Wouldn't it be loverly?

and the acid reflux has begun!

I forgot how many Tums I ate a day during my last pregnancy. WAY too many. This time around, I am trying the more natural route, and drinking papaya juice and taking papaya supplements. We will see how successful this fruit is in fighting off the stomach devils!...

Mom has the night off because she's flying out with me and Ada Lynn tomorrow morning at 6:15am. Anyway, allow me to give you a little update from the utero.

All of my soft cartilage is turing to bone, and my umbilical cord is growing stronger and thicker. I'm weighing in around 5 ounces now (about as much as a turnip), and I've grown a whole inch longer from head to bottom, putting me at a whopping 5 inches! I can move my joints pretty well, and my sweat glands are starting to develop, which is great, because it is HOT in here! ...

Our basil plants are overflowing, now that they've received a healthy dose of sunshine. Thus, in preparation for a weekend away (and needing snacky foods) and more food to fill up our deep freeze, we made pesto yesterday.

Ada helped momma rinse the leaves off and put them on a plate....

I guess this is what happens when you have too much fun blueberry picking.

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I have been clinging onto the hope that with the second trimester I would have renewed energy, a normal appetite and little to no sickness. I came to the sad realization this morning after dealing with 2 hours of nausea that I am already 4 weeks into the second trimester, and BLEH! I feel almost worse than before.

Now don't worry - I didn't start crying about it, though the dreaded "emotional roller coaster" of pregnancy has definitely landed in this household and I feel as though I'm living at an amusement park, laughing one minute, ready to weep the next. But it's nothing that a couple of slices of some crispy, extra salty bacon and the noon hour can't fix. ...