{3.29.10}

week: fifteen

hello energy and nesting! this week i spent every waking moment of energy organizing the nursery and getting all our closets ready for spring and summer. the next phase is moving adam's computer desk in our bedroom to make room for the crib -- we may need to have a "losing the office to a bassinet" party for adam -- enter sad face here.

baby can sense light and pressure from outside of the womb...but getting Adam to poke my belly so I could feel the slightest movement was a mission impossible.

food cravings:

• fresh strawberries

food aversions:

• none

baby's size:

• beefsteak tomato

baby looks like:

{3.22.10}

week: fourteen

baby now weighs about an ounce and is the length of a flip phone, or roughly 3 1/2 inches—he/she has tripled in size from a mere three weeks ago! impressive huh.

I am definitely showing already, much more than I did with brenner. With the exception of one lonely pair of stretchy low-rise jeans, I am in elastic waistband-land and feeling rather lumpy -- arms and thighs included.

food cravings:

• graham crackers


• dill pickles

food aversions:

• grilled onions (texture, texture, texture!) 

baby's size:

• lemon

baby looks like:

{3.15.10}

week: thirteen

our baby has bones and fingerprints this week. cool!

despite going off the baby glue the aches and pains continue to displease me morning, noon and night! to say this pregnancy has been uncomfortable would be a complete understatement and total rubbish.

is it september yet?

and speaking of september, we get to pick our baby's birthday. that's right - c-section! after reviewing the medical records from brenner's delivery (shoulder dystocia + 4th degree tear!) our doctor is advising us against natural childbirth. for us, the risks and complications involved are not worth putting me and the health of our baby in danger.

food cravings:

• beef

food aversions:

• water (am i a fish?)

baby's size:

• nutter butter

baby looks like:

{3.8.10}

week: twelve

first trimester: check.

***alternate version: sweet-halleluiah-no-more-baby-glue-can-i-get-an-amen-check!!!!!***

and that's all i have to say about that. oh look, a belly picture.

food cravings:

• naughty-naughties (e.g. fish & chips)

food aversions:

• strawberry jam (texture...gag...ack!)

baby's size:

• plum

baby looks like:

face-to-face with baby Ridlon! from Mel on Vimeo.

baby was moving, kicking and waving just before adam started recording. she/he was facing us the entire time, it was the most amazing moment for the both of us.

{3.1.10}

week: eleven

our baby has non-webbed fingers/toes and is moving and kicking and dancing and hiccupping now. go baby, go! drinking 64 ounces of water per day and you'd think my skin would be amazingly radiant and beautiful, but no, still patchy and dry. had a "moment" one evening and yelled at adam for not acknowledging the horrific patchy proof staring right at him.

food cravings:

• frosted mini-wheats


• sparkling lemonade

food aversions:

• apples

baby's size:

• lime

baby looks like: