Little Sickie : (

For seven months, I've been one lucky mama - Paige has been happy, smiley and healthy. By yesterday at 2 p.m. I was convinced someone had swapped babies on me overnight. She cried ALL. DAY. LONG. And not just whimpers. Full on wails. No smiles. No playing. No napping! By the time Daniel got home form work, I had just about lost my mind. We figured she was just adjusting to being back home (we had spent the week prior in NY). She went down at 9 without much fuss - and then at 11 p.m. the "fit hit the shan" if you know what I mean ; ) Her bloody-murder screams jolted us both out of bed and we ran into her room to find Paige hysterical, with both nostrils clogged up. Poor baby! She obviously had a cold, but luckily no fever. I'm sure she felt pretty bad, but I think the worst part for her was not being able to suck on her binky (she couldn't breath out of her nose, so she had to keep her mouth open). We did all we could to help her clear out her nose - saline drops, that aspirator bulb thingy (SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS FOR! ), humidifier. She was finally able to go back to sleep and actually slept through the rest of the night.. but I could hear whimpers over the monitor every once in a while, probably tossing and turning wondering why the heck she couldn't breathe through her nose! I called the doctor first thing this morning, but they said it sounded like a run-of-the-mill cold, and to keep doing what we were doing. As long as she didn't spike a fever and kept eating, she was fine and it just had to run its course. BOO! Don't they have a magic pill for baby colds? Guess not : ( Does anyone know how long these usually last for? And has anyone had any luck with natural remedies? My Google search for ideas proved pretty lame.

Signed,
Sad Mama of a First Time Little Sickie

What Will Baby Look Like? Find Out With the "Baby Morpher"

So I'm not gonna lie - this is a little creepy. But it's also kind of addicting. TheBump.com just launched a new tool called "The Baby Morpher." You upload a picture of yourself, and then your husband/baby daddy, and it somehow combines the two to create an image of what your baby may look like. Like I said - part creepy, part ahhh-mazing! : ) Here are my results...
 

Hmmmmm... No comment? : ) Lucky for us we got this little doll face in real life:

Whether accurate or not, it's still fun! Try it for yourself b clicking here: http://planning.thebump.com/baby-morpher

How Big is Baby? Forget the Stinkin' Fruit... How About Desserts?

While I was prego, I religiously kept track of how big my baby was using The Bump's "How Big Is Baby?" tool, which charted the baby's weekly growth relevant to fruit. I don't know about you, but personally I didn't have a whole lot of fruit around my house (my prego pics are evidence of that!). At week 10, they say the baby is the size of a prune. And at 21 weeks, the baby is the size of a papaya. Sorry - but I just can't relate. So, I've taken matters into my own hands and created a Week-by-Week list based on what pregos really care about - dessert! : ) Enjoy!

(Note: Average sizes are taken from TheBump.com. Dessert associations are based on my calculations of weight, not length.)


Weeks 3&4
Zygote
Pop Rock

Week 5 
Avg. Size: 0.13 inches
Candy Button

Week 6
Avg. Size: 0.25 inches
Red Hot

Week 7
Avg. Size: 0.51 inches
Tic Tac

Week 8
Avg. Size: 0.63 inches / 0.04 oz
Good & Plenty

Week 9
Avg. Size: 0.9 inches/ 0.07 oz
M&M

Week 10
Avg. Size: 1.2 inches / 0.14 oz
Hershey Kiss

Week 11
Avg. Size: 1.6 inches / 0.25 oz
Roll of Smarties

Week 12
Avg. Size: 2.1 inches / 0.49 oz
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

Week 13
Avg. Size: 2.9 inches / 0.81 oz
Cadbury Creme Egg

Week 14
Avg. Size: 3.4 inches/ 1.5 oz
Twinkie

Week 15 
Avg. Size: 4.0 inches / 2.5 oz
Pack of Skittles

 Week 16
Avg. Size: 4.6 inches / 3.5 oz
Hostess Sno Balls

Week 17
Avg. Size: 5.1 inches / 5.9 oz
Two Red Velvet Cupcakes

Week 18
Avg. Size: 5.6 inches / 6.7 oz
30 Jolly Ranchers

Week 19
Avg. Size: 6.0 inches / 8.5 oz
Box of Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies

Week 20
Avg. Size: 6.5 inches/ 10.6 oz
One container of Betty Crocker Whipped Cream Cheese Frosting

Week 21
Avg. Size: 10.5 inches / 12.7 oz
Pint of Ben and Jerry's Chubby Hubby Ice Cream

Weeks 21 - 24 (Month 5)
Avg. Size: 10.5 - 11.8 inches / 12.7 - 20.8 oz
Package of Oreos

Weeks 25 - 28 (Month 6)
Avg. Size: 13.6 - 14.8 inches / 1.5 - 2.2 lbs
Two Rolls of Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough

Weeks 29 - 32 (Month 7)
Avg. Size: 15.2 - 16.7 inches / 2.5 - 3.8 lbs
Sara Lee Cheesecake

Weeks 33 - 36 (Month 8)
Avg. Size: 17.2 - 18.7 inches / 4.2 - 5.8 lbs
Three Dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Weeks 37 - Delivery (Month 9)
Avg. Size: 18.9 - 20.9 inches / 6.2 - 9.2 lbs
One Gallon of Ice Cream

YUMMY!!!