The Kumquat's Eyes

I learned this back in one of my science classes but I completely forgot how to actually calculate the probable eye color of your children. Go here to try it on your own.

Our results:

50% Chance for Brown Eyes

29.1% Chance for Green Eyes

20.8% Chance for Blue Eyes

I knew that Brown was probably in the lead when it came to our little Kumquat's eyeball color but I am really hoping for Green. My Dad has green eyes and I love them! I've always wished that I had his green eyes. I'm happy that it's the 2nd most likely option.

Me: Brown
Eric: Blue

Eric's Mom: Green
Eric's Dad: Blue

My Mom: Brown
My Dad: Green

16 Weeks!

Today is week 16! I'm really happy about the 16 week mark because last night I had some very scary dreams about loosing the baby. So I'm relieved to have gotten up this morning and still be as chubby looking as I was yesterday! =) And I feel great too.

Here are the details from www.babycenter.com and my comments are in red!

How your baby's growing:

Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Oh Boy! I'm going to get an even bigger butt! So, is it possible to actually carry your baby in your ass? Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun I really don't know what this means, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails I wonder if they're as big as Eric's?. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.

How your life's changing:

The top of your uterus is about halfway between your pubic bone and your navel, and the round ligaments that support it are thickening and stretching as it grows Yes, and I can feel it. It hurts, thanks.. You're probably feeling a whole lot better as you settle into pregnancy, too. Less nausea, fewer mood swings Did ya read my post from a few days ago?, and "glowing" skin again, did ya read my post from a few days ago? "Glowing Skin" = Oily zitty skin contribute to an overall sense of well-being.Soon you'll experience one of the most wonderful moments of pregnancy — feeling your baby move. While some women notice "quickening" as early as 16 weeks, many don't feel their baby move until about 18 weeks or more. (And if this is your first baby, don't be too impatient — you may not be aware of your baby's movements until 20 weeks or so.) The earliest movements may feel like little flutters, gas bubbles, or even like popcorn popping Call me crazy but I think I've already felt this popcorn feeling. Over the following weeks they'll grow stronger and you'll be able to feel them much more frequently. Yay! Although I am sure Eric will think it's gross. =)

What NOT To Say

I can write about this now because a day has passed and I'm not nearly as irritable as I was when this conversation took place. Looking back it's actually kind of funny but at the time I was ready to move back in with my parents and take back my maiden name. Not without giving Eric a karate chop to the neck first, of course.

Me: Tomorrow, when we're out running errands in Springfield, I want to go to Motherhood Maternity in the mall. I'm down to 2 pairs of work pants and I'm sick of them. I have $50 in gift certificates from when I took back the pants & shirt my Mom gave me. I went to target today and again they have NOTHING.

Eric: Well give the target cards and I can check out the one here and see what they have. I can email you a pic when I'm there or something...

Me: I want something grey (not the ones that have the tapered leg). I have a black pair and a brown pair. I just need more options. All they have now is spring stuff. It's annoying.

Eric: ....

Me: What does that mean?

Eric: At this point I think you should just focus on getting clothes that fit. When you re pregnant and your body is changing on a daily basis - just wear what you can. Flared legs, colors, "doesn't look cool enough" are all just kind of irrelevant. Its only for a few more months. For someone who buys a bright teal jackets, and purple slippers, its weird that your suddenly being so picky. This is the time you shouldn't care so much. You re not entering a fashion show. And people cut you a break when you re pregnant - they understand your options are limited. You got all those clothes given to you - none of them work for you?

Me: I do not, nor have I ever had, the body type for tapered pants. I WILL NOT WEAR THEM. I also WILL NOT be shamed in to wearing them. NO.

After I pressed 'send' on my e-mail I promptly picked up the phone to call him. I could not, would not, wasn't gonna wait for him to write me back. Oh no. The damage had been done. So I called him to tell him how miffed I was that he had the nerve to tell me what I should/could be wearing when it was MY BODY that was growing by the second.

He just giggled and left it at that.

The bottom line is -- if his body was growing at an out of control rate, and in a way he'd never experienced before, the LAST thing I would make him wear is gray tapered pants with a 5 inch elastic waistband at the top.

