Belly Button update

This is a sideways view of my belly button as of 3 minutes ago, at 21 weeks. So cock your head to the left and be amused by the interesting shape it is taking on.

:)

Carrot Time - 21 Weeks Today

Ok, so babycenter.com claims that this week the baby is the length of a carrot which is approximately 10.5 inches from head to toe. I don't know about you, but I can't remember the last time I bought carrots that were longer than bananas, so this seems strange to me. Its almost like saying the baby is the size of a 10.5 inch plum or green bean or ruler. But maybe that is just me.

I don't own a scale, because it probably is not too healthy to pay too close attention these days - bad for my ego - but I am pretty sure that I gained most of the weight from last month in the last week and a half. Because I am starting to feel less big today, even though I am the same size. I think the rest of my body has started to catch up to my belly.

I think my belly might just fall off

So, I feel as if I have grown exponentially in just the last two days. Baby and I are definitely planning to stop eating cheese fries on a daily basis.

If I look from afar, or in certain positions the belly doesn't seem that huge, but as I am lying in bed, tossing from one side to the other since I can no longer sleep on my stomach or my back, the muscles in my abdomen seem to be saying "My goodness, what is this thing you want us to lug around?"

Actually, to be honest, they used expletives I would prefer not to publish here on the blog. I know stomach muscles don't talk, but believe me. These ones were swearing at me.

So the moral of the story is, don't gain a lot of weight all at once in the abdomen, because you too might feel as if your belly is going to fall off the rest of your body. And the sad thing is, you almost wish it would so things would be normal again. (until you remember there is a baby in the belly, and you are sappy enough to weep when other mothers give birth on tv shows, so there is no way you would give up that experience for yourself). And after that, even though you want to stop lugging it around, you are actually pretty glad the baby is in there.

Breaking News: Baby resembles a Banana

Today I have been pregnant for 20 weeks, which means this is the halfway mark in a normal pregnancy. It seems really strange that this is already half over, but on the other hand it will be nice to have my body all to myself again.

This week, the baby is roughly the length of a banana when measured from head to toe. This is a switch in measurements, as previously our fruit update was based on head to butt measurements. That means the baby is probably about 10 inches long from head to toe, 6.5 inches from head to butt.

There is also a new picture below, which is not a great picture of me, but will give you the rough idea of what I currently look like. All I can say is there is no longer much doubt that it is in there.

Belly Buttons

In case you wanted a belly button update, mine used to be very deep - definitely an "innie". Now it is almost a "flatty", half in but half evening out with the rest of the belly.

I'll let you know when it pops out the other way.

Not much going on

Since Jenna requires that I provide up to the minute coverage, as promised, this blog is all about nothing new going on.

I tried to call the ultrasound people and get in earlier, but no can do. So we will have to stick with April 7th and wait with bated breath to find out the gender of the baby.

On a side note, why is it that everyone asks what sex the baby is, rather than gender? Just a small pet peeve, but I certainly hope the baby isn't having any sex at the moment.

People have started asking to touch the belly, and I have to say so far I don't mind at all. I'm pretty proud of my little heirloom tomato. Although, they grossly misjudge where the baby is. At this point, my uterus is not quite as high as my belly button. So that bulge at the top of my belly is actually just my stomach and intestines and other organs that are running out of room in the rest of my body and are travelling higher up. But I guess, as I think about it, maybe I prefer people stick to the belly button area of my belly, as it can be awkward being rubbed below the belt. hmmm. I'll have to ponder that one.

So that's my update for today. Yesterday I felt humoungus, but today I look far more normal, so it depends on my clothing quite a bit how big I am.

19 Weeks Today

Today I have been pregnant for 19 weeks, and the baby is roughly the size of a large heirloom tomato - which should be approximately 6 inches long from head to butt (the baby, not the tomato).

Baby has been moving around a lot today, which is very exciting. And a little weird, because I can feel it happening, but no one else can even see anything different. Its like when your brother pokes you in the side during church, but everyone else can only hear the thud your elbow makes on the back of the pew, and they never see the poke.

So in essence, what I am trying to say is the baby is poking me and giggling because I jump or react, and people just think I'm nuts. Already he/she has their father's sense of humor.
:)

18 weeks

This week I have been pregnant for 18 weeks, which means the baby should be approximately 5.5 inches long from head to butt and roughly the size of a bell pepper. So the next time you are in the grocery aisle, cuddle up with a pepper and think of us.

Getting Ready for SETC

Tonight I am supposed to be finishing up work on my two presentations at SETC in Chattanooga, TN this weekend, but for some reason I only want to update the blog and search for strollers online. When did I become this way?

So we have to wait until April 7th to find out the gender of the baby, which is SOOOOOO long from now. All the other August due date women on baby center seem to already know. But Richmond, being such the advanced city, only has two technicians that do ultrasounds and they travel from hospital to hospital everyday, so there aren't all that many appointments available for all the pregnant women out there. And both of them are planning to be on vacation the week of Mike's spring break, which is in MArch and would be the perfect time for us to go! (you can't see it, but this is me pouting at the computer now)

17 weeks...finally!

As of Saturday we were officially 17 weeks pregnant... again. Which means baby phillips should be roughly the size of a turnip. Do not confuse this with a raddish or a parsnip, which are both smaller than an avocado. Turnips are surprisingly quite large.

An added bonus, Measure for Measure closed today, and while usually the closing of a show is filled with nostalgia and sadness, all I feel is RELIEVED!! Finally I can be down to two jobs and just work on making a baby in my spare time.

So now, I spent the evening recovering and will spend the next two days preparing to go to SETC in Chatanooga, TN. It will be interesting to go this year since my budget is zero and it will be an 8 hour drive each way, but life is full of interesting experiences.

And on a side note, congratulations to Jenna who has made an offer on her first house. My aren't we all growing up so quickly.