How far along? 36 weeks. How big is baby? Almost six pounds and almost nineteen inches long. But, everything is approximate at this point, since Gabe was small for 40 weeks when he was born. Total weight gain: +25 lbs Updates: Just trucking along. Or, waddling along. Working like a madwoman to finish my last work projects. The cloth diapersRead the whole post >>

How far along? 34 weeks. How big is baby? More than 4.5 lbs and almost 18 inches, which is seems huge and tiny all at one. Total weight gain: +21 lbs. Updates: Same old, same old. Baby is growing, my belly is growing. I’m pretty uncomfortable. I have way more contractions than I did last time at thisRead the whole post >>

  Crazy eyes over how round I’m getting. How far along? 32 weeks. How big is baby? Longer than 16 1/2 inches and almost 4 lbs. Total weight gain: +20 lbs. Same as 2 weeks ago thanks to the Plague of Death and Much Illness, during which I lost 4 pounds (and then eventually gained 2 back). Updates:Read the whole post >>

How far along? 30 weeks. How big is baby? Almost 16 inches and 3 lbs (Gabe asks me DAILY how big the baby is now. I usually just gesture around my stomach and shrug, ‘Like, this big.’) Total weight gain: +20 lbs. Continuing to outpace my pregnant-with-Gabe self by several pounds. Updates: I’m getting bigger, the baby is getting bigger,Read the whole post >>

How far along? 28 weeks. How big is baby? Almost 15 inches and 2.25 lbs. About the size of a large eggplant. Total weight gain: +18 lbs. Aka: I can start throwing around the phrase “I’m carrying an extra 20 pounds!” now as an excuse. “What? YOU try putting on pants with a 20 pound bowling ball strappedRead the whole post >>