5-6 weeks that ended us in the ER, and we were sure the pregnancy was over. But they found a heartbeat, and everything...

Congratulations, Knitting!!  I am sure you two (three? five?) are over the moon.  Can't wait for pictures, but enjoy the time it's just you for now.  :)  I am thoroughly impressed that you got the vaginal birth you...

Congrats, esenbee!  It's a boy party around these parts (though I do not mean to leave out those having girls; I know there are a few, and you're invited to the party, too).     Good luck, Splashing!  So exciting.

Cue creepy looking 3D ultrasound pictures of the baby boy.       I think everyone has touched on the good sources of protein; I make DW scrambled eggs every single morning.  (And even though I am not...

Drive-by from me as well to say I am so sorry, SanDiego.  I have been following you and your partner's story for a while, and I have my fingers crossed that it will be your time very soon.  If nothing else, I am sure it is...