Two pink lines. A positive. A smiley face. All three symbols mean just one thing: motherhood.

From the top of her Babies R Us registry to the bottom of the ceramic toilet bowl, join Grace Roche as she waddles her way to the big day – the birth of her first child, a baby boy.

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Grace's Bump Blog: Nesting—Not (Just) for the Birds - 12/15/2011 During my whole pregnancy, I feel like I’ve been checking off symptoms that pregnant women should be experiencing. This includes an icky first trimester, bursts of hormones and sleepless nights. Read full article