Second Life: I Was an Online Mother

[Colwyn]

I Was an Online Mother on SF Weekly (http://www.sfweekly.com/Issues/2006-04-12/news/suckafreecity2.html)

For $3,500 in Lindens (about $12 US), I could buy the pregnancy kit and get knocked up. I had the cash, so I made up my mind: without much fanfare — without a partner or even a nurse and a turkey baster — I bought the kit and got started. I tacked on a body shape that bumped out my stomach to a late-first-trimester size, making me a little more kettle-shaped. Then I switched on the UPA, or "ULTIMATE Pregnancy Attachment."
Source: Second Life Herald (http://www.secondlifeherald.com/slh/)

[Colwyn]

I Was an Online Mother, Part 2 on SF Weekly (http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2006-04-19/news/suckafreecity3.html?src=news_rss)

My nesting instinct has also kicked in. Sticking to my strict budget, I bought a scruffy, postage stamp-sized plot of land in what looked like a quiet neighborhood, next to a New Orleans-style hotel with pink motorbikes parked in front, and a few suburban-style houses. After shopping around, I found a quaint one-room cottage small enough to fit on my lot, and then bought a crib, play mat, and dresser at a furniture store. The kid will sleep in the crib, play on the mat in front of the fireplace — I even bought some blocks — and I'll, I don't know, sleep on the floor; there's barely room left for even an armchair.
Source: MMO Portal (http://mmo.portalsnetwork.com/)

[Colwyn]

I Was an Online Mother, Part 3 on SF Weekly (http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2006-04-26/news/suckafreecity3.html?src=news_rss)

I don't care if my giving birth just now felt only a thousandth as real as the real thing: My hands are shaking, my head is spinning, and there's sweat on my brow. I'm lying in the "recovery" room in the birth clinic while my new baby lies in a crib in the nursery down the hall. I can't wait to see her. That's right — it's a girl.
Source: MMO Portal (http://mmo.portalsnetwork.com/)