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July 28, 2008
we're halfway there!
20 weeks and counting. amazing. since 15 weeks, I've been feeling a few mambo moves going on in the nether regions and last wednesday as i was laying awake at 5:30 am because them, i had my hand on my belly and felt a poke from the outside! so amazing, so precious.
i'm sure in a few months i'll be tired of having my bladder stomped on and my ribs punched, but for now it is just precious.
we had an ultrasound on friday, the "20 week baseline" where most people find out the sex. and we found out...
that we're having a...
healthy...
baby...
with ten fingers...
and ten toes! 
and while Tiger was not shy, dan and i could not make out on the screen whether he's a she or she's a he. and so we don't know. and neither do you. doc did say they "got to see all the anatomy they needed and everything looks good" but i couldn't tell if that was "we saw it and noted it but because you don't want to know we'll not tell you" or if it was "we took all the measurements (of bones, heart, brain, etc) that we need to and gender is not a needed part of the anatomy for us to see". either way i'm glad we don't know.
we have some Beautiful snapshots from the ultrasound. profile, feet, hand over face and a few others. it's really amazing to see the bones and stomach and heart and tongue and jaws and... well you get the idea. it's amazing. a.ma.zing. seriously.
Here's Tiger at 10 weeks and a day: 
but now, 10 weeks later, we see Tiger opening her mouth and rubbing her eyes...
and rubbing his torso...
just like grandpa dave after a good meal... 
i've also been doing lots of research on diapering and a friend in ypsilanti has been watching craiglist (a.k.a. crack list bc it's so addictive) for cloth diapers for me. she emailed me this morning that i'm the proud new owner of 5 dozen cloth diapers of various sizes. hooray!
go ahead, jibe me for wanting to do cloth. i've heard it all before. but i'm not too keen on filling a landfill with plastic that will never biodegrade. and besides, it's cheaper. i like cheaper.
and the first belly shot was taken yesterday, at 20 weeks. if tiger is measuring to weigh 14 ounces (according to the ultrasound), which is 3 1/2 above average, it would explain why i'm feeling as "fat and sassy" as i am! we had a patio party yesterday and so this picture was taken in our backyard, a.k.a. the brickyard. :)
your host for this episode : carrie; July 28, 2008 11:59 AM
Comments
Thanks for the great pics of Tiger!
I think it's great that you are using cloth. Several friends here do and I was amazed at how much easier they are now. No more plastic pants and pins. Yeah! Good for you!
Miss you,
Aunt Martha
from the peanut gallery of : Aunt Martha ; July 30, 2008 09:58 AM
I used cloth! Cloth rocks!!!!!!
Few tips : use non-bio something soap to wash nappies and babyclothes (other stuff is to agressive), soak nappies in water with teatree oil (natural antiseptic), and rinse with vinegar (no fabric softener- very bad for you and especially for baby).
Had to write it here, would forget it in the next mail...
Love, Melinda
from the peanut gallery of : Melinda ; September 26, 2008 07:41 AM