12th Week of Pregnancy

Just by living with Wife over the past couple months, I'm learning to look at food a whole new way. Actually, I'm learning to look at food the way she does. Whenever she thinks about eating something, the same question goes through her mind, "How painful will this be when it comes back up?"

Last night Wife actually had a craving. She suddenly wanted Junior Mints. We don't have any...and haven't had any in years. To satisfy her craving, we found her a York Peppermint Patty. Wife learned an important lesson from that piece of candy: just eating half of a York Peppermint Patty make "stuff" much more pleasant when it comes back up. To quote her, "Minty and refreshing."

According to our calendar, Baby A is now 3 1/2 inches long and weighs about the same as a Magic Marker.

My Prediction for Baby A

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Wife!

Taste Buds

According to our calendar, Baby A's tongue should be developing taste buds now. Speaking of taste, there are several foods that the mere thought of makes Wife sick. The "big three" foods that cause nausea with their thought are pizza, chocolate, and ice cream. I find this strange since these foods have always been her weaknesses.

Union Square Has Lost an Icon

I stopped and watched Peddler Joe demonstrate his amazing peelers countless times as Wife and I shopped at the farmer's market in Union Square. I suddenly really wish I bought one.




Read his story HERE.

For those concerned with the progress of Baby A, the kid is starting to develop finger nails and toenails. Within hours of learning this fact, Wife insists she feels scratching.

How Do Women Have More Than One Kid?

Watching Wife go through the suffering of "morning" sickness, I've often wondered what possesses women to get pregnant a second time. As wife is curled up in a ball, unable to move or keep food down, she also ponders how a woman could possibly go through this again. Countless friends (including not only mothers, but also childless women and men) have explained that as soon as the baby is born, all the misery will be forgotten. Don't worry, Wife is taking notes. She's writing it all down, so she will never forget. If this kid is a girl, Wife is convinced that she'll keep a daughter chaste until she's forty by sharing tales of the last month.

Pregnancy Makes Women Emotional

Wife and I just saw a video clip of the Lakers center, Andrew Bynum, going down with a knee injury. Wife immediately began sobbing. Wife responded to my surprise that she was crying by turning to me, tears running down her face, and remarking, "I'm emotional. Get over it."

Wife would like me to point out that the video showed Drew screaming on the ground in pain, with Phil, Kobe, Lamar, Sasha, and Pau all looking extremely upset and concerned. I suppose all true Laker fans should be emotional.

And, yes, we are all on a first name basis.