Shower (n) [shou-er]: a brief fall of rain Downpour (n) [doun-pawr]: a heavy drenching rain I’m pretty positive the Baby Hess celebrations of the past few weeks qualify as downpours. Showers shmowers. Both were heavy (physically – not that I lifted a finger) and drenched in thoughtfulness, creativity, personal touches and a whole lotta love […]
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Weeks 32 & 33
Fruit/Veg/Edibles: Florida Pomelo (Yeah, I had to google that too) and a Cauliflower Blossom. Do we really think that those are more significant/substantial than a cantaloupe? We’ll be sticking with melon baby… better luck next time cutesy prego app. Bi-Weekly weight gain: 1.8 lbs Overall weight gain: 20.6 lbs — All is well in weight gain land. Baby is […]
Weeks 30 & 31
Fruit/Veg/Edibles: Summer Cantaloupe (WE’VE REACHED MELON STATUS! OMG!) and Romaine Lettuce… but MELON!!! This is a major milestone for me. The reason remains unclear, but I’m pregnant which gives me the right and privilege to get excited about whatever I so choose… so MELON-SIZED baby!!! Excitement abounds!!! Bi-Weekly weight gain: 3.8 poundaroonies Overall weight gain: 18.8 poundaroonies Aversions: Raw meat. This is not a […]
Weeks 28 & 29
Fruit/Veg/Edibles: Tropical Coconut and Hawaiian Pineapple. And that, folks, is as close to a pina colada as I’m getting these days. Weekly weight gain: -2 lbs. I’m gonna go ahead and posit that last month was an anomaly… Either that or I just ate a LOT of pasta. One or the other. Considering I felt particularly blimpy at my […]
Weeks 26 & 27
Fruit/Veg/Edibles: Butternut Squash and a Bunch of Bananas — loving the alliteration Weekly Monthly weight gain: Granted this was over the course of the month instead of 2 weeks, and granted squash baby decided to quadruple in size during this timeframe (okay, not really) — 9 lbs. Overall weight gain: 17lbs… I’m gonna start eating for one again and see if […]