6 Weeks to Go – and a whole lot of things to do! April 26, 2010

I am 34 weeks pregnant today.  It seems like I’ve been pregnant forever… and yet, in some ways, the time has flown by.  That’s one of the inevitable time paradoxes.  Someone said to me recently that once you have kids, the days are long but the years are fast.  I can see that.  It’s already [...]

Week 28 March 21, 2010

Lots of pictures!

The promised photos March 2, 2010

So, the baby belly finally showed up!  Of course, I’ve had trouble buttoning my pants for a while, but now there’s no hiding – even if I wanted to. Just taken last night – 27 weeks.

Weeks 16 – 24: Officially 6 months! February 19, 2010

This week I am officially 2/3 of the way through.  Everyone says that the first trimester is the slowest, and then things just speed up from there.  Yep.  That’s about right.  I counted every day, almost every hour until I reached the magical week 14 – when you’re considered more “safe”.  And then, somewhere around [...]

Accountability, Recipes and Names January 28, 2010

So, I’ve been reading, and I have discovered that by this age, babies can taste the amniotic fluid as they practice breathing.  Amniotic fluid acquires the taste of the food that mommy has been eating.  Which means, if you want to influence your child to eat her veggies… eat yours now.  If you want to [...]

Big Announcements! January 21, 2010

I have two wonderful developments in this bizarre journey of pregnancy… At week 20, I am pleased to announcement that I am now feeling the baby move!  Yep.  Kicks, flutters, rolls, and little taps have been going on for the past 2 weeks (since Week 18). The second is that we have found out that [...]

12 Weeks! December 12, 2009

Well, I’ve made it through the third month… only 6 left to go!  I’m starting to feel so much better!  I still don’t have as much energy as normal, but the extreme fatigue is gone, and I’m finally getting some work done – at CCS and at home!  Poor Dermot, I know he was getting [...]

Second Trimester Started! December 1, 2009

I am officially 13 weeks pregnant and in my second trimester.  It’s hard to believe because I don’t really look or feel all that different, except that I finally have most of my energy back.  Thank goodness.  I was starting to get worried!  As for other news… I have heard the baby’s heartbeat, strong at [...]

Ten Week Update November 14, 2009

I am now 10 weeks and would love to report that there have been some changes, but there haven’t really been any.  I’m still pretty tired most of the time, though the past few days have been better.  By the end of the day, I’m completely bloated!  But nothing else feels very different, which is [...]

The Heartbeat October 27, 2009

We saw the baby’s heartbeat on October 19  in my first ultrasound.  It’s not easy to tell what the picture looks like, but amazing thing is that there definitely is something in there!  And the heart was fluttering like crazy.  According to most research, the chances of a miscarriage after seeing the heartbeat goes down [...]