Archive for August, 2008

Documentation of the belly: Part 3

Friday, August 29th, 2008

This is me at 28 weeks 1 day. I don’t think I’ll be wearing these shorts much longer. I wanted to cut off the bottom of the picture where you can see my sock, but Hallie looks so cute. People are now always asking me if I’m pregnant. I think that’s a really strange question. [...]

cabbage dreams

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Apparently if you dream about cabbages, it means that you’re going to come into some money. Violet’s not so little anymore. She’s 2.25 pounds and 15 inches from head to foot- the size of an average chinese cabbage. This week she’s got eyelashes and can close her eyes in response to light. Her brain is [...]

Verboten Vegetables

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Clayton California budding entrepreneurs Katie and Sabrina Lewis, 11 and 3 respectively, recently had their produce stand shuttered by local police. The pair were selling spare vegetables from their family garden on the corner sidewalk, as I’m sure you’ve seen kids do with lemonade and so forth. After the local news got wind of the [...]

13 weeks to go

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Mmm… gassy, just like me. I’m in my third trimester! Little Violet is now about 15 inches long and weighs 2lbs, as much as a head of cauliflower.

Happy Birthday Mom

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

I hope that this year is your best ever and that they keep getting better.