Sleeping And Growing

I used the fuzzy body pillow last night for the first time. I have to say I don't know that it made that much of a difference. I like it for a little while and then I get annoyed when I want to turn over and the damn thing is in my way. It's like having another Eric in the bed.

I'm going to keep it because I know later on in Prenancy I might need it to prop me up on my left side. For now though -- I just like my sleeping freedom.

E-mail Conversation about sleeping....

Eric: How did you sleep?

Me: I slept OK. I woke up a lot but I slept hard when I was sleeping. I think the baby is going through a growth spurt because my stomach was bigger this morning. And I think I can feel it moving in there. It's weird. I think that more body grownth might be why I was waking up.

Eric: ...wiggin, gross, and beautiful all at the same time. huh....

Body Pillow

Today I broke down and bought a Body Pillow at Target. It was only $10 and the cover was another $10. It's been recommended to me by many many pregnant women and mothers. It's supposed to help you sleep now, help support your body in late pregnancy, and also relieve some of the aches and pains I have in the mornings.

Lucky me they had the super soft cover that matches my blanket. I'll keep you posted but I'm really looking forward to a good nights sleep!

Belly Pics

9 Week Belly
Date not recorded
Baby Size - Grape



12.5 Week Belly
Taken 2/3/09
Baby Size - Lime



15.5 Week Belly
Taken 2/23/09
Baby Size - Apple

Zit Farm

I'm a zit farm.

I had a few clear face days last week. When I say "clear" I mean a face clear of 'active zits'. I still have scars from zits of a few weeks past but hey, scars are easier to cover up than zits.

On Friday I welcomed a new large zit that manifested over the weekend. Today at work, after my 10th pee of the morning, I noticed 3 more little painful ones coming in on my cheeks. I have so loved all the parts of my pregnancy, even the hip pain and the enlarged ass, but the zits are making me mad. You wanna know what the "pregnancy glow" really is? The shine from a pregnant woman's oily zit producing face. I'm not kidding.

I researched what to do when you're pregnant and breaking out and it's the same old standard stuff.

1. Wash your face in the morning and the evening with a mild soap
2. Don't scrub your face
3. Use water based make-up, not oil
4. Use oil-free face lotion
5. Pat your face dry, don't rub
6. Don't pop, squeeze or irritate your zits

I've done all these. I even went out and bought a gentle face cleanser cloth to use just before bed so I'm sure I'm keeping my skin fresh. It's not working. Getting rid of zits is just impossible. I hope this is a passing pregnancy symptom. I've always had pretty good skin and so this particular symptom is really hurting my feelings.

Dress Down Friday

This morning I woke up, pee'd, and check my self out in the mirror. It appeared to be a fairly flat belly moment. If I'm having a flat belly moment at all it's always in the morning just after a pee. And then, for some reason, my mind twisted my flat belly moment in to a possible flat belly day. Just then - my flat belly convinced my mind that it could fit in to some of my nonpregnancy jeans with the use of a bella band instead of wearing one of my several pairs of maternity pants. So I stuffed and stuffed and stuffed my not so flat ass and thighs in to a pair of my nonpregnancy jeans. Then I sealed the situation shut with my bella band. In just 10 minutes, by the time I got in to the car and pulled up to the first stop light, my now not so flat belly was attempting to escape the jeans. Thank you gravity. I now have a muffin top.

I've been sitting at my computer for 26 minutes and I'm starting to feel increasingly more uncomfortable by the second. I think I need to make arrangements to go home and change. I don't know that I can do this for much longer. Not only do I feel uncomfortable I'm sure I look ridiculous. Plus, I feel like a terrible parent. My little kumquat has to be in there screaming, "Help! Need. Room. To. Swim."

Week 15 - Apple

From Babycenter.com

My Comments are in red!

How Your Baby's Growing

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. I thought this was neat. There's not much for your baby to taste at this point, but she is forming taste buds. Finally, if you have an ultrasound this week, you may be able to find out whether your baby's a boy or a girl! (Don't be too disappointed if it remains a mystery, though. Nailing down your baby's sex depends on the clarity of the picture and on your baby's position. He or she may be modestly curled up or turned in such a way as to "hide the goods.") As you probably already know we're not finding out the sex of our baby. Besides, it's never too early to start learning the art of "hiding the goods". It will be something I will insist on later in life.

