What's a Turnip?

I had to google it.  Our baby is supposed to be about the size of a turnip.  All I knew about turnips were that they were some type of vegetable I didn't like, so need not bother wasting time on them.  Thus, I had to google a turnip to visualize our baby. :)

Another book said our baby was about the size of my outstretched hand, crown to rump.  That's a little easier to see.  So, little baby, you have already filled our hearts, and now you are big enough to fill our hand! (but don't try it yet, we don't really want you in our hands for several more weeks, ok?)

We are growing!

 

This is our little one at 7 weeks!  It's been such a joy so far, knowing that there is a little life growing inside of me.  I have been so fortunate to not have many negative side affects.  In fact, I would say the only side affects I'm dealing with are fairly good ones.  

I get tired often = I get to rest often 

I get hungry often = I get to eat often

I get a round tummy = I get to wear cute maternity clothes

I won't really go into the fact that I look more chubby than pregnant right now.  But I know it will soon pass and people won't be wondering if I ate too many doughnuts.

 The baby is now 15 weeks, and about 4 or 5 inches.  The size of an apple or avocado.

Since I am bad at posting, here is a quick recap of the recent weeks in pictures!

 

Week 8, probably the last time I will show my bare stomach for a long, long time :)  I had to document evidence so that someday my children will believe that I actually had abs. 

 Here we are at 11 weeks, starting to show!

 14 Weeks

15 Weeks

Peanut likes her little sibling, as you can tell.  :)  Truthfully though, she has acted a little more protective and attentive to me lately.  She wasn't always a big cuddler, would prefer to lay on the couch next to you, instead of in your lap, type of thing.  Lately though, as soon as I sit or lay down on the couch, she is right there next to me, or on me.  It's funny :)