It is so weird. I’ve been checking out this site regularly, which is a weekly pregnancy calendar with ultrasound pictures. It’s so much more interesting than the monthly updates in the famous pregnancy book that I referred to with my other three pregnancies. Every week, I get to see a picture, and read about the changes happening in the baby right now. Well, I missed last week, so yesterday I read about my week and couldn’t believe it. The baby has suddenly jumped to 3 1/2 inches long. What? It’s been a half inch, to an inch last I looked. The crazy thing is that Ilsa, my white lionhead goldfish is 3 1/2 inches long, so all I can picture is a fishbowl in my abdomen, and a wiggly little goldfish. It’s kind of weirding me out. Nate says not to worry, in a week or so, the baby will be the size of Veronica’s goldfish named “Goldfish”, and then some time after that, it’ll be the size of our big, 10 inchers, Alexander, Lucius, and Jane.
That isn’t very comforting.
I’ve been pretty sick, so I’ve been in bed since about Wednesday, and knitting quite a bit. I have most of a Flower Basket Shawl done,
and I’ve sewn the shoulders together on Abby’s Harry Potter Sweater.
I followed Jessica’s brilliant suggestion and did the neck before blocking, but I still have a flat piece of sweater to block. Of course, I have about a zillion ends to weave in before I can block it, but we’ll get to those.
September 26th, 2005 at 3:10 am
That Harry Potter sweater looks absolutely brilliant!!
September 26th, 2005 at 3:34 am
The shawl looks nice but I am really loving the HP sweater – can’t wait to see it done.
Congrats on the pregnancy – hope you’re feeling better soon!
September 26th, 2005 at 4:23 am
Oh, you so crack me up!! Have you considered the name Charlie?
September 26th, 2005 at 4:31 am
The sweater looks absolutely wonderful! She’s going to look absolutely adorable in it.
And Nate, you’re just twisted! I mean, fish babies…eww! EWW! Still, it’s kind of cool that you know (roughly) the size of your baby. Oh, speaking of that book, I read an article in the NYT about it, oh, last week, about how a bunch of different OB/GYNO’s are saying to only read it if you want to spend your pregnancy in terror and fear. Which, is interesting to me because it was THE book for preganancy.
Now, if only s/he would stop making you so ill….perhaps you can bribe the baby with thoughts of hand knit goods?
September 26th, 2005 at 5:38 am
I also get baby updates from
http://www.babycenter.com
http://www.babyfit.com
I like seeing the weekly updates about the various stages. In a way I like the “fish” analogy better than the term they used on one of the above sites for my current week “the size of a small zucchini” and a few weeks back it was a grapefruit.
Hope you start feeling better soon.
September 26th, 2005 at 6:36 am
The shawl and sweater are looking great. Hope you feel better soon!
September 26th, 2005 at 12:44 pm
Just imagining it cracks me up!!
Love the FBS and HP sweater, can’t wait to see them done!!
September 26th, 2005 at 10:13 pm
Just I wanted to let you know: out of the MANY blogs that I regularly read, this is my VERY favourite!!!!
Kata from Budapest, Hungary
September 27th, 2005 at 2:35 am
Your fan base keeps growing, Laura, and rightly so! I love that Harry sweater. I can see I’m going to have to make one for Nathan (which eventually Jamie will wear as well…)
Um, did you see that I’m… um… taking a spinning class?
September 27th, 2005 at 6:54 am
at this point, my “fish” is sticking his tuchus out of my right side while putting his feet in my left lung. said “fish” is said to weigh 4-5 pounds right now. that’s dinner for a family of 4.
September 28th, 2005 at 11:43 am
My little fish is now ten months old. Congrats on your fingerling! I never ever thought I’d say this (since he was such an incredibly overactive booger) but I really do miss all that kicking and squirming he did in there. Sorry to read that you’re not feeling well. I can’t relate to feeling sick during pregnancy but I offer you the ineffectiveness of a heartfelt over-the-internet hug. Feel better soon!