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26!
Baby is the size of: an English Cucumber (~14″ long) and ~1 2/3lbs Total weight gain/loss: we’ll find out next week Stretch marks? I think they are on their way Sleep: I’m sleeping pretty well! Best moment this week: I had a great dinner with some friends at Orig.inal Joes and it was fantastic! I love sweet potato fries. Miss Anything?: Having an alcoholic beverage with my friends at the restaurant. Oh how I wanted a “girlie” drink and not the diet crap I had to drink. Movement: So much movement. I really don’t think E moved this much and this strong. Food cravings: Sweet Potato Fries with Dill Dip Anything making you queasy or sick: Nada Belly Button…
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25!
Baby is the size of: an average rutabaga (~1.5lbs) and the size of an avg. squash (~13.5″) Total weight gain/loss: I feel like I’ve gained a ton over the holidays. We’ll see in a couple weeks what the numbers tell me. Stretch marks? None. Just bruises from the injections. Oh fun! Sleep: I had a rough half week when I needed to roll over or get up but at least I didn’t wake often. Stupid tailbone. Best moment this week: Cuddle time with your brother on January 7th. (See this post) Miss Anything?: Being near an Ocean Movement: Chuck/Charlotte Norris in the making! Food cravings: Apples with cinnamon Anything making you queasy or sick: The stomach bug your brother…
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Home Base
I am his home base and he is mine. I was his refuge, his warmth, his food. I was all he knew. Slowly he became comfortable enough to crawl or walk away, but always with a glance back. Now he runs and hides but always sneaks a peek. (I pretend I don’t notice sometimes. Others I flash him a big grin) He has become my refuge, warmth, and food for my soul. He may not say “Mom” very often or all that clearly but when he does. I melt. Like this afternoon. He woke early from nap and we thought he may go back so I grabbed him, his blankets…
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24!
We have reached one of the last milestones, one of the most important ones for this little one if you ask me. Viability. If something were to happen, this baby would at least have a fighting chance and have people fighting for him/her. Baby is the size of: Weighs over 1lb and as much as 12″ long (think Papaya) Total weight gain/loss: I only get myself weighed at appointments so same as last week. About 10.2lbs. I’m gaining a lot faster than with E that’s for sure. Stretch marks? Not yet. I thought I felt and saw some but DH said it’s just a dent that coincided with some veins. I think he…