Tag: new parents

Gender Reveal

theincredidad November 16, 2017 0 Comments
For months, people had been asking us what we were having, a boy or a girl. Bex had it easy, she was at home with the hyperemesis, throwing up all day. But I was out there in the world fielding all of the questions that came from well meaning busy bodies. The early but all too frequent conversations went something like this: "Do you know the gender yet?" "No Peggy From Work who I barely talk to.…
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I Guess You’re Next

theincredidad November 16, 2017 0 Comments
All this trouble started  back when my cousin Steph announced that she was pregnant. I congratulated her because I was very excited to have another baby in the family but secretly I prayed to the saints that I wouldn't catch whatever disease was in the water back home. Still, Steph delivered kiss of death by saying, "I guess you're next." At this point, Steph's older brother, Brandon, had two…
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The Nursery or Let’s Move Before He’s Old Enough To Know He Sleeps In A Closet

theincredidad November 16, 2017 0 Comments
We used to live in a big three bedroom condo across the street from Disneyland. No really, it took us ten minutes to walk from our front door to the park gates. It was a great, lively area, close to food and entertainment. The best part was that we had new neighbors every week because most of our complex was vacation rentals. There were some things that weren't so great though. First of all the…
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