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19 Weeks *How far along?: 19 weeks 2 days *Total weight gain: Umm, I was way off, since I was officially weighed at the Doctor’s office how about 15 pounds? Still a little less than this time with Jackson. *How big is baby?: Mango (average size 6 in, 8.5 oz) *Sleep?: I can’t complain, although… Read Full Post

I love reading about what is happening right now in my pregnancy. Hands down, the funniest site I have found is AlphaMom’s pregnancy calendar. It is laugh out loud funny and nails what is going on in your pregnancy each week. You’ve got to check it out! Source: AlphaMom.com’s Pregnancy Calendar

This morning we had our appointment with the Feeding Team. Armed with several different types of his favorite and least favorite foods, Jackson and I were prepared. After being weighed (he LOST weight- 19.6 pounds) and measured (he grew – .2″ in 1 month) we went back to the feeding team room, which consisted of… Read Full Post

As you can see, Veronica’s P & my Jackson thought they were the lives of the party   Today, Jackson and I drove up to Massachusetts to meet up with Beth from Me As A Mommy and Veronica from Crunchy VT Mommy to go to Lyss from She’s Mommafied’s daughter’s birthday party. Turns out the… Read Full Post

At 17 months old, Jackson has a friend that he has “known” before he was even born. One whom he visited in the hospital hours after birth (in utero of course) and who returned the favor 8 weeks later when Jackson was born. Lots of things have changed since they were newborns who would pose… Read Full Post

Well, I turned 18 weeks today and am finally all caught up on these updates. I hope I’ll be able to update when I turn a new week in a more timely fashion! 18 Weeks *How far along?: 18 weeks even *Total weight gain: No idea, still haven’t stepped on a scale {on purpose}, probably… Read Full Post

and Jackson is negative for Cystic Fibrosis. Dr M. thinks he is a just a typical “almost terrible two-year old” who doesn’t like to eat. Good news all around. We have our feeding team appointment on Monday and I’m hoping for some magic tricks to get him to eat  . I will keep you posted,… Read Full Post

While I’m trying to distract myself from the fact that Dr M from Hasbro hasn’t called with the sweat test results yet, Jackson and I have stayed busy this morning. My new book “Mamarazzi: Every Mom’s Guide to Photographing Kids” showed up so I decided to dust off the old Canon DSLR and take some… Read Full Post

  *How far along?: 17 weeks 3 days *Total weight gain: No idea, haven’t stepped on a scale {on purpose}, probably 10 pounds *How big is baby?: The size of an onion. *Sleep?: Sleep is still pretty good, a few less bathroom breaks and now the body pillow is back in rotation. *Best moment this… Read Full Post