The mysteries of why my maternity pants feel so amazing and why I can't seem to ever catch my breath any more have been solved ( Read more... )

Do not ever forget how wonderful maternity pants are. If you are ever pregnant again, DO NOT try to "suck it up" and suffer through waistband wars with your regular jeans. You will be so much happier if you succumb to the spandex glory of maternity clothing as soon as possible. Also, it will save you the embarassment of wandering in and out of ( Read more... )

 Yesterday was yet another doctor's appointment for Cadigan and I, but there was something special about this appointment. I had to do a fasting glucose test to check for gestational diabetes. We learned several things from the ordeal ( Read more... )

 Okay, so this post is long overdue, but (relatively) a lot has been happening lately ( Read more... )

Today was Election Day, and we voted. We felt pretty good about it, too, you and I. But now, watching the election results roll in, I worry about the state/country/world into which you will be born.

 When you already feel this way about the baby growing inside you, probably you should not watch Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Those of you who have seen the film, do you remember the creepy sound that the pods make as they grow replacement, alien bodies? Yeah, that's actual doppler audio footage of a baby's heartbeat in utero.

Guess how much fun ( Read more... )

Today I had my monthy doctor's visit (24 weeks tomorrow!!) to check on the baby. He's doing really well-he's got a strong heartbeat, he's just the size he should be at this point, and he's starting to kick up a storm a few times a day. After my next doctor's visit in 4 weeks, I'll start going in every 3 weeks. After a couple of those trips it'll go ( Read more... )

The other night I woke up around 5 a.m. for my usual bathroom run. As I got back into bed, I had one single giant hiccup for some reason. Half a second later, my entire abdomen tried to leap off my body. Apparently, my hiccup scared the crap out of the baby and he jumped like he'd seen the boogeyman ( Read more... )

Man, I am effing bored. After having my mother stay here for an entire week, our apartment is BEYOND clean - every room! - and it feels like I don't have anything to do. (Of course, that's a lie; I'm just not ready to start on any of the projects I have lined up ( Read more... )

And he's already giving us grief. It took almost half an hour to find out the sex, and before we found out, he flipped us off. Literally. The tech laughed so hard and actually snapped a picture of it. And then after that he flashed his junk in the camera and refused to give us a pretty picture of his face ( Read more... )