Lemons

Trying to keep up and post more frequently!

I was reading a bit on Babycenter.com today (yes, every now and again, I actually read things about the baby) and learned that the baby is now about the size of a lemon. We've progressed from a peanut to a lemon, nice.

I hope it is growing, because I have no other great excuse for my body growing and changing. I'm obviously not on my bike as much, but I don't think that quite compensates for my butt feeling snug in my jeans for the first time in a loooooong time, and a belt merely being decor instead of serving the purpose of keeping up my loose pants. It's all quite weird to experience. For the past 3 years, I've consistently lost weight, so going the reverse is a little bizarre...I'm not worried about it, I do know it's all part of the deal, and will go away soon enough.

In other news, I've tried to up my red meat intake from zero to something recently. Jonathan's dad makes the best steaks on earth (well, not to those of you who actually like the taste of pure steak...he seasons them well and maybe that's why they don't shock my taste buds like pure beef would), and that has helped to bridge the gap a bit. Still, my intake is rather inconsistent, once a month at best. At Trader Joes last week I decided to buy buffalo burger patties, figuring I'd one day get the urge. Decided to cook those up last night. They were ok-spicy mustard and tons of pickles helped out taste-wise, but I think my body took about 5 hours to digest my one patty. Ug. It's like my system just begins operating in slow motion, pushing the food through it like freaking glue. Oh well...43 grams of protein can't hurt. I surely don't get than on an average day. Buffalo meat is rather lean in comparison with beef as well, so I felt a bit better about it. And ethically, it was free-range, hormone and anit-biotic free meat, and likely not processed like your typical steer would be...so I'm at peace with the whole situation.

We're still working on settling this house issue...have a lawyer working with us now so that hopefully scares our "opponents" a bit and helps them realize we're serious about our money and they're seriously off base with trying to keep it. We have settlement on the Wayne Avenue house in less than 4 weeks now, so that is becoming more exciting as we go along.

My last day of work is tentatively on the calendar...which is superfantastic but weird all at once. June 19 I will be finished with full-time employment for a spell...no more office neon lights sucking the life out of me for 8 hours a day.

I did pre-natal yoga for the first time last night. Jonathan bought me a video with the ever-popular Shiva Rae. They have 3 demonstrators-one for each trimester. I'm trying to just concentrate on the first trimester one because the other two are a bit daunting to look at right now! I'm officially into my second trimester, but I think the demonstrator they chose for that time frame is either having twins or nearing the end of her second tri. phew.

Still working on names...well, haven't worked on them, but still talking over options. More to come...