Bump

Finally, my bump is bigger than my boobs.
Bitty Bebe and mama, 31 weeks

Honesty and Manners

Phew!  It has been a busy couple of weeks!  No time for blogging!  In Virginia, we don't start school until the Tuesday after Labor Day, and the beginning of the year is always a hectic time.  Add to that the fact that I have been out of town the past two weekends (so that's every weekend since we started)--I am definitely ready to get back to a normal schedule this weekend. 

Anyway, I have a feeling that my students will be the source of some amusement for the blog.  Take this story, for example.   

Two days after school began I had to leave an hour early for yet another ultrasound appointment.  I explained to the kids that I was going to a doctor's appointment, which, as usual, had them concerned.  The kids always get worried when their teacher has to go to the doctor.  I assured them that I wasn't sick, the doctor just wanted to take a picture of the baby to make sure she was growing okay.  "What baby?"  they wanted to know.   I replied, "Well, the baby in my belly of course!" 

They were completely flabbergasted that I had a baby in my stomach.  "A baby?  There's a baby in there? You're having a baby?" they asked in disbelief. 

"Why, yes!  Did you think that I was just fat?"  I wanted to know.  A little sheepishly, one of the girls replied, "Well, we would never actually tell you that."  

At least they're polite.

Now How Big Is Baby?

In July, I blogged about those baby size weekly emails that pregnant ladies subscribe to.  Since then, one of the questions that I am asked the most is "So how big is the baby this week?" 

Well, here is the update:  the produce comparisons are going strong, but the references becoming more and more obscure.  Or, I suppose detailed, depending upon how you look at it.  Here are a few of my favorites:

Week 22--Spaghetti Squash
Week 25--Rutabega
Week 26--English Hothouse Cucumber

Week 28--Chinese Cabbage
This is getting hard to visualize.


I have decided to start working on my own comparison chart based upon things that I would like in my tummy.  Mostly things that pregant ladies are deprived of.  Things that I find myself wishing for instead of all the fruits and veggies that Babycenter and The Bump are pushing.  Here's what I've come up with so far:

Week 9:  Your baby is the size of a Spanish Tempranillo grape.

Week 11:  Your baby is the size of a spicy tuna roll.

Week 14:  Your baby is the size of a chocolate lava cupcake with buttercream frosting.

Week 15:  Your baby is the length of a cocktail umbrella.  Preferably situated on the rim of a margarita.

Week 17:  Your baby is the size of a filet mignon.

Week 19:  Your baby is the length of a turkey sub sandwich.

Week 21:  Your baby is as heavy as a bottle of Delirium Tremens.

Suggestions, ladies?  Comment below.  :-)

A Little More Bulge in the Bump, A Little More Junk in the Trunk

Bitty Bebe and mama, 28 weeks 3 days