19 Weeks

I’m officially at Week 19 of my pregnancy.  That means that little Spot is almost 6-inches long (the length of a US dollar), and at 8.5 ounces is a little over half a pound.  I think I’ve even gained about a pound myself.  I’m pretending that it isn’t from all of the popcorn I’ve been…

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An Artichoke?

I’m at 18 weeks!  That’s officially halfway to “full-term.”  Even though real full-term is 40 weeks, it’s safe to deliver anytime after 36, so they consider that full-term.  I’ve got 2 more weeks until the anatomy scan when we find out what kind of genitals this kid has, not that it particularly matters since I…

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Spot the Pomegranate

Hi, everybody!  Spot is currently is week #17 of his or her existence.   According to the internet, that makes Spot roughly the size of a pomegranate.  Personally, I’ve never understood the reason that babies in utero are compared to food.  Perhaps sizes of food items are more regular somewhere else in the world, but around…

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Introducing Spot

For those of you who might have missed the announcement buried inside this week’s Bookish Questions post, My husband and I are expecting a baby this April.   I had to go in for a super early ultrasound due to some previous complications.  The ultrasound showed that everything was good, and the baby was right…

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