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The presence of early pregnancy symptoms is an indication that your spouse needs to undergo a pregnancy test. If positive, it means your spouse is on her way to give birth to your baby.

However, pregnancy-divided into three trimesters-remains a mysterious period for most women. And as for the men, most expectant dads go through these months without a slightest clue as to what is expected of them. Here is a pregnancy calendar to prepare you on what to expect from your spouse and how best to help her.

Pregnancy Calendar: First Trimester

What your spouse will experience:

The sudden hormonal rush during this phase may lead to a host of uncomfortable symptoms and sensations for your spouse. Nausea (commonly referred to as morning sickness) and an aversion for certain foods items may become apparent. Weakness or fatigue is another common symptom at this stage.

What you can do:

As the full import of the pregnancy starts to sink in, you can discuss the baby with your spouse. You could also accompany her during her visits to the obstetrician. Make use of this relatively relaxed period by spending quality time together, at home and outside.

Pregnancy Calendar: Second Trimester

What your spouse will experience:

The initial distressing symptoms such as nausea will now subside. However, your spouse's belly will continue to expand throughout this stage. This will restrict her movements considerably. Bleeding from the nose and gums, heartburn, indigestion, and the appearance of varicose veins or hemorrhoids are the other symptoms that she will have to bear with.

What you can do:

Her pregnancy will increasingly impede your spouse's capacity to live a normal life. You can help by taking over at least some of her domestic duties. This is also a good time to help her plan her pregnancy in detail.

Pregnancy Calendar: Third Trimester

What your spouse will experience:

The developing baby will make further demands on your spouse's body: her weight will continue to increase and may lead to back and hip pain. Swellings on the ankles and face may also be present. Besides, even mild exertion during this period may leave her gasping for breath.

What you can do:

In this final stage of pregnancy, your spouse may become increasingly housebound. Try to find ways to make her feel comfortable and keep her spirits high-an occasional gentle massage will be highly appreciated. This is also the time to finalize arrangements for the birth of your baby.

I was sent this calendar for 2008.  It lists Black people accomplishments thru out the year.

I did a search for it on the internet and posted the link here.

I have a favor to ask of th Mindsay Community.  I have been asked to supply some photos for a calendar of Texas nature/landscapes.  Anyway, I can submit up to six pictures, but I'm having a real hard time choosing ones that I think people would be willing to pay money to stare at for a month on a calendar.  I was hoping that you kind folks of Mindsay could help me out and peruse some of my photos, and help me to decide which to submit to the calendar project.  Here is a link to the Photography Sections on my website, if you all could email, post here, or post to the my website forum, your favorite one or two pictures, it would be a great help to me.

Thanks,
DRUNKEN OSO

stolen from bettiespaghetti! 

I Am :  woman
I Want : to go to Paris
I Have :  an empty martini glass in front of me
I Wish : my room would magically get clean
I Hate : alarm clocks and bad weather
I Fear :  fear
I Hear : the noisy neighbors
I Search : all day but I can't find where I put my calendar. yikes.
I Wonder : why people can't be more specific...
I Regret : nothing! (Non, je ne regrette rien!)
I Love :  widdle puppies (& Kittens too) Great now I sound like Elmira from Tiny Toons.
I Ache:  in my heart sometimes (aww....)
I Always :  am lazy, but sometimes I try to fight against it.
I Usually :  cuss out other drivers when I'm on the road.
I Am Not : about to compromise in the area of morality.
I Dance :  only when no one's looking or when everyone else is headbanging ;)
I Sing :  in the car to Charles Trenet & Francoise Hardy and sometimes manage to sing some lines, but not others.
I Never : appreciate people walking all over me.
I Rarely : eat tofu or soy.
I Cry : because I'm a baby.
I Am Not Always :  at the computer.
I Lose :  well I've already talked about my calendar. But I lose my keys sometimes, so that's why I have a backup!
I'm Confused : about love. Is it out there? Or what?
I Need : to clean my room.
I Should : clean my room.

Ok! I'm going to clean my room. Bye :)

Thought I'd get this in ASAP - the new preview page is now available at the storefront at http://www.lulu.com/imcheryl.  Thought I'd list the address both ways in case you want to bookmark it!

I hope you get a chance to check it out! the specific project address is; http://www.lulu.com/content/408696
which is also;  A Collection of Peaceful Reflections for 2007

I've posted at the storefront's blog that once sufficient calendars are sold I will begin to donate a minimum of $2 US from each sale to a non profit organization supporting and promoting peace worldwide.

I mentioned this to some friends of mine at our discussion forum; " I have to pay the mortgage & bills somehow so my intent to support myself through work such as this will open the way for further developments and certainly helps me see where I can go with other ideas!" (oh the wording of that could elicit the wrong sort of comments here with the MindSay bunch but what the heck!!!!)

Still more in the works, so keep posted on these projects - the sky's the limit if you ask me! (even though no one did ask! he he!)

And I do have an idea brewing for the new page design too- But - I'll keep that to myself until tomorrow - giving me an excuse for yet another entry that's not focused on current world affairs, politics or religion, though as always it will have a spiritual slant I'm sure! Hey, no apologies; it's in my blood and it's not a mental state I wish to disassociate myself from because it brings me a wonderful sense of the divine in all things in our world.

Reflecting Peacefully in my world and hoping others can be equally fortunate!
Peace = Salam = Pace = Shalom May we have Peace on earth! ;)