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A Blog for Emiko: Emi Watch: Day 4
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Sunday, October 26, 2008. Emi Watch: Day 4. We spent a lovely Sunday morning having dim sum. With our friends Patty and Rob. Lots of different meat or shrimp-filled dumplings including siu mai. As well as lotus leaf-wrapped sticky rice. My personal favorites are sei. Or black bean spare ribs, and chicken feet, which no one likes except me. For dessert, tiny custard tarts called dan tan. Filled with egg custard. Girl about three or four year...
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A Blog for Emiko: Two days and counting...
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Tuesday, October 28, 2008. Two days and counting. After realizing I was about to be housebound for the next few months, I decided to spend my last full day of baby-less freedom on my favorite pastime - shopping! I arrived fully armed with gift cards and store credit and whiled away several lovely hours selecting cool kitchen gadgets from Crate and Barrel, browsing through baby clothes and having a leisurely lunch while reading the newspaper.
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A Blog for Emiko: Emi Watch: Day 5
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Monday, October 27, 2008. Emi Watch: Day 5. I told Dr. Chan I'd had a few contractions over the weekend, including three early that morning when I was still sleeping. The sharp pain that started at the top of my uterus had woken me enough to alert Daddy, but after three, short contractions they stopped and I immediately went back to sleep without even noting the time. That's good," Dr. Chan said. "We know something is going on.". I'm a form...
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A Blog for Emiko: A busy week
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Saturday, October 18, 2008. It was a non-stop, crazy week. I spent the restless, wee hours of last Saturday morning at my laptop researching cholestasis. Thanks to Itchy Moms. Olved, however, to further prod him into getting you out before it was too late. When he was done, he proudly showed me the perfectly assembled, white, wooden crib, demonstrating how to lower and raise one side. It was beautiful! I made your crib with the pretty pink ...
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A Blog for Emiko: Six weeks and counting...
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Friday, October 3, 2008. Six weeks and counting. Your heartbeat was strong and steady. Just six more weeks to go. So I wasn't going to trade in my career for a lump-sum check after only a dozen years in the business. 2 cups all-purpose flour. 1 cup, or 2 sticks, unsalted butter, softened. 8 ounces cream cheese, softened. 1 cup apricot preserves or raspberry jam. 1 cup loosely packed golden raisins, chopped. 1 1/4 cup walnuts, finely chopped.
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A Blog for Emiko: An important lesson
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Friday, October 10, 2008. I learned a very important lesson this week: never hesitate to tell your doctor everything. No matter how personal or seemingly trivial. Promise me you'll remember this, Emi, because you never know whether the smallest detail could save your life one day. The only thing that seemed to apply was a rather serious liver problem called HELLP Syndrome. But itchiness was only one of the symptoms. I didn't display any...
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A Blog for Emiko: July 2008
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Thursday, July 10, 2008. Sugar and spice, and everything nice. Emiko at 18 weeks and 6 days. Many Asian cultures place a huge importance on boys. A wife has done her duty only after she's given birth to a healthy baby boy. Chinese families in particular throw huge parties to celebrate the birth of a child - as long as it's a boy. Once a male heir has been safely delivered, then it's considered okay to have a girl. So while we eat. Your dadd...
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A Blog for Emiko: Emi Watch: Day 2
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Friday, October 24, 2008. Emi Watch: Day 2. My clothes are folded and everything. It's like I have a real. Seem to be getting. I'm starting to worry you may be getting too. Your nursery is shaping up nicely, too. This weekend, Daddy and I are going to rearrange the furniture and add a few more finishing touches. I can't wait until it's done! Ou didn't move around much today, and by dinner I was starting to worry. Daddy reminded me that ...
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A Blog for Emiko: Emi Watch: Day 3
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A Blog for Emiko. A mother's online journal to her unborn child. Saturday, October 25, 2008. Emi Watch: Day 3. Mobile I bought in Kyoto. Your nursery looks so sweet, Emi. I can't wait for you to see it. I just know you'll love it. Also started assembling your birth announcements, and so far I've finished 30. I wasn't sure I'd be able to get any of it done before you were born, so I think I'm doing pretty good considering you're making your debut a couple weeks early. E still have more work to do before e...
