Growing up Meyer!

About ME : Looks like the belly is finally bigger than the "girls" now...and growing leaps and bounds each week.  I'm happy to say, that is really the only thing growing right now.  I still have a huge appetite for fresh fruits and veggies, but also had some need for ice cream this week.  The ice cream craving is totally out of character for me, as I'm not a "sweets" person and would typically (before pregnancy) pick salty over sweet any day.  Another fun thing this week was the GAS!  When I say GAS, I mean, out of my way, clear the room, worse than a sewer, gas.  How come no one told me about this...but when I tell anyone who is pregnant or recently had a child, they laugh and say "Yes, it's is awful".  Well, YES IT IS and it's not just bad for me, poor Rich wants to sleep in a different room and I don't blame him. About MONSTER : This week, Monster is the length of a banana (7 inches) and weighs about 12 ounces (3 sticks of...

Yes, I did it!  For Rich's 1st (Almost) Father's Day...I got him the Diaper Dude.  Now, he is ready to take MONSTER out all by himself (right?!?). 

The Land of Nod (http://www.landofnod.com/) is the first place we have decided to register because they have the PERFECT bedding for Monster's little NURSERY! It's Grey!  It's Yellow!  It's Chicks! Are you kidding me, we couldn't have designed something more perfect if we had all the options in the world. Now, to get on the big things...Car Seat, Crib, Stroller...the stuff that really freaks me out!  One thing down, MANY, MANY, MANY more to go!

  Can you see the cantaloupe?  I sure can!!! About ME : This was a BIG week...and by BIG, I mean I grew 1.5 inches around and gained 1.4 pounds putting the running total at 3.5 inches and 4.2 pounds.  I'm still feeling great and have learned how to keep my hormones in line.  On the bodily function side...number 1 happens too much and number 2 not enough!  A friend recommended some probiotics that work for her, so I started them yesterday and am hoping they will get things moving.  I started a book this week "Does this pregnancy make me look fat" and I'm really enjoying the commentary and understanding a little more about how this is changing my body. Sometimes all the focus seems to be on Monster, but Mama has to figure out how to cope with all this change too!  During the 2nd trimester, I go to acupuncture only 1 time per month, so I'm back in tomorrow.  About MONSTER : Monster is MOVING and shaking.  Rich likes to gently pat...

About ME : Week 19 already...almost half way there.  I have to say, this is really starting to fly by!  A little look at the bump.  Seems to have stopped growing from the side...but when I look down from the top, I have a little bit of a hard time seeing around it. I feel like I have gotten my groove back and am starting to feel more and more like my pre-pregnancy self. I think that Rich is just as happy as I am about this...as there have been a lot less hormonal meltdowns of late! Still feeling great, however, I am starting to get a lot of movement and discomfort when Monster is moving around.  My tailbone has also acted up a little this week giving me some severe pain, luckily it is pretty intermitent and bearable.  Rich thinks he felt Monster last night too, so that was pretty monumental (however, I think it was just a little gas). We know that PAPA will get to feel the movement soon...so maybe Monster is waiting to make the BIG appe...

About ME : This week definitely had it's ups and downs....on the up side was the scale where I really had my first weight gain of about 2 pounds since this whole thing started.  One of the downs was that I will refer to week 18 of pregnancy as angry, irritable and off week....it was just a hormonal week.  And for the big UP, drum roll please, I FELT MONSTER MOVE FIRST TIME!   Wow, it was amazing.  People explained it to me as butterflies in my stomach...so I pictured the 'love' type where you are giddy and feel a flutter...this actually felt like I had a dozen or so butterflies flying around inside me.  WOW, it was amazing.  I have to say I'm excited to share this with Rich when he can feel from the outside...but it's pretty awesome that Monster and I get a little of our own time too!  This journey is so amazing, but sometimes I just wish that Rich got to experience some of the "crazy" things with pregnancy.  About MONSTER : This wee...