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Day 161
Saturday 3rd April 2010 Gestation: 27 weeks, 1 day One year ago. Suse comes into me, holding a lipstick-shaped thing in her hands. “There’s ferning.” “Really,” I say, looking up from the paper....
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Day 168
Saturday 10th April 2010 Gestation: 28 weeks, 1 day One year ago. “Do you think my boobs are bigger?” I look carefully, trying to keep an earnest expression on my face. Rarely are men invited to...
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Day 178
Tuesday 20th April 2010 Gestation: 29 weeks, 4 days One year ago. We sit there on the slightly uncomfortable couches. Suse holds the clipboard, frowning as she reads. “What does this mean?” I lean...
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Day 185, Part 1
Tuesday 27th April 2010 Gestation: 30 weeks, 4 days One year ago. We sit here waiting. We’ve been here before. The same vaguely comfortable seats. The same grime on the armrests from years of...
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Day 185, Part 2
Tuesday 27th April 2010 Gestation: 30 weeks, 4 days One year ago. Time passes as quickly as it does when your soul mate is in surgery. Like cement through an hourglass. Still, I keep myself busy. I...
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Day 204
Sunday 16th May 2010 Gestation: 33 weeks, 2 days One year ago. I walk out the front door, heading towards the gate. Sticking out of the bottom hatch is a folded envelope, a gaggle of envelopes within....
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Day 224
Saturday 5th June 2010 Gestation: 36 weeks, 1 day One year ago. “This period’s dicking around with me,” Suse says, emerging from the bathroom. “When’s it going to come? It’s late.” I look at Suse,...
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Day 261
Monday 12th July 2010 One year ago. ‘I was thinking I might drive up to Ballarat after tea tonight to make love to you. Any objections?’ I don’t know that I’ve ever received a nicer text message....
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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 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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