Second Tri

Blogging from a somewhat strange location today! I’m doing two Operation Beautiful presentations at a high school and middle school in a small town in New York state today.  Since I didn’t get to my hotel room until 12:30 AM and was up at 5:30 to make the first presentation at 8:00, I’m catching up [...]

Looking around, it’s hard to tell that it’s Sunday night on South Beach.  It’s bumpin’ out there – music, drinks, dancing.  And we’re in bed, reading and computer-ing.  Hey, it’s a babymoon, after all! After a long nap and a peanut butter sandwich (eaten in bed… one of the luxuries of staying in a hotel [...]

Hello from South Beach! (Since so many people have asked… yes!  I’m staying Naked Faced on the beach.  100% all in!)   Our vacation is going very well so far, despite rainy and windy weather in Miami.  I think we’re both just so pleased to be here and away from the grind that we just [...]

One of the strangest aspects of pregnancy has been how much my body has changed but how little I notice the different on a day-to-day basis.  I guess the growth happens so slowly that I haven’t really noticed it… until I look at the belly shots, of course.    Whoa, momma!  Week 25, and I [...]

My, my.  What a difference 10 weeks makes.   Happy 24 weeks, BabyHTP!   This week, we’re working on brain and lung development.  Baby is also gaining more body fat and is now 11.81 inches long and weighs 1.32 pounds.  And – best of all – BabyHTP is now considered “legally viable” by my sources and [...]

You know, I thought my bump wasn’t growing… but it appears that it is, in fact, expanding.   Happy 23 Weeks, BabyHTP!  Here’s what the baby is up to this week:  “Your baby is practicing her "breathing" on the amniotic fluid—sucking it in and out of her lungs.  Fat production is in overdrive at this [...]

Baby continues to grow, and the bump continues to change shape.  I was so round a few weeks ago, now I feel pointer.  I’m carrying all in front, right around my belly button, which is getting flatter and flatter and feels so strange now!   There’s all sorts of Old Wives Tales about how you [...]

My – what a difference 10 weeks makes!   BabyHTP and I are finally in the 20s!  Here’s what’s going on this week: “Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel. If you're having a girl, [...]

Around 4 AM, I was woken up by the baby – the first time this has happened!  And then she/he proceeded to thump me 12 times in a row, even kicking back when I poked the foot with my finger.  We went from a maximum of 4 thumps in a row to 12, right in [...]

Pop!  Goes the belly.   Getting bigger every single day.  Most baby websites compare the size of the baby to a fruit, which can be fun but also a bit silly – baby is currently a sweet potato but sweet potatoes can be small or big!  So I like to look at this fetal weight [...]

Time seems to be flying by.  Week 17 already!   Here’s what BabyHTP is up to this week.  “Your baby's skeleton is changing from soft cartilage to bone, and the umbilical cord — her lifeline to the placenta — is growing stronger and thicker. Your baby weighs 5 ounces now, and she's around 5 inches [...]

Whoa, baby!  I cannot even believe we’re at 16 weeks.   Here’s what BabyHTP is up to this week (source): “Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches [...]

Want to know something crazy?  This week, BabyHTP is longer than an iPhone, if you include the little legs!  WHERE IS BABY HIDING?  An iPhone seems ginormous.  I have this weird theory about my insides… I don’t like to think of myself as having organs.  I prefer to think of myself as a steak.  No [...]