Ooh, ooh, we're halfway there....

WEEK 20: THE HALFWAY MARK!!

This picture was taken this morning...

...and this one from 10 minutes ago...


Bloat anyone?!

According to the websites, baby is about the length of a banana right now and is growing a white coating all over his/her body called vernix caseosa which is protecting it 'til it's time to enter the real world. His/her digestive system is also on the go, and the first attempts at swallowing will take place soon. Things are busy in there, and just as busy out here.

Anyway, I do love the belly, especially when I can feel little pitter-patters in there!!

Week 19

Yeah, I know the belly's still small, but Month 5 has brought with it its share of aches and pains. Pins and needles thanks to smooshed circulation and some problems sleeping (YOU try finding a comfortable position when you've basically just swallowed a nerf football) are the main ones on the list.

Other than that, I can't complain! Double has even made him/herself known, slowly but surely with some gentle popcorn-popping taps from the inside.

5 month mark!

Me, my maternity pants and Double at 18 weeks!

Welcome Anna!

As of 8:20am today, my friend Nicole and her husband Dave have a new baby girl, Anna Jae.

Congratulations Nic and Dave, and welcome to the world baby Anna!

Double Trouble!

We had our last visit with Dr. Vitali on Wednesday and let's just say, boy or girl, my baby's already got a personality! Refused to uncross those legs and let us find out the gender. Most votes go for a stubborn girl (she would in fact have quite a precedent) or a timid boy.

Either is still fine with us, as long as Double's healthy -- and, from the last visit, he/she is indeed! We got a look at the 2 lobes of the brain, the formed bladder, the heart, the pulsating umbilical cord (little known fact my doctor gave us: a healthy umbilical cord pulsates at the same rate as the heartbeat...which it was!), the arms and legs and eyes.

Our next appointment - the 3D ultrasound where we'll get a more in depth look (does it make me a bad mother to admit I'm afraid these images of my alien baby are going to freak me out?) and - yes - we've been promised they'll poke and prod me until Double reveals its privates. Is my kid going to love me or WHAT?

34!!

Happy Birthday me!

Yeah, I'm in bear pajamas. What of it?

Week 17

Jodi's Bday: Part I!

So this whole spreading-out-the-bday-over-several-mini-days tradition is just fiiiine by me!

Yesterday afternoon, Andrea and I headed out for a nice lunch and then a visit to an exhibit being held in the center of town, called "From Corot to Picasso and from Fattori to De Pisis". We got the headsets and wandered around for a good two hours (the picture above, "Mystery" by Redon, was Andrea's favorite), then grabbed a warm-n-cozy cappuccino and came home.

Jodi's Bday: Part II will be a movie tonight ("Slumdog Millionaire") and some ice-cream.

Will let ya know about Part III and, possibly, IV! (though, these should all *really* be Parts II, III, IV and V since Part I was my birthday cake in Jamaica...but who's counting really...)!

I'm one lucky pre-birthday girl!!

16 weeks and growing (half the time anyway!)...

Sometimes I wake up and there's hardly any belly at all, then it gets to be about 2pm and POP, all of a sudden it's there again! The wonders of baby growth.