Fruit/Veg/Edibles: Garden Eggplant (so sans the supermarket steroids — I’m big but not supermarket steroids big) and a Napa Cabbage… Weekly weight gain: ?? Overall weight gain: 8lbs + some… It’s probably too soon to be withholding this information. It’s not that I’m embarrassed or unwilling to share. I haven’t had an appointment in a while and really don’t feel […]
Tag Archives: baby bump
Hands on
So far, I still have no qualms or complaints about the inevitable ‘unsolicited’ belly rubs, pokes, pats, whispers, and in some little kid cases, jiggles and adventures in belly button hunting. If these gestures were coming from strangers, I anticipate I’d take issue, but I guess I’ve only been surrounded by well-behaved, appropriate strangers as […]
Feelin’ it.
Holy. Moly. I can feel the growing. Like as its happening. I feel like I ate all of thanksgiving all of a sudden. Like an explosion is imminent because my stomach cannot possibly contain this growing human. Like my skin is undoubtedly going to pop off and there is no way around it. I feel […]
Weeks 22 & 23
Fruit/Veg/Edibles: Corn on ze cob and a buncha grapes Weight gain: 2.0 lbs. Yeah, a lb a week… Grape baby and I got this… Overall weight gain: 8 lbs. I can be found eating: Like a first grader. 12 hour shifts have called for quite the shift in eating habits. Making time for bfast before […]
Weeks 20 & 21
Fruit/Veg/Edibles: I use multiple apps for these food comparisons. My fav one that gives me cutesy graphics and fun adjectives failed me these weeks and gave me obscure veggies that defeat the purpose of helping all y’all actually understand the baby’s size… But without further ado. The other app provided: Banana. & Carrot. Lame. But […]