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    my bubba turning two, I'm
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  • June 3, 2014

    UP THE DUFF Week 28: How to deal with a batshit crazy pregnant woman.

    By Rachel on June 3, 2014

    When I get a little anxious - as I am wont to do right now - I try to deal with it myself. And if I can't, I force Mr Chick to deal with it, even though he has been working ridiculous hours and overnight shifts and is basically more deranged and tired than I have ever seen him....

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  • May 28, 2014

    UP THE DUFF Week 27: Nesting that involves knocking down walls.

    By Rachel on May 28, 2014

    When the nesting urge strikes a pregnant lady, she is powerless to resist. I say that from a hotel where I'm holed up while a group of builders smash through half of our house

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  • May 21, 2014

    UP THE DUFF Week 26: The big elephant in the room.

    By Rachel on May 21, 2014

    I feel a bit elephantine this week. I huff. I puff. I can’t get off the floor unaided. I even held onto the back of Mr Chick’s jeans while he dragged me up a staircase at Wagaya Tapas the other day. We laughed about it but I’m realising fast that pregnancy is increasingly about the loss of dignity –...

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  • May 14, 2014

    UP THE DUFF Week 25: Ten pregnancy firsts.

    By Rachel on May 14, 2014

    Some really weird stuff happens to you when you're pregnant. From getting breathless while sitting on the couch, to falling in love with inanimate objects, here are my ten preggo firsts

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  • May 7, 2014

    UP THE DUFF Week 24: My health retreat babymoon

    By Rachel on May 7, 2014

    Everyone I know with kids has urged me to take a babymoon, and I don't need to be told twice. So, I was excited to join a trip of bloggers at gorgeous NSW health retreat Solar Springs last week.

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Hi! I’m Rachel…

me charlie in the sun ... and this is my sweet bubba Charlie. Hope you'll stick around as I chronicle everything from the cute to the batshit-crazy moments of first-time motherhood!

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