As I mentioned in an earlier post, as soon as we found out I was pregnant, my husband called the hospital to schedule me an appointment to see an OB/GYN. He was told it wasn't necessary to see a doctor this early, but scheduled me for a 12-week ultrasound. Since then, we saw a doctor outside of the hospital because I had questions and felt more comfortable seeing someone … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
Surviving the First Trimester
I'm ten weeks pregnant and have trouble focusing on writing. Cloudy mind, fatigue, aching back - all I want to do is curl up in my warm bed with a steaming cup of decaffeinated tea. Okay, I would much prefer caffeinated, but I'll take what I can get! I wanted to go out to our local pizzeria tonight but found out it's closed. Actually, we found out that every restaurant within … [Read more...]
enceinte
Word of the day: enceinte Definition: pregnant Type: adjective Listen: Example 1: Je suis enceinte et de mauvaise humeur, vous voulez autre chose ? / I'm pregnant and moody, anything else you want to know? Example 2: Ne me jugez pas. Je suis enceinte et le bébé exige que je mange huit tranches de pain perdu avec du sirop d'érable en guise de petit … [Read more...]
paresseux
Word of the day: paresseux Definition: lazy Type: adjective (person) Listen: Example 1: Ce n’est pas parce que je n'ai pas fait la lessive depuis une semaine que je suis paresseux. / Just because I haven't done the laundry in a week doesn't make me lazy. Example 2: Je rêve d’un jour ou je pourrais être paresseux et rester en pyjama toute la journée et … [Read more...]
devoirs
Word of the day: devoirs Definition: homework Type: noun, masculine Listen: Example 1: Tu pourras regarder la télévision lorsque tu auras fini tes devoirs./ You can watch TV after you finish your homework. Example 2: Plus d’une heure de devoirs par jour est une vraie torture ! / More than an hour of homework a day is pure torture! Receive a new daily … [Read more...]