Out and Proud

As Seth & Anne say, we're now officially out of the closet with our baby news. I got to tell the P-House ladies in person at the reunion in Charlotteville this past weekend and was able to tell work last week, so all the VIPs are now in the know. There are currently two working names for the baby in utero: one is Bruce Brogan, who was to be the main character in Papa's detective novel should he ever decide to write it. The other (which is currently predominant in usage) is Critter Lynn. The name Critter was also suggested by Papa and then heartily embraced by Bums and Doyle with the addition of Lynn (Bumsey's middle name) to complete the double name. A haiku and rap have already been written by Doyle and Bums honoring Critter Lynn. (Of course two out of three of the baby's grandmothers are also Lynn(e)s, so the name's roots run deep.)

I hit the 13-week mark yesterday, and the clothes are starting to get a bit tight although it's hard to tell whether that's the baby or all of the Bodo's egg and cheeses, Bel Air sandwiches, and Arch's frozen yogurt with gooey brownies (all C'ville staples that we lived off of in college) I had this past weekend. (It seemed only fair that I have enough for both myself and Critter Lynn.)

Sicky and Happy

This morning, I had my first pregnancy puke (Heba likes to refer to this as a "sicky"). Not only did this feel like some sort of rite of passage, I found the experience to be highly preferable to the typical ongoing nausea that I have been experiencing for the past several weeks. I felt so much better that I was actually rather giddy afterwards! (Alas, the relief was short-lived, as a few hours later I was in the bathroom at work thinking I would have another round.)

Similar to hangover recovery, I feel my best when I'm eating. Time for a mid-afternoon snack!

Welcome!

With the cat now peeking out of the bag and ready to pounce, the time has come to bring our baby experience into the information age, or so the missus and I decided over our heavy post-ultrasound Indian buffet lunch today. And how better to inaugurate the baby-blogging process than by sharing these new 2-D and 3-D ultrasound photos?

Here you can see the baby's right arm, hand, and fingers.



Here the baby presents the heel of his/her right foot, as if making a prediction about the outcome of the NCAA tournament.





The baby currently measures 48.6 mm from crown to rump -- just shy of two inches.