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 […]
Tag Archives: Pregnancy
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 […]
The Importance of the Mani/Pedi
…high. I got my nails done yesterday at your run of the mill, strip mall, kind-of-English-speaking-but-not-really nail salon by an adorable and very talented Tammy. Yes, her name was obviously Tammy. I didn’t ask if she was a Tammi or Tammy. But she struck me as a Y kind of Tammy….I digress. This seems pretty […]
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 […]