33 weeks!

Sorry for all the slacking, it's just that I had to finish up GRAD SCHOOL and everything. But now it is all done!! Hooray!!!!!! Tomorrow is official graduation, and we might even post some pictures of that, too.

The boy is getting BIG and his bones are hardening, which makes for some pretty mighty thumps in the belly! And he's terribly good at getting the hiccups at 3:30 a.m. Oh, and he's also decided that I need to eat a bowl of cereal between 4-5 a.m. every morning for the past few days, but after that I'm free to go back to sleep. So he's not a total slave driver.

On to the belly!

33 Weeks!

Psych! I'm totally sucking it in here...
Here's the real 33 week belly!

Round like the moon...
The whole enchilada. Mmm...enchiladas....

30 weeks!

Yes, we now have 3/4 of a baby! Holy moly. Less than 10 weeks to go until the due date, and less than 7 weeks until we're considered "full term". EEEEEKKK!!! So much shopping to do before then! AAAACCCKKK!

When we saw the midwives last week, everything was looking great. I had gained 4 lbs since the last appointment (3 weeks prior, with a 21 lb gain total) and the bebe appeared to be head-down and in the perfect position. So we told him he better stay that way or there would be repercussions, in the form of bacon denial.

The babe and I have also started seeing the chiropractor so that everything is aligned and in working order for the big day! I was also lucky enough to play guinea pig for the second time for a prenatal massage class today, so we're all very loosey goosey and relaxed feeling. The bacon cheeseburger for dinner didn't hurt either.

He's been prettttty active lately, and is working hard at giving me constant heartburn. Sometimes instead of watching TV Chad and I just watch my belly wiggle and jiggle all by itself. We can only imagine how entertaining he'll be once he's "on the outside."

On to the bigness of the belly!

30 weeks, 2 days!

At this point, we're convinced the belly button is in to stay. Too bad! I really wanted an outtie!

Baby? Are you in there?

Oh yeah, I also got my haircut. The jury's still out whether we will ever go back to that stylist.

28 weeks = Third Trimester!

Woo-hoo! We're in the homestretch now! Kind of! Except there's three more months! And my back really hurts! And I have heartburn! And I'm really, really, tired all the time! Yeah!

Now back to your regularly scheduled belly gawking.

28 weeks, 2 days!

Nice angle, Chad! My belly looks like it will soon TAKE OVER THE WORLD.

But see? It won't really. It's quite contained, thank you.

26 weeks!

Yes, everyone, I officially *feel* pregnant now. Perhaps it's because I'm measuring two weeks ahead, so my body is officially feeling the third trimester (sore back, hips, hard time sleeping, etc). But in other, better, news, I only gained 2 lbs in 5 weeks! So the whole 7 lbs in 3 weeks was not establishing a pattern. Don't get me wrong, I'm not dieting or anything. In fact, this minimal weight gain has just given me perimission to indulge a bit more fully in my ice cream, cookies, and bacon! I've gained 15 lbs total so far, which the midwife says is right on target. So bring on the milkshakes!

We now start going to see the midwives EVERY. TWO. WEEKS. It's getting serious!

26 Weeks, 3 Days

My basketball belly!

The belly button is still attempting full liberation, but hasn't made the break yet.
Yep, I'm most definitely *looking* pregnant these days...

25 Weeks

Ok, let me just say that the other night Chad came home from work starving, so who was I to say no to going out to our favorite finer diner, The Fly Trap, where I proceeded to have a great BLAT (aka bacon, letuce, Avocado, and tomato. YUM!). Then, afterward he whined and whined for ice cream, so again, who am I to deny my hardworking husband of a little black cherry ice cream from the local parlor?

I just thought you should know all that before you see my fat belly. I did it all for Chad.

25 weeks of chub!

Still, amazingly, an innie...

Am I really pregnant? (Black is soooo slimming!)

Why, yes! Yes I am!

24 weeks = 6 Months!!!

That's right, we have, what, 3/5ths of a baby now! Holy cow! And he's making me feel HUGE! I need new pants! Now! It's not funny! Well, Chad thinks it is, that skinny jerk.

24 weeks, 2 days

Amazingly, I still have an innie belly button.

Please ignore the bad hair, here. This is what pregnancy does to a person. Be warned.

And that's all for now! I wanted to load up one more photo but blogger hates me, so you'll just have to wait until next time. Dumb blogger, don't you know anything about pregnancy rage?!?

23 weeks!

Yes, almost 6 months pregnant I be. Chub, chub-chub chub...Chub, chub-chub chub CHUB!

21 weeks, 1 day

The cat is a little annoyed at my increasing lack of lap...

Please ignore my double-bacon chin...

The little guy is doing well, according to how much he's kicking me. Getting a lot stronger and moving around a bunch! Especially at night! Great!

21 Weeks

Holy crap! We just got back from the doctor and I have officially gained 7 lbs in 3 weeks! Oops-ay! That's about double the rate I should be gaining, but I don't feel too badly, since I hardly gained anything at all the first three months. Let's just hope this evens out a bit, eh? Chad keeps asking me when I'm going to get "jollier" because naturally my bowl full of jelly should be accompanied by jolliness. Duh.

We're at the halfway point, pilgrims

That's right, we're at 20 weeks! We have half a baby! Or maybe it would be better to say a half-grown baby. Yeah, that's not as visually disturbing.

Now it's time for another fun round of "Check Out the Chunk on Chessa!"


I have two words to explain this: Chipotle burritos. Management is addicted to carnitas, so I feel like I have to comply with his wishes. He's only a baby!

More Belly! More Belly!

Ok, we promise to be better about getting these up on time. In any case, here are some belly shots of mama.

19 weeks!

Maybe I should cut back on the bacon. Or the cheetos. But who am I to deny my son!?!? :)

16 weeks, 3 days

Ultra-boy!

Well the ultrasound on Friday, January 13th confirmed what I believed all along: it's a boy! We are so excited. He was super active during the scan, and we got to see all kinds of cool stuff: his kidneys, stomach, brain (!), spine, feet, thigh bones, and of course, his boy parts. Although the ultrasound was uber-cool and our technician was amazing, she isn't too great at getting good stills. Or it could be all that chocolate I ate right before the scan made him hard to capture!

Front shot - notice his hands near his face - he likes to sleep with his arms above his head, apparently (like his dad).

Profile #1 - this is how he was actually oriented in my uterus at the time - face down. Likes to rock out on his belly!

Another front shot - see his fist hear his eye? And his little piggy nose. He looks like he's stretching out. Or maybe agitating for more chocolate.

A profle, upside down. You can see his face profile a lot clearer from this angle. Check out the cool spine! And you can see his jaw and eye sockets in the skull. Neato!

Sorry we didn't get any shots of the boy parts, but rest assured that he was NOT shy about showing them off. Chad was inordinately proud of this, for some reason.

13 Weeks, 6 days!

Well here is the very first businessofthebaby post! Mostly we'll just be posting pictures here but I AM pregnant so I reserve all rights to change my mind about any and all things.

6 weeks, 4 days

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