How your life's changing:

You've probably gained about 5 pounds by now I don't know, I don't do scales. (a little more or less is fine, too) and are well into the swing of your pregnancy, but you may still be surprised by an unexpected symptom now and then I still get pretty tired. If I could I'd be in bed by 8pm every night. If your nose is stuffed up it is, for instance, you can probably chalk it up to the combined effect of hormonal changes and increased blood flow to your mucous membranes. This condition is so common, there's even a name for it: "rhinitis of pregnancy." Some pregnant women also suffer nosebleeds as a result of increased blood volume and blood vessel expansion in the nose. I've never in my life had a true "nose bleed" but I've had some blood in my nasal passages lately which is just gross. On top of that my snoring is out of control. Eric has had to sleep in another room from time to time. That's sad but temporary I hope.

If you're having amniocentesis I'm not. At least I'm not scheduled for one, it'll most likely happen between now and 18 weeks. This test can identify hundreds of genetic and chromosomal disorders. If you're getting very anxious while waiting for the results, it may help to know that most women who undergo amniocentesis get good news about their babies — bringing welcome relief from their worries.

Don't be surprised if you and your partner are feeling a little stressed out these days. I'm really not stressed out. Eric might be but he's holding it in well. We did talk last night about how for him time seems to be flying. The 25 remaining weeks in the pregnancy doesn't seem long enough for him. For me this whole thing is taking way too long! Many pregnant couples worry about their baby's health and how they'll handle the changes ahead. But with physical discomforts on the wane and energy on the rise, this is also a wonderful trimester for most women.

Overall I feel great. I would say I'm more tired than I was before I was pregnant but not nearly as tired as I was during my first trimester. A nice happy medium. I haven't really noticed my appetite changing although I do still LOVE fruit. (There are 3 plums and 2 nectarines sitting right here on my desk saying, "eat me! eat me!" actually.)

Hip Muscles

Pregnancy Symptom Check-in:

My latest pregnancy symptom is hip muscle pain. The muscles surrounding my hip bones are very stiff and sore. I really notice it after bing still for long periods of time - like after sleeping or sitting for more than an hour. Standing and walking seems to stretch them out. It's very bizzare because I don't think these muscles have ever been stiff before. I completed all 39 miles of the Avon Breast Cancer Walk and even after that I didn't know these muscles existed. I've done some research on it and it could be Pelvic Gurdle Pain (PGP) but I'm not sure. I think it's just my body growing and my muscles getting use to the new me! I plan to bring this up with the doctor at my next visit.

The butt pillow seems to have done the trick with my tailbone pain. And I haven't had any dizzy spells since Thursday. =)

Babypoo

Last night I had one of the coolest dreams! Well, the first part was really really cool anyway -- I actually was holding my baby and he/she (I don't think I knew or cared what the sex was in my dream) was breast feeding. I remember being SO RELIEVED because the baby took right to the breast without any of the troubles I so often hear women having. The baby ate like it was starving and I was so proud. The only thing I couldn't seem to get right was the position to hold the baby's in. I kept feeling like his/her head was uncomfortable. Anyway....

...then...when I was done feeding my baby -- it turned in to a Puppy Maltipoo. While the Maltipoo was cute -- parenting the Maltipoo changed the mood of the dream altogether. The dream went from mother/child bonding to stressful house training.



It was weird.

Dizzy Spell

Yesterday I had a pretty serious dizzy spell at Target. Thankfully my coworker and friend Lori was with me so she helped me find some orange juice, and quick! Aparently I need to eat something every 2 to 3 hours or I get dizzy and want to pass out on the floor. Sometimes I feel like I need to eat in a panic. Yesterday I saw stars. Scary.

10 Things I Like About Being Pregnant

1. Big comfortable underwear
2. The taste of food
3. Being able to sleep SO HARD
4. Having others carry things for you
5. Cake, I really like cake
6. Elastic Waist Pants
7. Weekly updates on body changes
8. Rest
9. I think people are nicer to you
10. Feeling my belly grow

Who Am I?

