Posts Tagged ‘pregnancy’
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…
Read MoreAn 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…
Read MoreSpot 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…
Read MoreIntroducing 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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