I really am bigger now than I was at 40w with Mallory. Photographs don’t lie (36w with Arlo is on the left, 40w with Mallory is on the right). I think my belly looks rounder in the picture from 2006 but it’s still not as big as the picture on the left.
And if that wasn’t proof enough – my dad did the math.
Category: Baby Fred
This is harder than last time
Holy cow it is harder being pregnant with a toddler than it was with just a clingy dog.
Giddy Up
Mallory (actually she was still Baby Fred at the time) got this cool rocking horse from Rick’s Aunt Sharon & Uncle Gary at one of our baby showers. They made it for her and it has a blue & yellow “M” on the side – not quite a block M, but what do you expect from those Buckeyes? And I am not convinced that there isn’t a hidden scarlet & grey O on it somewhere…
Anyway, Mallory has sat on it a few times and let me rock her but today she figured out how to make it go on her …
She's a lot cuter now…
Here is Mallory at ~20 weeks. Who knew she’d grow into such a funny little girl? (The belly is the same though, that’s for sure).
mallory tickles me
i have to record this somewhere so i don’t forget…i LOVE how mallory tickles my side while she’s nursing. she gets her fingers going like she’s playing the piano and just goes to town. it just cracks me up. that’s all. TGIF.
40w 2d ~ still no baby…
apparently this child of mine doesn’t know about schedules and planning just yet. as happy as i am that the baby didn’t come on halloween, today would be a good day but i’m not feeling anything happening.
i am done going to work everyday but have been doing a tiny bit of work from home. mostly i’m just enjoying doing nothing but watch the snow fall today. cooper & i will go for our daily walk in a couple of hours and then hopefully i will curl up and try to watch a movie or maybe get some scrapbooking done.
rick is …
Missing my first home UM game :-(
here i am on the couch, watching my first home UM game on TV in 4 years. i made it through the rainy tailgate, and until almost halftime of the game before deciding i’d be better off at home (i certainly don’t want to get sick right now). michigan is leading northwestern 17-3 halfway through the 4th quarter and of course the sun is shining now! i think i am going to take advantage of the lazy afternoon and breakout my scrapbook supplies and try to finish getting caught up on all my pre-baby pages that i am sooooo far …
Seven More Days?
well, it’s officially one week until our due date. no progress as far as i can tell that would make me think this baby is anywhere near making an appearance.
i am getting tired of working and the constant “when are you due? are you ready?” questions. rick has been sleeping on the couch due to my pregnancy induced snoring. i guess i should come clean and say that i snore even when i’m not pregnant, but according to rick the past 3 weeks have been off the charts. also, he’s been instructed to not nudge me if i’m snoring now, …
38w1d
not that i’m counting down the minutes or anything (12 days, 14 hours, 44 minutes, 19 seconds until my due date) but i am ready to not be prego anymore. this baby is either running receiver routes in my belly or is practicing chasing cooper around. my sister said that once contractions start, i won’t be able to feel the baby moving anymore, so i think this is a sign that i’m not even close.
our house is filled to the gills with all sorts of new baby stuff. the stroller has been by the front door for 3 weeks (has …
Week 32 — 2nd football game
i made it through my second UM football game. everyone seems to think that sitting on the bleachers is soooo horrible when you’re pregnant, etc. that doesn’t seem to be a problem, but it’s the crawling over people to go to the restroom so many times that is a pain. and we’ve only played vanderbilt and central michigan university so far so it hasn’t been that crowded yet. i imagine the next game will be a little tougher. i might be a little crazy to think going to the game at notre dame is a good idea. we’ll see…