Monthly Archives: January 2012

August 14th Eli’s first bike!  He can’t reach the petals, but Daddy helps him.

Me, today.  17 weeks and 3 days pregnant with Baby #2 Me, March 1st, 2010.  18 weeks and 5 days pregnant with Baby #1

These weren’t taken until August 15th, but I meant them to be Eli’s 12 Month Barack and Joe pictures.

I continue to feel better! This last week I put on 0.8lbs.  I’m still 3.2lbs below my pregnancy weight but I’m pleased with the trajectory of my weight gain now.

I gained 0.8 lbs this week!  I’m so glad I’m feeling better, there wasn’t much room to feel worse. PS: I changed the y-axis on this graph so it can be used for the next 24 weeks.  Last week’s was … Continue reading →

The other day we were at the dinner table finishing eating and I told Eli I loved him. He responded by blowing me a kiss. Best thing ever! One of Eli’s bookshelves is on top of his dresser. I was … Continue reading →

This is not what one’s weight should look like when one is pregnant

Eli and I met with an Early Intervention Specialist today to talk about his speech delay. She gave him a brief evaluation. He scored one standard deviation below the mean in the area of communication.  The cut-off for participating in … Continue reading →

Eli has his first ear infection He felt feverish Monday evening and had a really hard time sleeping.  He’d appear comfortable in my arms, but when I put him in bed he’d toss and turn as if he couldn’t get … Continue reading →

I picked Eli up from the gym’s childcare today and the lady asked me “Do you have issues or do we?”. I paused for a moment, not really sure how to answer that. Thankfully, before I had a chance to … Continue reading →