Pregnancy

When we found out we were pregnant, we went out for a nice lunch to celebrate, so we’ve decided to mark each trimester with a meal out. Last night, we went out to mark the beginning of the second trimester.    I was jonesin’ sushi. Sushi is on the list of ‘foods to avoid’ while [...]

Some people say the second trimester starts at Week 12, others at Week 13, and still more at Week 14.  I’m going with the middle number – Week 13 – and am so happy to be here! So happy, in fact, that the occasion called for a duck face.   Let’s compare a very early [...]

When I was younger, one of the primary reasons I avoided working out was that I was pretty embarrassed about how much my breasts moved during exercise.  By the time I entered high school, I was a 34D, which looked especially large on my petite frame.  Our society assumes that larger breasts are the best [...]

One week to go!  One week to go!  (Until the second trimester, that is!)     I hear the second trimester is a period of increased energy, happy contentment, and an actual desire to do normal activities, like the dishes, exercise, and the horizontal polka.  BRING IT ON.  And I’ll admit – looking at the [...]

Earlier, when I was on my draggy 5K run, I thought to myself, “Man, I really need a kick in the pants.”  The truth is that it’s just far too easy to make excuses and lay on the couch at this point in my pregnancy. While some rest is necessary and good, I’ll admit it [...]

I love doing these weekly updates.  It makes it feel like time is moving very quickly.  Heh.     (I promise that wear shirts beyond tanks but I think it’s good for comparison's sake to repeat outfits.)   I feel like something definitely happened this week.  I’m up three pounds, none of my pants have [...]

Today, BabyHTP and I officially enter double digits.  I am thrilled, to say the least!  Time seems to move impossibly slow in the first trimester and, truthfully, I felt like 10 weeks would never come.    But here I am!  Ten weeks and feeling pretty good.  Minus that whole running to the bathroom in the [...]

This is a follow-up to Giving Up the Java (While Pregnant) One of the other things I quickly noticed about pregnancy is that everyone has an opinion on what you should or should not do.  “You shouldn’t run on concrete,” someone told me. “You can jostle the baby loose.”  Or  “You’re not planning to remain [...]

A few months ago, I wrote that I was giving up the java.  Although I didn’t want to publically admit it at the time, one of the major motivating factors was that we were gearing up to try to get pregnant.  I was a serious coffee drinker, consuming 2 – 4 cups a day, and [...]

Catching up?  Read the announcement post!   Your announcement post was fun!  Are those gluten-free cinnamon buns? I want the recipe!  They look AMAZING! I’ll admit it… the cinnamon buns were just a prop.  Not even homemade.  The thought of slaving over the stove to make cinnamon buns was not appealing, so I bought a [...]

Best thing we’ve ever made.  Fully baked this June.