Pregnant Cheerleader and Boyfriend

DSC01879, originally uploaded by Evelyn Lang.
Oh please, I may only get one chance in my life to be so obviously pregnant on Halloween! How could I pass up the opportunity to dress this tastelessly?

Bump Comparison 12 to 24 Weeks

My new mantra is: “I will never, never, never, never, never, never, never think of my pre-pregnancy body as fat ever again.”

Can you stand this?? That was me at 12 weeks, barely showing and stressing about the couple of pounds I had gained. Pounds that I didn’t think I needed to gain because I was [...]

Goodbye To You!

Goodbye to you!, originally uploaded by Evelyn Lang.
See ya later long hair! I’m back to my favorite cut again. This is the one my high school English teacher, creepy Miss Flynn, told me had “a sexy curl” around my ear. Eww. Regardless of that remark, this is still my favorite cut. And believe me, growing [...]

17 Weeks

17 weeks, originally uploaded by Evelyn Lang.
ML and I went for my 17 week check up yesterday at the OB’s office. Since my last appointment, I have been scheduled with a different doctor or midwife every time I go. I guess the idea is to see each practitioner at least once during the pregnancy incase [...]

Which Brings Us To Now

My first two posts are the back story. I would have been tracking all of the exciting details from the moment we found out the joyous news, however, we were paralyzed with fear of What Could Happen During the First Trimester. Once I started reading about miscarriage rates and a lovely phenomenon called “Vanishing Twin [...]

Every Good Story Has A Twist

As if things weren’t getting interesting enough, our journey took a decidedly sharp turn around week 7…
7 Week Ultrasound

Like any ultrasound photo I’ve ever seen, ours has the typical grainy texture and unintelligible blobs. The actual act of having the ultrasound is cool – they move the wand around and you watch this little movie [...]

And So It Began…

May 31, 2008 was quite an exciting day. It was a Saturday. ML and I got up early and went to our favorite new breakfast place in town. We went to hit some golf balls at the driving range and then pick up some more plants for the garden. But the real excitement was to [...]