12 weeks

The Pod is officially 12 weeks pregnant. Next week: baker's dozen!

And now, 12 Adventures in Pregnancy tidbits:

1. According to Denise at The Birth Center, our official due date is September 19th.

2. Our go-to book for this fine pregnancy is Your Pregnancy Week by Week. This was recommended to us by savvy moms Meredith and Kristen (hey thanks!) over the more well-known What to Expect While You're Expecting.

3. On the web, BabyCenter.com is good for weekly email updates, especially on the size of the Little One. This week: the Little One is the size of a lime.

4. Yes, we'd like to find out the gender of the baby ahead of time. The recent trend is to wait and find out at the birth...we're bucking the trend and finding out early. Finding out early is the *new* waiting. We forgot to clarify if this can be done at The Birth Center, but I'm sure we'll find out soon. The Pod needs to know what color yarn to get for the baby blanket(s) she's going to crochet!

5. The Pod says the baby wants a pony...but I suspect it's really The Pod that wants a pony.

6. It's second trimester time! This is the "Babymoon", where The Pod is not queasy or exhausted all the time in the first trimester or the third trimester, where she'll be her heaviest. (Maybe even heavier than I am, if I haven't gained enough sympathy weight.)

7. The Pod and I like to call the Little One "Babycakes". (Awww...)

8. Yes, we do have names picked out. No, we won't tell you what they are.

9. The Pod's current top ice cream choices during this fine pregnancy: Chocolate Xtreme Blizzard (with vanilla ice cream) from Dairy Queen, gelato from Capogiro, and Ben & Jerry's Phish Food.

10. I'm all ready for exciting baby-related technologies like car seats, cribs, monitors, papooses, and toys. Product research ahoy!

11. The Pod is not showing yet, but we suspect that will be coming soon.

12. "Who is your daddy, and what does he do?"