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ہفتہ 21 اگست 2004Saturday, August 21, 2004
Michelle's Birth Story
The due date for our baby was August 18. After the 36th week of pregnancy, we had doctor’s appointments every week. On August 11, we had an appointment with Dr. Cernadas at 3:15pm. She did a vaginal exam and told...
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منگل 17 اگست 2004Tuesday, August 17, 2004
Labor and Delivery: A Technical Note
During labor, an external fetal monitor is used to record the baby’s heart rate and the uterine contractions. The sensors are placed on the mother’s belly. Later, during the pushing phase of labor, a sensor is connected to the baby’s...
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جمعرات 12 اگست 2004Thursday, August 12, 2004
The Proudest Day
Michelle Zakaria was born at 6:57pm (that was the correct time, though the St Peters clock said 7:01pm and that’s what they recorded) on August 12 at Saint Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. She weighs 6 pounds 9 ounces...
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بدھ 11 اگست 2004Wednesday, August 11, 2004
It's Time
Well, not exactly. But we had a doctor’s appointment today and the amniotic fluid seems to be a bit low while the baby seems to be doing fine right now. So our doctor has asked us to go to the...
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پیر 2 اگست 2004Monday, August 02, 2004
Breastfeeding Class
When we registered for the class at St Peters, we asked if it was for women only or for couples. Since the breastfeeding class was open to couples, we both attended it. However, when we got there, I wondered what...
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بدھ 21 جولائی 2004Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Childbirth Class
Saint Peters University Hospital offers childbirth classes in two formats. Either you can take the class one day a week for a month or spend a whole day one weekend learning about childbirth and specifically Lamaze. We decided that spending...
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منگل 13 جولائی 2004Tuesday, July 13, 2004
My Surprise Baby Shower
I was really surprised to have one. Baby shower seems like a big pregnancy thing in the US. When we started our baby registry at Babies R Us, the lady asked Zack if he needed shower invitation cards and hesitently...
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جمعرات 8 جولائی 2004Thursday, July 08, 2004
Buying Baby Stuff
What better way to start shopping for our baby than to buy new bedroom furniture for ourselves? It makes the expense of the baby’s things trivial by comparison and postpones the day when you can buy stuff for the baby...
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جمعہ 2 جولائی 2004Friday, July 02, 2004
Doctor or Midwife?
We had been seeing a doctor but the question came up some time ago whether we would like to see a midwife, associated with the doctor’s office, instead and have the baby delivered by the midwife. So, we scheduled our...
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جمعہ 25 جون 2004Friday, June 25, 2004
What's in a Name III
This is the last post in my series of thinking aloud about our baby’s name. We were thinking about our daughter’s last name when I found an article about the issue of women taking their husbands’ last names. A debate...
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اتوار 23 مئی 2004Sunday, May 23, 2004
Pregnancy Pics
I guess it’s time for some pictures since it’s the 27th week. The pregnancy is finally showing, though it can be somewhat hidden in Amber’s Pakistani kameez shalwar....
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منگل 18 مئی 2004Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Week 21: Level 2 Diagnostic Ultrasound
The child finally looks human I was scheduled for a level 2 diagnostic ultrasound during the 21st week. Myself and Zack were very excited as we were told that at 21st week the baby looks like a complete human vs...
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اتوار 16 مئی 2004Sunday, May 16, 2004
What's in a Name II
In my previous post thinking about a name for our baby, I mentioned a website for Muslim names. Now, what exactly is a Muslim name? Let’s take a look at a few websites listing Muslim names. Most of the names...
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جمعرات 8 اپریل 2004Thursday, April 08, 2004
What's in a Name I
One of the interesting pastimes during pregnancy is choosing a name for the baby. Since we can’t be sure about the gender of the baby, we have to consider both boy and girl names. The question then comes down to...
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جمعرات 1 اپریل 2004Thursday, April 01, 2004
Week 20: Boy or Girl
Finally, the pregnancy is half over. Amber is starting to get a bit bigger from her 100lb (46 kg) self. She needs new clothes but doesn’t like the maternity clothes available. I’ll leave it to her to write the details...
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جمعہ 19 مارچ 2004Friday, March 19, 2004
Weeks 11--19
Will my child be bald? In weeks 14th–17th the fetus grows hair. I was very upset that time ‘cause it looked like I was going to get laid off. So Zack kept telling me that due to all that worry,...
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اتوار 14 مارچ 2004Sunday, March 14, 2004
Spring Break Movies
When one’s pregnant and not feeling well, there’s not much one can do outdoors. So no camping trips or long drives for us this spring break. We stayed home and watched a lot of movies. For the ones we watched...
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ہفتہ 21 فروری 2004Saturday, February 21, 2004
Weeks 7-10
Start of a new life On Dec 29th, we went to see the Doc in the morning. We were very nervous, if the heartbeat be there or not? Dr Darder was there that day. He performed the transvaginal ultrasound. Zack...
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جمعہ 20 فروری 2004Friday, February 20, 2004
Weeks 5-6
I was having cramps in my lower abdomen for a few days and I noticed on Dec 16th evening that I have slight dark brown spotting. Spotting continued for next 10 days and cramps starting to become severe. On the...
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جمعرات 19 فروری 2004Thursday, February 19, 2004
Weeks 2-3
We don’t know when our baby was conceived. Actually, we have a vague idea. Since we live in different states, we can narrow down the dates to when I was home in Jersey. That comes out to be the thanksgiving...
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پیر 16 فروری 2004Monday, February 16, 2004
Weeks 1-2
First step: Zack is coming home on 27th Nov for Thanksgiving. After a very painful month (Zack’s CRVO problem), finally we are relaxed a little bit. I got up 25 Nov and realized that I may be ovulating. (I have...
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ہفتہ 14 فروری 2004Saturday, February 14, 2004
Exciting News
Today (Valentine’s day) is probably an appropriate day to reveal this news. Amber and I are expecting a baby. This weblog will now be turned into a full-time pregnancy journal. Just kidding. All your favorite content will still be posted,...
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