I need to start eating more supper, or something. For the past I-don't-know-how-many nights I've been waking up in between 4 and 6am (getting earlier each night) absolutely ravenous. Since these days ravenous quickly proceeds to nauseous, I've hauled myself out of bed and come downstairs for a quick bowl of oatmeal or something. Tonight (this morning?) when I woke up I tried to convince myself that this had just become habit: that I wasn't hungry and should just go back to sleep. I gave up when my stomach growled loudly enough to startle Cleo. This is, quite frankly, ridiculous.

Hand at day 51

Nifty what a difference three days makes, eh? Excitingly enough, the brain has begun making its first detectable brain waves. And all that detail is part of a baby the size of a walnut.
image courtesy i-am-pregnant.com

Hand at day 48

image courtesy i-am-pregnant.com (stay tuned for day 51!)

Pocket Diapers

This type of cloth diaper is hugely popular, but I confess I don't really understand why. They're not that much cheaper than AIOs/AI2s, and you have to deal with stuffing/unstuffing them everytime you use them. So, for now anyway, they're being struck off the list, only to be returned to if circumstances warrant.

8 weeks 2 days

I'm having bad cramps this morning, so to counteract the worry, here is a ultrasound pic from someone else's 8 week 2 day mark:

AIOs/AI2s

For those of you not in the know, we are likely going to be cloth diapering. So I have been scouring various review sites, etc, trying to collect as much information as possible. I was just keeping my notes on them in a text file, but I thought, why not post them here? So I'll start with the comparisons of all-in-ones/twos, the type of diaper most like disposables. The ones listed below are just a few of the huge variety, but they're the ones that either had the most or the best reviews, or something.

-Bum-Ware (~$18) trim, leak-free, but laundry tab problematic
-Snap-EZ AIO (~$20) mentioned especially for overnight, just out of beta, no negatives yet
-Swaddlebees (~$16) not good for heavy wetters or long period of time, long time to dry
-JamTots BerryPlush (~$30) very soft, MUST prewash heavily, very expensive
-Very Baby Very Basic (~$20) some leaks, good laundry tabs, issue with which supplier?
-Little Bottoms AIO (~$9) cheap! durability issues at 3+ months, some leaking
-bumGenius v2.0 (~$15) stretchy tabs pill easily, must be used w/ doubler for extended time/heavy wetter

So to me it seems that Bum-Ware and/or Snap-EZ are the way to go. Though of course fit, etc. varies between babies and who knows what will be best for us. And this is just of the AIOs - there are still fitteds and pocket diapers and prefolds and covers to go!

are we there yet?

Twuck has now reached about a centimeter in length. Already teeth buds and a sense of smell have begun to form, and spontaneous movement begins this week (only 12 more weeks or so to go before I can actually feel it). Over the next ten to twelve days, there will be critical developments in the heart, chest, and abdomen. By the end of this time period the intestines that have just begun forming should migrate to their proper place and the heart should separate into its four chambers (and remain in its proper place). Please pray that this is so.

morning sickness redux

I spoke too soon. Blech.

Morning Sickness (and the lack thereof)

I spent more time resting today than I have since I've been so sick, and it's really paid off. I'm just now starting to feel sick, and the day's almost over. Unfortunately, resting doesn't get packing done.

The cats like it though.

what can I say, I'm a worrier

I *know* spotting is completely normal in the first trimester. That doesn't mean it doesn't freak me out anyway.

Also, the morning sickness seems to be easing a bit - at least starting later in the day than before. Don'tget me wrong, I'm grateful, but isn't it a little early for that?

In addition, my boobs feel . . . deflated. A little, not a lot, but noticeable. And the aureolae have gone from darkening to fading.

I realize that none of this is worth one second of my concern. And even if it was, there wouldn't be anything I could do about it. But I worry anyway.

baby at seven weeks

assuming all is going well, this is approximately what the little one looks like right now:
(image courtesy i-am-pregnant.com)

Bad heartburn is supposed to mean a headful of hair, if you believe the old wives' tales. -Jeanine