Week 16 -- Holy Heartburn Batman!

The intention of this blog is to inform, rather than whine and complain, but apparently this kid has pushed my intestines up into my throat. Every time I lay down to go to sleep, I feel like I swallowed a two liter of acid. The upside is that I've been eating better. Though I crave sweets like crazy, it's all the sugar that's giving me the heartburn, so I've laid off a bit.

Other than that, I'm feeling pretty fabulous. I've got a good amount of energy and really no aches and pains except the relaxin is giving me hip trouble when I run. So I'm trying to run less and bike and swim more. Given the now gorgeous weather, and the new Four Mile Run bike trail connector under 395, I'm having a blast on the bike. Don't worry Dad, I'm loading on the sunscreen. SPF 85. That's right. 85. But I'm already the color of caramel. Mmmmm...caramel....

This week we get to move onto vegetables. Bagel is the size of an avocado. This is perfect for the spawn of two lawyers because, as anyone on the infamous Tuscany Adventure of 2003 knows, "avvocato" means lawyer in Italian (and if either of my parental units could clue us in on how one would pronounce two v's, that'd be swell). Tiny bones forming in Bagel's ears mean s/he can now hear my voice. Taste buds are forming, which I believe are the most important part of the developing body. Bagel already has its own unique fingerprint pattern! So the time to commit gloveless crimes without leaving any evidence behind is now in the past, my friend.

The most amazing part of this week? I think I'm feeling the baby moving. It's veeeeeery faint, kind of a fluttery feeling. So awesome.

I thought I'd give you guys another belly pic. It's not much different from the last one. It looks more like a spare tire than a baby bump, though my clothes are starting to not fit. Grow Bagel, grow!