Owen's Monkey Business

Two weeks ago I couldn't get enough Clementines; I was averaging about 3 a day and went through a 7 lb. box in a week and a half. Now it's vine-ripened tomatoes; I've had at least 4 since Monday and they are just sooo good! Other favorites right now; red leaf lettuce, bread and butter pickles, cucumbers, and yoplait thick and creamy vanilla yogurt. My iron levels looked good at the appt. Tues. so I'm going to try to keep them high with raisins, steel cut oats, and some meat. I am not missing caffeine or alcohol. Not having as much milk this week as in the past two; we were going through a gallon every 3-4 days last month. I've been cutting red pepper strips and cucumber slices for snacking too. That's not to say I haven't been enjoying the multitude of holiday treats around here, but hey, baby's gotta learn about chocolate from a pro, right?

Today at 11:20 D and I had our 16 week appt. with a Certified Nurse Midwife. She was fantastic. Our first appt. was Oct. 20 with a Nurse Practitioner (we will see her again on Jan. 19) Our second appt. was with an ob/gyn, and today I thoroughly enjoyed the CNM. She waited while I made my way through my list of questions, listened to the heartbeat and said my bloodwork looked great. I have gained five pounds so far and that's about average (it's about a pound a month for the first three months.) We have an appt. with the Radiology dept. on Friday, Jan. 9 for the big ultrasound when they look at all the organs and tell us whether our baby will be a boy or a girl! Only 2.5 weeks! In the meantime, I am feeling good! I continue to feel the little baby bubble movements once or twice every few hours.

Over the past three days, I think I've started feeling the fluttery-bubbles feeling when you first start to feel the baby moving. Mind you, I have no reference point for this, but it definitely is a different feeling than I've ever had and very slight. kind of a thrill! I will keep you posted...

Before this pregnancy, I loved veggies and didn't enjoy fruit that much (other than berries and the occasional piece of citrus) Now, the situation has reversed. I eat 2-3 clementines a day, a grapefruit every couple of days, and lots of bananas, green apples, and blueberries. But swallow a vegetable? Not likely. I doctored up a can of french style green beans with dried cranberries and slivered almonds tonight, but I need some suggestions on adding more veggies when I don't have a taste for them. Anyone?

a few ideas

The first trimester has whirled by and here we are at the beginning of the second trimester. We recorded the heartbeat today and are in the process of upolading it to the blog.