Baby Moon's growth in 6 weeks

More for myself than anything....

The comparison from last pic to this.

Left was 16.5 weeks, Right is 22.5 weeks

Ouch and still ouch, plus a few pics

Today is Wednesday. On Friday I was carrying Teagan downstairs in an effort to get her to the potty quickly and missed the last step, fell to me knees and sustained SI/pelvic injury. I'm pretty sure nothing is broken and although it's sore all the time (especially when sitting on the floor, trying to get up from the floor and standing or walking for any length) it is getting better. Ah well. Just thought I'd mention it as I'm using this to keep track of things related to the pregnancy. I was a little worried after the fall; Teagan was okay and I didn't have any immediate signs of greater problems (no bleeding, cramping, etc) but I had to wait a while before I felt Moon moving about again. Just trying to take it easy, but I'm not very good at slowing down and not doing what I usually do at work and home.

And then, a few pictures. I should know better than to ask Matt to do this before he eats lunch, but I wanted to post while I had a few minutes and I've been promising belly pics. So here's what you get. 3 from my phone (my camera is still at Sue's from the bday party on Sunday). The first two from Matt and the last one I took.

Today is 22 weeks, 5 days

Oh and just for fun, my new sexy measurements are a curvacious 43, 42, 44. :) ha!

Snow Day

We had two snow days this week and no wonder! We seriously got at least 6 inches in our yard. It's impressive and will probably melt today. It took use a few days to get out (Teagan changing her mind the first day) but here are some pictures of us frolicking in the snow. Oh, I might mention that Matt left the phone in the house so these are from my cell phone. :)

Matt presumably took a picture of Me with Teagan, but it is not on my phone. Ah well. Oh, and the tree is the one we finally planted with her placenta (sure, it only took us 3 years but we did it!)

On the way back to the house Teagan was having a blast doing belly flops in the snow. (see above)
And below are a couple pictures from our time at our art table the other day. (again from the cell phone) She's funny about painting, she likes to use the same color paint and paper. For example, "Mama I need red paper for the red paint". In the picture below she's holding her sparkly red glue bottle.



Fun! Fun!

Peter and the Wolf

February 23rd, Teagan, Sue (my mother-in-law) and I went to Severance Hall for a production of Peter & The Wolf by the Cleveland Orchestra. Although the pre-concert activities were a bit unorganized, the concert itself was delightful with several pieces featuring various parts of the orchestra as an intro to the instruments that have parts in Peter & The Wolf. During Peter & The Wolf there was a narrator and puppeteers (see below). Teagan loved it! Sue bought the book after the show which Teagan has read (or had read to her) dozens of times and we even found the Disney version on YouTube as well as other versions.

See that little girl in the middle of the photo, looking up, that's Teagan! She was fascinated by the big wolf puppet. :)

The Pic

Introducing Baby Moon, 20 weeks 4 days
For those who need a little extra help, Moon's head is to the left, profile of the head with nose and mouth visible at the top, the spine along the bottom curving upward to the right and the white line top right in the space is his femur. This is not the full plow pose but one he spent half the time in, when he wasn't wiggling and moving around. :)

And the award goes to....

those who guessed * boy *.

Went for our 20-week ultrasound this afternoon. Active little fella, he was. :)
But unless our eyes decieve us, it surely looked like little boy parts on the screen.

Everything else looks good, he has a nice long spine with lots of vertebrae, a big head,
a beating heart, two arms complete with elbows and hands and two legs with knees and feet. He has a nose and mouth, two eyes, a stomach, bladder, kidneys, etc. He's pretty flexible too. At one point he had his legs all the way over his head (looked just like "plow" pose for those who know yoga)

Got some okay photos, we were over in the XRay dept as the Ultrasound area was full and our tech, who was great, was having problems with the printer printing too dark. Ah well. It was lots of fun to see him moving around in there.

And yes, we are still thinking Cael sound good for a name. I'm sure I'll spend the rest of my life explaining that k-a-l-e is a green, leafy vegetable and C-a-e-l is an Irish variation of Nicholas that means "mighty warrior". Matt likes River as a middle name. I'm still looking but have nothing better at this time. :) Still taking suggestions for first or middle names. :)

And currently I'm at my parents so the pics will be in the next post when I'm back at my own computer and scanner. Til then, be well.


P.S. T-minus 5 days til the Oscars! and 5 more films to see! Oy!

Things I crave

The ultrasound is in two days. Will we find out? Yes, if baby is cooperative. Do we have a preference? Not in the slightest. We've never had a boy but we have the clothes for a girl and Teagan having a sister is a nice prospect.

I am going to call the chiropractor tomorrow to see about this sciatic/piriformis pain that keeps recurring. Stretches seem to help, but only marginally and I can't help but feel as if some assistance in getting the pelvis aligned better will be beneficial. I know I've been off a long time, but we'll just go and see what she has to say.

Cravings as of late: Well, I can not consume enough pizza or cheeseburgers, but what I really can not get enough of is maple iced cream-filled doughnuts. (and those tasty tasty cupcakes from Giant Eagle) With Teagan I had a serious constant craving of Hostess Ho-Hos. I had one the other day and it just doesn't please me like the doughnut. Ah well. One doughnut does the trick and I'm only indulging every few days. :)
Why can't I crave steamed vegetables? I cannot drink enough water. That's gotta count for something? Right? :)