July 2009
10 posts
Kicking Out The Jams (Week 18)
It’s no wonder that women start to feel movement in the 18th and 19th week. Look at how long baby’s legs are and how little room he has to move around. And it’s not just the legs that are sprouting. Our baby’s sensory organs are in hyper development, meaning he can see, smell, touch, taste, and HEAR. Singing and talking to your tummy encourage from this moment forward,...
“Aren’t you freaked out? I don’t know if I could handle something...”
– Tom Strickland
What Kind of Child Do You Want? Sensitive,...
I’ve switched from reading the pregnancy books to the baby-raising books. Figured it was a good time, there is only so much you can hear about your symptoms and I’m still fairly far away from my D day. And I don’t want to start our registry until we know what flavor of baby we are having (boy or girl).
So how do you “learn” to raise a child? Well, all the experts...
“I thought of you yesterday. I was in Middle Earth in Ann Arbor and they had...”
– Leslie Zink
A Controversial Subject...(in the U.S.)
I watched a great episode of Pen & Teller’s Bullsh*t last night. It covered the topic of circumcision, something that I feel is absolutely archaic, cruel and completely unnecessary. It’s sad, because while in Europe the practice has become relatively rare, here in the U.S. we are still mutilating genitals at a rate of over 75%. The “benefits” of a circumsicion are also...
Body Check: Fifteen Weeks!!
Right now I am fifteen weeks pregnant, almost halfway through!! Well, a few more weeks for that, but a lot of exciting stuff is going to happen in the next couple weeks. Really soon, I will know the sex of our future child and feel him/her move for the first time. Although, this morning I swore I felt “quickening” and I don’t mean that I am becoming the Highlander, it’s...
Officially Out of the First Trimester!! →
Apparently “your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb”… which is a fun thing I never thought to ask. A baby doesn’t just start filling a diaper the minute they are out of the womb, no no… they are using my womb as a diaper for now. Fun!!
Also, “the top of your uterus is a bit above your pubic bone, which may be enough to push...