Happy Birthday to me......

...happy birthday to me!!! Well, kinda. Mom's 16 weeks pregnant today, which means I'm 14 weeks old. Weird, huh? Guess it takes a while for me to get to my 9-month-home.

Mom's been having nightmares about me not being okay, so I'm glad we're going to the Dr. on Wednesday so she can hear I'm just fine. I've been kicking at her a lot to let her know I'm still in here. I hear her sing to me a lot in the car.

She says she's just "slightly more than a little bit" freaked out that I'm almost 1/2 way to being "HERE". 168 days sure doesn't seem like long.....

A little about me...

Friday's are my days... that means I'm a full week older! On Friday, June 20th, I'll be 16 weeks old. Mom is a little more than slightly freaked out that this means I'm almost 1/2 way "there". Where's "there"???

I'm about 4.5" long right now from crown to rump (thankfully they don't count the legs just yet, because then it'd probably be a really scary number). I've been kicking my little "hello world!" kicks every once in a while but Mom says she's just started to feel "something" a couple of days ago. She blames it on gas. Ignorance is bliss.

Most of my organs are increasing their capacity - wow, my heart is pumping about 25 quarts! That doesn't sound like much, especially knowing at 40 weeks/9 months it's pumping 200 quarts! Wow, I'm teeny!!!

Apparently my scalp patterns are appearing, though I don't have any hair yet. Why not? I'm getting bored in here... can't I use my time wisely and learn how to braid?? I hope I don't get mom's cowlicks. Who can I talk to about that?

I can hear now! Mom's been playing me Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Johnny Clegg to make me strong. I love the rhythym but sheesh, she's a little crazy about this African stuff, isn't she?? Maybe we can go someday.

What does "drawn and quartered" mean?

My mom says Angelina Jolie should be "drawn and quartered" for saying pregnancy is romantic and beautiful. As another new soon-to-be mom recently said, "if she had her way, she would've reached into the TV and made sure the world was one-less overpaid actor!" Something like that, anyway. Guess that's because she's so exhausted and sore and "blah" all the time. Mom's hoping it gets easier - she's heard there's a mythical point in the 2nd trimester where she'll get her energy back. She says she just can't wait for that!!

She is happy she finally has a baby belly now, though. I guess it's because she was tired of just looking "fluffy". Guess that's all me, now!! Chances are I'll be a pretty big babe (okay, so at least long!)... a 5'11" mom and a 6'4" dad? I'm ALREADY taller than I should be for my age! Mom says way to go, kid, already breaking records.

Introducing myself to the world

Hello. I'm Little Bean, but you can call me LB. Right now I'm still safe and sound with my mom, but I should be ready to make my début around the beginning of December. Here are my very first pictures!






Mom and dad can't wait to see if I'm a boy or girl - stay tuned for July 7th to see if I was cooperative! Feel free to post your comments and weigh in on whether I'm a boy or girl. Mom has her own feelings already, but Grandma has feelings the other way. We'll see who's right!