And Baby Makes 88

Baby T will mark my Grandmother's 88th grandchild. Mary Shelle is an amazing woman and words can't explain the respect and love that her entire family feels for her. Grandma will be turning 90 this winter.

My cousin Aaron and his wife Fran are expecting their second son and he will make 87.

How do you get to 88 grandkids?
14 children
44 grandkids
40 great grandkids
2 great-great grandkids
2 on the way

Rounding 1st and looking to 2nd

This week marks the beginning of my second trimester. Today I had my first sonogram, we heard the heartbeat and saw the baby. Baby T is about three inches from head to rump. It was all quite exciting and emotional! My prenatal blood tests came back clean but we have not yet completed the quad testing (Cystic Fibrosis, Downs Syndrome, etc.) The doctor is scheduling a special sonogram at the end of June/beginning of July at Shands on Baby T's heart because of my preexisting heart condition.

We've also decided to let the cat out of the bag - so to speak. I will be sharing our exciting news with my co-workers and expect word to circulate through the company in a matter of days.

Vegetarian?

Is this kid going to be a vegetarian? I'm experiencing my first side effect of pregnancy - food aversions. Lately, I've been unable to eat any meat. I've tried it all - steak, chicken, pork, fish, shrimp. Occasionally, I can stomach small pieces of meat in something like quesadillas. The good news is that I'm not getting sick. I find myself eating my salad, then my side dish and then looking at my meat and thinking I really don't want to eat this. Fruits, veggies, beans and whole grains have been keeping me fat, happy and full.