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Day 315
Saturday 4th September 2010 One year ago. “The phone’s ringing, honey!” I run into the lounge room, where I find Suse holding the phone like it’s a bomb. After a moment, she depresses the trigger....
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Day 273
Saturday 24th July 2010 One year ago. “My boobs are really sore at the moment,” Suse says, turning to me. “Really?” I say. She pushes them with her hands, to confirm. “Yeah. Really sore.” Half an...
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Day 258
Friday 9th July 2010 One year ago. “So how are things going?” I look at Suse, and she raises her eyebrows, awaiting a response. “Really great,” I say. “Really great. We’ve come back from Fiji,...
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Day 252
Saturday 3rd July 2010 One year ago. We have lunch with my older brother and his wife, and then dinner with my younger brother and his wife. Things have settled down for them both – as much as it can...
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Day 245
Saturday 26th June 2010 Gestation: 39 weeks, 1 day One year ago. We sit there at dinner, on this, our last night in Fiji. Suse and I lean into each other, hugging our beers. “You know, I really want...
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Day 240
Monday 21st June 2010 Gestation: 38 weeks, 3 days One year ago. We sit there, in the back of the speedboat, drinking in the afternoon sun. As we head out towards the coral reef we wind our way along...
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Day 222
Thursday 3rd June 2010 Gestation: 35 weeks, 6 days One year ago. “I had a dream about having a baby,” Suse says. My eyes leave the traffic as I turn to look at her. She looks back. Her face is...
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Day 216
Friday 28th May 2010 Gestation: 35 weeks One year ago. I talk to Libby. They had a girl. Lana. So, both of my brothers and their wives, and now Libby and Jack. All of them have had their second...
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Day 212
Monday 24th May 2010 Gestation: 34 weeks, 3 days One year ago. I walk into the room. “Hey, bro!” says my Texan sister-in-law from the bed. My younger brother stands to her right, a proud glow across...
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Day 201
Thursday 13th May 2010 Gestation: 32 weeks, 6 days One year ago. “Would you like a hold?” I look at my sister-in-law, her face full and beaming, as she offers forward my new niece. “I’d love to,” I...
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