Pregnancy Pictures

Now that it's over, I can look back

and say the pregnancy went by

pretty quickly!  Here is a glimpse

of the progression.

21 weeks

 25 weeks

30 weeks

35 weeks

37 weeks

40 weeks (minus 2 days)

I measured small the entire pregnancy

(35 centimeters at my last Dr's appt),

but multiple ultrasounds indicated that 

the baby was growing just right and

amniotic fluids were as they should be.

Total weight gain was about 15 pounds,

not including the 10 pounds that I lost

in the first trimester when I was feeling so sick.

No stretch marks (maybe that 

cocoa butter lotion works after all!),

no heartburn, and no real crazy 

pregnancy side effects.  I did

take up spitting, however.

I didn't have any strong cravings throughout

the pregnancy, but that last week or two

I was eating watermelon like it was 

going out of style.  I also went through

a strange phase where I only wanted to 

eat Chicken in a Biskit crackers.

Not sure if I'll ever eat those again!

As for food aversions, there were many.

At the top of the list were Chick Fil A

and Dove Raspberry Swirl chocolates

(two of Jake's favorite foods), the smell

of which were almost intolerable.

I threw up one time, but believe it

may have been more related to eating

a bad plumb than from feeling nauseous.

People had all sorts of opinions about

the gender, based on how I was carrying,

walking, feeling, etc.  More people

guessed girl than boy.

Here are a few more pictures that

we took towards the end.

(boy or girl?)

Overall, it was a pretty great pregnancy.

Thanks to Jake for all of the support and 

encouragement (and foot rubs!) along the way.