Baby Books, Baby Books, & More Baby Books

To prepare for our new arrival, Justin and I began to read What to Expect When You're Expecting: Fourth Edition. We would read a little at a time- mostly interested in what our baby was doing inside my belly and how it was developing. As I read along I realized the book was also a giant list of things I cannot do! Exactly like they say on the movie Knocked Up. So I too cannot smoke marijuana while jumping on the trampoline... Hahahah It's hilarious. We LOVE that movie. We've watched it over and over and as soon as we found out I was pregnant we had to watch it again! Anyway, back to the book.... It you are expecting or will be expecting this book is a must buy. And no I am not a paid endorser.


Let me tell you what the book says my baby- ok our baby- is doing at this point. "Your baby is just over 2 inches long now and weighs about a third of an ounce... Hair follicles are forming and fingernail and toenail beds are beginning to develop... Your fetus has distinct human characteristics by now, with hands and feet in the front of the body, ears nearly in their final shape, open nasal passages on the tip of the nose, a tongue and palate in the mouth, and visible nipples." Yay for nipples, I hope there's only 2 and no extra nubbins like Chandler on Friends.

Also my friend, Brenna, let me borrow one of her books. It's called The Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy (Or Everything Your Doctor Won't Tell You). I've REALLY liked reading this book- it's so interesting and easy to read. The other books are more textbook and this is a woman telling stories about her girlfriends' pregnancies and all the details and insights that aren't necessarily covered in books or doctor visits. Some sections include: Fear of Getting Ugly, 10 Commandments of Morning Sickness, Fear of Turning into Your Mother, Pregnancy Insanity, You Will Get Fat, I'm Getting so Big I Might Explode, etc. I read one chapter the other day and it was sadly so true it was creepy. So I was alittle moody and emotional last week...... Only for a couple of days! I yelled at Justin because I thought he took the one little baby grape that I had in my bowl. Well he hadn't and he said, "Don't you think you're overreacting just a little?" GRRR. So I go lay in the bath with the book the next day and begin to read the section called I Think I Hate My Baby's Father! It says, "Get prepared for comments from your mate like 'Aren't you overreacting just a little?" Yep- I've heard that one before!!

After I am finished with these books, along with the 3 baby name books I'm going through, I wasnt to read the book my friend Katie is reading. It is called Baby Wise. It's about making the baby a part of your family unit and discusses good sleeping patterns. (Don't hold me to this. She told me about it and I looked at it in the book store and it looked really good. I'll let you know about it when I read it!) How is it Katie?? Let me know if you still recommend it! :)