14 Weeks - John Lemmon

Silicon, the once forgotten nutrient, is now recognised by plant physiologists as essential when creating successful culture media. WTF? I had a midterm in my plant biotech class yesterday and that is one of the few things I remembered (baby brain is REAL people... ). Anyway what was I talking about? Oh yeah, silicon. My point being... Silicon's atomic number is 14. US Flag Day also falls on the 14th. Generally speaking, unless you combine silicone and Flag Day, 14 is a pretty boring number.

I'll salute to that.

What isn't boring though is body hair. Baby Aff is now a fluffy fetus! It is growing eyebrows, head hair and a fine coat downy hair all over it's lemon sized body. When searching about lanugo, I came across my new #1 registry wish:

 

What child (or mama) wouldn't want a Japanese ginger baby doll strutting pubic overalls and afro anklets? I sure do! 

Speaking of wacky/amazing Japanese items, Jess and Joey brought Andy and I back Adam and Eve toothbrushes from Japan a couple years ago and I've been saving them for my future child. Can't wait to break these puppies out! Who says oral care and sex education can't go hand in hand? (FYI, do not, I repeat do NOT google image search "naked people toothbrushes").

My scheduled school was cancelled today, so instead of being responsible and studying or starting one of my 10+ assignments, I decided to take the day off and cater to my weaknesses. You may take away my booze, deli meat, contact sports and heavy lifting pastime, but by god you will not take away my "it's so bad it's good" reality television addiction! My favorite parts are the "pre birth dramatizations". Either they purposely only hire attractive actors or you get substantially more ugly after giving birth. Today I fed my addiction by watching:

• I Didn't Know I was Pregnant 
• My Teen Daughter is Pregnant and So Am I
• Dr. Phil (Pregnant and Out of Control AND My Daughter Faked 2 Pregnancies)  
• Teen Mom* (new ep out tomorrow... can't. wait. that. long....ahhh)

 

"TV/Pregnant Polly"

"Actual/Post Pregnancy Polly"

Further news in the A&J Affleck household included the purchase of our first 2 big baby items! I would like to thank Grandma and GPa Affo for the pram! We also bought a cot this week! It's all coming together - *excitement squeal*. Oh yeah, It's a City Jogger City Mini for those who judge people by their pram (I would never!). As you can see below Andy has taken to practicing with Zippy the zebra while wearing the appropriate NFL attire.

• How far along: 14 weeks
• Total weight gain: still minimal.... so much bigger but little scale movement... weirding me out
• Maternity clothes? Jeans are the bane of my existence
• Stretch marks? No
• Sleep: Loving it
• Best moment this week: Taking off my bra and yelling "Release the krackens!" - Also blood tests came back and the probability of having a child with down's went from 1:632 (for a 30 year old) down to 1:7932 after the tests (the same as a 16 year old!!!) - Way to go genes!
• Miss Anything? pants that fit
• Movement: nada
• Food cravings: French Toast
• Anything making you queasy or sick: No makeup selfies
• Gender: Still guessing girl
• Labor Signs: No
• Symptoms: lots of happy tears; I cried 3 times today:
• 1) Lion King airplane flash mob video, 
• 2) Pranking it Forward video, 
• 3) HIMYM finale (and I don't even watch that show!!)
• Belly Button: Way In 
• Wedding rings: On
• Mood: Generally good w/ waterworks. Refer to symptoms... 
• Looking forward to: Emotional cot assembly. Refer to symptoms...