Forgetfulness is apparently a symptom of pregnancy. I've had a few signs of pregnancy related forgetfulness but not anything too annoying, until yesterday. Yesterday and today I definitely feel stuck. I have lost my blackberry and today I can't remember if I took my medicine or not. I don't even kinda remember where my blackberry could be nor do I even kinda remember if I took my medication this morning. I'm so frustrated I might even cry! I'm sure this head cold isn't helping......

From http://www.babycenter.com/

My comments about this week are in orange!


How your baby's growing:

This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee (ew!), and possibly suck his thumb! Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too (like, my bladder? Is he/she grasping my bladder with those fully developed fingers? I think so.), and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb (Cut it out kid! That's a bad habit that can cause your teeth to get all screwed up later!).

In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces. His body's growing faster than his head, which now sits upon a more distinct neck. By the end of this week, his arms will have grown to a length that's in proportion to the rest of his body. (His legs still have some lengthening to do.) He's starting to develop an ultra-fine, downy covering of hair, called lanugo, all over his body. Your baby's liver starts making bile this week — a sign that it's doing its job right — and his spleen starts helping in the production of red blood cells. Though you can't feel his tiny punches and kicks yet, your little pugilist's (Did babycenter.com just call my baby a piglet?) hands and feet (which now measure about 1/2 inch long) are more flexible and active.


How your life's changing:

Welcome to your second trimester! (So, this is like the 3rd time I've been told it's my 2nd trimester. Different sources say different things. 13 weeks, 14 weeks, 13 weeks and 3 days. This is IT for me. I'm done. I'm in my 2nd trimester damn it!) Your energy is likely returning, your breasts may be feeling less tender, and your queasiness may have completely abated by now. (Yep, yep and yep!) If not, hang on — chances are good it will soon be behind you (although an unlucky few will still feel nauseated months from now).

The top of your uterus is a bit above your pubic bone, which may be enough to push your tummy out a tad. (We're right on schedule. My tummy is definitely sticking out a tad although I could probably still pass for a chubby chick.) Starting to show can be quite a thrill, giving you and your partner visible evidence of the baby you've been waiting for. Take some time to plan, daydream, and enjoy this amazing time. It's normal to worry a bit now and then (I'm just really NOT worried. Does that make me a bad Mom? I hope not because I'm not worried and I refuse to pretend I am...I'm just hungry.), but try to focus on taking care of yourself and your baby, and having faith that you're well equipped for what's ahead.

Last night I had dinner at my dear friend Katie's house. We both thought it was a cute coincidence that the dish she planned on making was Lemon Chicken. So I ate my lemon chicken in honor of my lemon sized baby. It felt really neat to hold the lemon and realized that there is a little alien baby growing inside me that is so teeny tiny!

Feelings

Monday was a bit of an emotional battle. I was on edge all day for some reason. Everything pissed me off. It was definitely a case of just needing to start over again on Tuesday. Since I woke up on Tuesday I've been feeling pretty darn good! I have a smidgen of a head cold but nothing that's keeping me awake at night. I'm feeling pretty rested although sleeping just always sounds good to me.

A few weeks back I went to McDonalds on my way to work to get a Fruit Parfait. When I got to work I realized that the brainiacs in the drive through gave me a McGriddle instead. Well, I was totally against eating it but since I was starving I ate it anyway. Ever since then I've been craving french toast with Syrup. Weird. I like french toast with syrup like anyone else I guess, but not to the point of obsession. Every now and again I'll be minding my own business when BAM! I'll smell syrup.......It's as if the syrup is actually attacking me and quite frankly I think it's mean.

Of course I still have this growing beer gut but to my dismay I'm also getting a mild case of pregnancy acne. Ugh. Fat AND zitty! Yay! I normally have pretty mild mannered skins so this is a big bump in the road for me (or big bump in the face!). Once a zit clears up another one surfaces. It's definitely messing up my attempt at staying sexy while pregnant. I'm trying to make a concious effort to do more face washing. The preggo books and websites tell me that there's really not a lot you can do other than keep your face clean.

Tomorrow I'm 14 weeks and I'm super excited to post the updates here!

