Author: Courtney Taylor

I had another ultrasound yesterday, at my 8 week mark. Due date confirmed: January 25, 2020. Looks a little more human now; see ya, Sigourney! Note the head, 2 little arms starting, and the very beginning of legs. Okay, maybe more like a gummi bear... which, fittingly, is about the size of it now. Or,… Continue reading 8 Weeks In

I'm sitting here thinking, I should write about how tired I feel... but I'm too tired. True story. Remember last Thursday when I was all "I'm not tired like they're describing at all..."? How easy it was to keep my eyes open then. Take me back. On Saturday afternoon, I was hit with the take-no-prisoners… Continue reading I am woman, hear me snore

I hadn't experienced any nausea with this pregnancy until earlier this week, when I was subjected to the over-the-top canoodling of a couple sitting across from me in the waiting room at the clinic. I was there on Monday for my first ultrasound; a viability ultrasound. Post-ultrasound, while waiting for the sonographer to deliver her… Continue reading 7 week stretch

I'm cranky, I'm tired, and my boobs hurt. A lot. More than I ever thought boobs could hurt. Mammogram boob-flattening vices have nothing on pregnancy hormones. I feel like if I could somehow drop one of these future milk makers on a scale they'd deliver a solid weight. Which reminds me of an old joke:… Continue reading 6 weeks and short-fused

I'm 5 weeks pregnant today. The "baby" is the size of an apple seed, a Pop Rocks crystal, and the fly that Mr Miyagi catches in chopsticks in The Karate kid. At five weeks pregnant, I'm in what's known as the embryonic period. According to my BabyCenter app, at this time, the embryo's heart, no… Continue reading 5 Weeks