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Pip – Week Twenty Two

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Latest developments from Pip: Daddy read my first story to me yesterday – Winnie the Pooh. # I now weigh almost one pound / 430 grams – still quite a way to go before I’m ready to pop out… # Daddy just read Little Miss Sunshine to me whilst I had a bath with Mummy – next up: Mr Happy… 

Pip – Week Twenty One

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Latest developments from Pip: Latest Stats: I now weigh about three-quarters of a pound / 360 grams. Quite the fatty ;o) # Really pleased to hear that my cousin Amelie was safely delivered this weekend. Can’t wait to meet her in person… # Finally I’m being measured from head to heel – 10.5 inches/ 27 centimetres long. # My eyebrows… 

Pip – Week Twenty

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Latest developments from Pip: Just been swimming. Well, Mummy has and I went along for the ride. Great fun. Can’t wait to try AquaAerobics on Wednesday after my scan… # Just playing with technology. I guess I take after Daddy. # Starting to develop a whitish coat of a slick, fatty substance covering my body; protects my skin from the… 

My CYM Degree Stats

3 years 9 terms 20 modules 1 dissertation 18 assignments 24 reflective journals 12 directed tasks 106,000 words 18 fieldwork meetings 18 professional formation group meetings 108 journey’s to/from Oxford 12,024 miles countless laughs/tears/loving insults Feeling now it’s all done = PRICELESS!!

Pip – Week Nineteen

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Latest developments from Pip: Woohoo – I’m officially half-way to being ‘cooked’ today. It’s been quite a ride – looking forward to the second half. # Latest stats: I now measure around 6 inches/ 15 centimetres long from crown to rump and weigh about 9 ounces/ 240 grams # Artist’s impression of what I look like now; if this is… 

Pip – Week Eighteen

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Latest developments from Pip: Latest stats: I am now 6 inches/ 14.2 centimetres long from crown to rump and weigh about 7 ounces/ 190 grams… # My chest is now moving up and down to mimic breathing but I’m not taking in air, only amniotic fluid – nice. # Here’s the latest pic which shows you roughly what I look… 

Pip – Week Seventeen

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Latest developments from Pip: I am now an impressive 5.5 inches/ 13 centimetres long from crown to rump and weigh approximately 5 ounces/ 140 grams. # This week a protective substance called myelin will begin to slowly wrap around my spinal cord. Sounds nice… # Off to Silverstone with Mummy to “run” the Race for Life – 5k here we… 

Pip – Week Sixteen

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Latest developments from Pip: I’ve made it to the size of an Avocado (about 5 inches long) and now weigh about 100 grams! # Here comes a growth spurt: will double in weight over the next three weeks, and add inches in length. Got a feeling it’s going to be tiring! # We’re all off to see the midwife today… 

New Portfolio Website

When I signed up for a hosting account with Dreamhost, the package included a free domain registration.  I decided to go with a domain name which linked to the personal tagline I’ve used on this site (and in my email signature) for the last 10 years: Brain-free since ’73…The domain in question is www.brain-free.com, and I’m currently using it as…