Tuesday (afternoon) something-or-others (17 weeks)

The Tiny Being of Many Nicknames is now about five inches long and weighs about five ounces, which according to BabyCenter is about the size of a turnip, which has to be one of the most obscure possible foods to use as a reference point. I mean, seriously, do you have a good idea ofContinue reading “Tuesday (afternoon) something-or-others (17 weeks)”

Tuesday morning something-or-others (15 weeks)

Apparently the 15-week mark is sort of a ho-hum week in the pregnancy world, kind of like your 22nd, 23rd and 24th birthdays: You recognize it, but you’re really just passing the time until the next big milestone, though I would suggest finding out the gender of your child is a bit more exciting thanContinue reading “Tuesday morning something-or-others (15 weeks)”

Last Super Bowl party for a while

Let me preface this by saying what we have done for the Super Bowl the past, oh, since I can remember, hardly passes as a party by most people’s standards. I haven’t enjoyed an adult beverage during the big game (or at all) since Brett Favre John Elway was playing quarterback, which if you’re scoringContinue reading “Last Super Bowl party for a while”

Tuesday morning something-or-others (14 weeks)

OK, we’re at 14 weeks, or T-minus 182 days until the ETA of Baby Jarrett and the impending demise of Life As We Know It. We are now unequivocally in the second trimester, or as I call it, the boring trimester, not that there’s anything wrong with that. Before you freak out on me, IContinue reading “Tuesday morning something-or-others (14 weeks)”