Heather's Wedding

My sister in law is getting married in May. I'll be 6 or 7 months pregnant at that time so that'll be interesting! I've never planned to dress for an occasion where I was going to put on weight! I usually try to loose weight before big fancy events. Anyway -- I was reading www.celebritybabyblog.com yesterday and they had this lovely little number that I just couldn't resist. And ya know what? It was on sale too! Ah...doesn't that just scream - meant to be!? What do you think?

The dress is from www.9monthstogrow.com

Butt Pillow

For the last two weeks, after sitting at my desk for about 5 hours, I get a very annoying pain in my tailbone. At first I thought it was just a fluke but since it didn't subside I came to the conclusion that it might actually be pregnancy related. I did some research. As it turns out -- yes, it most likely is caused by my pregnancy. And being so early on in my pregnancy it's also likely to get worse over the next 27 weeks. Yay! NOT!

In other news it also turns out that, "Occasionally, the baby passing through the birth canal may cause an injury such as a coccyx (tailbone) sprain, a coccyx bruise, a dislocated coccyx and even a coccyx fracture." OH. MY. GOD. Up until this point I had hoped to give birth vaginally. Not because the thought of stretching my vagina until the point of flesh ripping sounds satisfying -- but more so because it's the way God intended it and it has been done for many many generations. But now, all vagina stretching aside, it's the tail bone dislocation that really scares me. I mean, when your tailbone becomes dislocated -- how does it get back to where it's meant to be? After huffing out a human being through my most precious of orifices does a doctor then turn me over and "pop" the tailbone back in place? Not in my conscious lifetime they won't. So I'm left to ponder the 1-2-3 of a simple everyday c-section......

Since I have to work for the next 6 months, and I do so sitting at a desk, I needed to come up with some way to reduce the pain in my butt. Further reading indicates that sitting on a pillow at work should help. I can either do that or buy a "Coccyx Cushion" better known to the world as a "doughnut". I've decided, out of pure shame, to forgo the "coccyx cushion" for now and sit on a lovely floral print pillow instead.

Here's to hoping this pillow does the trick so I don't have to be known as the girl who sits on a doughnut pillow at work.

Week 13

From www.babycenter.com

How your (our) baby's growing:

Fingerprints have formed on your baby's tiny fingertips, her veins and organs are clearly visible through her still-thin skin, and her body is starting to catch up with her head — which makes up just a third of her body size now. If you're having a girl, she now has more than 2 million eggs in her ovaries. Your baby is almost 3 inches long (the size of a medium shrimp) and weighs nearly an ounce. (While I'm excited that my baby is now the length of a medium shrimp I'm disgusted by the fact that I had to search and display a shrimp. Shrimp and Salmon can go down on the What I Hate Most During Pregnancy List. Yuck!)


How your (my) life's changing:

This is the last week of your first trimester, and your risk of miscarriage is now much lower than earlier in pregnancy. Next week marks the beginning of your second trimester, a time of relative comfort for many women who see early pregnancy symptoms such as morning sickness and fatigue subside. (Interesting that I had a very serious wave of nasea this morning at work. I sneezed and thought I was going to throw up in my trash can at work at the same time. I hope this was just a fluke.) More good news: Many couples also notice a distinct libido lift around this time (Oh Eric will be so thrilled!). Birth is still months away, but your breasts may have already started making colostrum (No, they haven't - but they do still hurt.), the nutrient-rich fluid that feeds your baby for the first few days after birth, before your milk starts to flow.

Belly Pics

So here is my first posting of belly pictures. I intend to take each picture in the same pants while standing in the same position. That will make the final slide show at the end of my 9 months easier to layout. The only thing that might change that is if I get horrendous stretch marks that make me look like a burn victim. Then I might start wearing a tank top. I don't want to frighten any first time mothers out there. I've been frightened by some pictures and -- well -- I'm still scared.


About 9 weeks.... (my original size...)
Almost 13 weeks.....

To Mommy from Daddy

I've bought and borrowed lots of maternity clothes in the last 12 weeks. This is the first item that has come from Eric and so that makes it super special.

Thanks Honey!

He did get me an extra large telling me he knows I don't need it yet but, "lets face it, you're gonna get Big!"

Ah, these precious moments I love to share....

Baby's First Hat!

