Andrea’s Weblog

159 lbs, 24 weeks, 9.75 inch belly It’s now official that the rest of the world can tell that I’m pregnant. I’ve been asked by our UPS carrier if I’m “with child.” The most popular question is “when are you due?” followed by “do you know what you’re having?” I have to hold my tongue [...]

Last Friday was my first prenatal yoga class. It was an amazing feat to stretch my body in ways that I’m not even sure my pre-pregnancy body can stretch. I had the honor of being the one with the biggest belly in the class (before you think I’ve turned into a beachball overnight, there were [...]

Here is a list of myths/wivestales I’ve collected so far. Let me know if you have one to add.

Last night Frank got to feel a good kick from the baby. Usually when I feel a lot of movement going on, it stops as soon as Frank puts his hand on my belly. This time, Frank was finally rewarded with a kick or hiccough or whatever the baby was doing that caused the jolt. [...]

For awhile, it seemed like a race between the boobs and the belly to see who can stick out the most, but recent events have proven that the belly is the clear winner. I looked down during a movie at my black shirt and saw that my belly was completely covered with bits of popcorn. [...]

Wives tales put to the test! As you already know, we are not going to find out the sex of the baby, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to have fun guessing! In collaboration with my college roommate, Kristin, we will be conducting a study to determine which wives tales, legends and myths turn [...]

Here’s Baby McPherson’s first photo. You can see the baby is curled up in a ball with his head on the right side:

151 lbs, 20 weeks, belly 8″ Today we got to see baby McPherson with the ultrasound. The baby must have heard us talking about not wanting to know if he is a boy or girl, because he dutifully kept his legs crossed for the sonogram and stayed curled up in a little ball. This did [...]