20 weeks: Halfway There!

I can't believe I am halfway through my pregnancy. I feel like the days are moving so quickly that I can't keep up. Didn't I JUST find out I was pregnant?

This photo was taken on our way back from lunch today with our doula. This onesie has been saving my life, as it has been nearly 100 degrees. Mama needs stretchy clothes.

These past 20 weeks have been incredible, stressful, emotional, exhausting, exciting, and unbelievable in the best sense. I am looking forward to the next 20, now that the countdown is on! It's so exciting that from this point on, S and I can start counting down until baby.

It's still difficult to wrap my head around the idea that this is our last summer as just us two. This time next year, we will have a tiny one. Usually in the summers we plan big adventures. Last summer we took a three week trip around Scandinavia. The summer before was Central America. This summer, growing a baby is our adventure. Next summer we plan on taking baby boy to Eastern Europe. (That was our original plan for this year and then, well, you know what happened.)

Today we received some tiny striped clothes in the mail and whatever mood I was in quickly disappeared as soon as I saw a hat only a bit larger than my fist. (!!!) The next hour was spent touching the sweet clothes and imagining baby boy running around in them. Sigh...

Cravings...or not.

When you are pregnant, every person you see/talk to asks pretty much the same five questions.

How are you feeling? (Good. Ask me again in an hour.)
Do you know if it's a boy or girl? (See here.)
When are you due? (Halloween...)
Can I touch it? (Do you even have to ask? Always and forever no.)
Do you have any cravings?

Um...let's just say I don't NOT have cravings.
The truth is, in the beginning (that magical first trimester) it's more likely that I'm hoping you keep all food away from me. Especially any and all raw vegetables, all meat, fish, poultry, melted cheese (i know, don't even get me started), and probably anything that smelled, looked, and tasted weird/exotic/healthy.

Strange, huh? I basically only ate plain yogurt, an assortment of crackers, smoothies, bagels, english muffins with peanut butter, and actually any and all types of bread. But don't bring it near me if it is wheaty, seedy, or at all healthy.

This is so unlike me folks. As many of you know, I am a chef and holistic health coach. That's correct, I feed people and teach them how to eat healthy foods. Er...yeah, not happening.

Good news though! I am happy to report that things changed around week 14 or so. Phew! I was basically feeling like a big ball of dough from all the carbs I was eating. I am now happily back to every and all veggies, fruits, and mostly eating well. Including that melted cheese.

So what I am craving? Let's see...

Everything.

As S so lovingly says, "It's all about volume right now." Um, yeah, thanks for the support. Ha!

It's true. I can pretty much eat anything, any time. And if I get on a kick, that's it. Last week I ate watermelon three times a day all week long. This week it's cereal.

For those of you asking, YES, I will put up a "bump" photo. Even though I hate that name.

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Things I Love: Swedish Baby Clothes

How cute are these? I love basics in stripes and bold colors. I don't see us dressing baby in many outfits with sayings on them...(you know the ones)

I love how cozy these pieces look and that they are good quality organic cotton.

Polarn O. Pyret has beautifully made clothes for bebes and tots. I can't stop gushing while checking out their site! I wish they had a shop in New York!

Till Whatever Do Us Part: Has America Become too Blasé about Divorce?

A interesting article here:

An excerpt:
The point of living isn’t to be in a perpetual state of fairy-tale ecstasy; it’s to find the meaning of life, the meaning of your life. And the point of marriage, I think, is to create meaning, with every happy and sad memory, every hardship overcome, every kind act, every moment of acceptance, every triumph, every child, grandchild, pet, and friend you accumulate together. The point of staying married until you die is to have a witness to your whole life, to the meaning you built. In the end, you can look at your spouse and say: Somebody knew me—and I knew them.

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Little Boy Blue

Some of you already know...but it looks as if we're having a baby boy!

S and I were both in shock. We thought for SURE that it was going to be a girl. Nonetheless, we are so excited.

Sometimes before bed, we lay awake talking about what we think his personality will be like. Will he love bugs and dirt and little boy adventures? Is he going to think we are really old? (Probably! haha)

Often I'll just find myself smiling at the possibilities and what ifs. Only five more months until baby boy is here. I guess we'll find out then.

Meeting Baby P

So tomorrow is the big day. The baby becomes boy baby or girl baby.
Eeeeee! I am so excited! It feels like this week is creeping by. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to get a vote of what you may believe baby P will be.

After we find out I will share our own thoughts...

Movie Night

Thank you all for your warm wishes and congratulations yesterday of our exciting news. It was a day filled with lot's of love from around the world!

Now that that's out of the way, I can talk about more pressing matters...

Like whether or not this movie looks interesting. I can't tell if it will be great or too sci-fi(ish).

What do you think??

Here it goes...

I've been waiting months to write this out and yet I can't find the right words...

We're having a baby.

I was thinking of posting a funny video or something else clever but decided against it. What I'm feeling is such a pure joy and excitement that it doesn't need gimmicks.

There are so many emotions and jumbled thoughts to write about but for now, these are the only words that I can piece together.

S and I are great. Bambino is great. All is perfect...

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Sunday Morning

Breakfast sandwiches on home made buttermilk biscuits, Lykke Li, and coffee.
♥ Sunday ♥