Eric's Boss's wife made an adorable hat for our child! Seeing it nearly brought me to tears. I haven't stopped looking at it since I got it. Not even to type this -- I'm just THAT talented. It's amazing.

So here is the picture of the hat and just to show you it's size I put a mouse next to it.







But then Eric suggested I do this...

Boy? Or a Girl?

We are NOT finding out the sex of our baby.

Yes, I know -- we're inconveniencing the world. But it's what I've always wanted and Eric recently said he doesn't care either way. My fantasy of having a baby has always been for the doctor to pull the baby out of my va-jay-jay, holding it upside down, announcing "It's a boy!" or "It's a girl"! just before smacking it on the butt. Is that too much to ask? It might be old fashioned but it is my kid.

Does this mean that I'm not dying of curiousity? No. I'm dying. Ok, maybe not dying but I'm certainly curious. I'll be happy with whatever it is - I will. But we both have a hunch that it's a girl. It will be so interseting to see if we're right - right? Whatever the case we have names for both.

Boy: Russell (Family Name) David (Family Name)

Girl: Carly (We love it) Elizabeth (Family Name)

Heart Beat!

Today was my 2nd OB appointment and was a wonderful experience, to say the least! We heard our little kumquat's heartbeat and in case you haven't heard that before for it sounds like "swish swish swish swish swish". My doctor found the heart beat instantly - almost too fast for me to catch on. We got the "all clear" sign to announce our pregnancy to the world although -- oops -- I already did that.

During the appointment we also had a consultation to go over all the do's and don'ts. I found out how much weight I'm supposed to gain (ugh). How much weight I've already gained (double ugh). And how much I should be exercising. Ummm... Exercise? Does folding clothes count? What about walking to the bathroom and back?

Our doctor informed me that starting now each of my appointments will be with a different doctor in the practice. I won't necessarily have my doctor delivering my baby -- the delivery goes to which ever doctor is on call. I was already prepared for this since Holly's pregnancy was the same way. I've had a lot of fantasies about pregnancy and child birth. None of which involved who was actually doing the delivery. I am sure that as long as it's not in the back of a car or on a city bus it will live up to my expectations. My next appointment will be with a doctor I don't know -- that should be interesting - I'm really looking forward to it.

Eric did okay at the appointments. I think this will be the last one for him until that big one at the end. He just doesn't do well at these appointments. He's mostly bored or uninterested and the rest of the time he's cracking jokes. I love this man. I do. If you know him at all you know that crude jokes just come with the package. But I've determined that I don't need Eric as an audience for my pelvic exams nor my moment of shame on the scale.

Here's a sneak peak -- He misinterpreted my changing in to a gown today for a strip tease. He verbalized while I was getting up on the exam table his relief that I "trimmed" before the appointment. He called the genetic screening blood test a "tard test". He's told me more than a few times that if the doctor was to see a "giant snake" on the sonogram I should just let him know not to be shocked, it's just proving that our baby is a boy.

As I said, these OBGYN visits just aren't his thing. And I've decided that instead of shushing him in the lobby because he's listening to his favorite song on speaker phone -- I'd just rather have a peaceful wait in the waiting room with a good book. Ya know?

Upcoming dates:

- Next follow-up appointment is March 2nd

- I scheduled our BIG OB Sonogram for March 24th (my 20th week)

Fruit, Fruit -- I love Fruit!

My craving -- Fruit. Mostly peaches, nectarines, mangoes, melons, canned mandarin oranges and strawberries. I love love love love love it! I can't get enough. I have actually stopped at a store, in route to somewhere, just to get a piece of fruit (or 2) to eat. That's a text book craving. I haven't yet asked Eric to go out in the middle of the night for fruit but it's crossed my mind......

It has come to my attention...

after posting my "Just wait.." entry that some people were really worried that they were the aforementioned offender. Don't worry! My post was aimed at the world and not at specific individuals. Some of these "Just wait..." comments have even come from strangers! I feel bad that my post prompted so many e-mails and phone calls!

Remember -- my hormones have me in ready, shoot, aim (!) mode.

Another one of the Joys of Pregnancy!

P.S. Just wait...... It's probably going to get worse!

Run for your lives! =)