I'm a Jumbo Shrimp??

Some people say that the first trimester is over at 12 weeks and some say 14 weeks, so I am going to meet in the middle and say I am now in the second trimester at 13 weeks!

Today my lil Binx is about 3 inches long, some would compare that to a jumbo shrimp!! You also have bones, all your organs and fingerprints!!

Here is a picture to show just how much I am (not) showing at 13 weeks! Of course, it would have been smart if I had taken a picture at 4 weeks or so as a comparison, but you can take my word for it!

A Day in History

I don't really have anything new to report on in regards to you, but I wanted to add this entry for you. If you continue to live in the Gulf Coast/Houston area when you are older, you will probably hear of Hurrican Ike during every hurricane season and especially if a hurricane seems to be nearing the area.

That seems to be how it goes now. When any hurricane is possibly coming this way, people start talking about Alisha in 1983. I didn't live here and would have been too young to remember it, but I know much about this hurricane after living here for 15 years.

For that same reason, it seems only right to let you know about the hurricane that came through while you were still in the womb, Hurricane Ike.

This season has been like no other and we were constantly wondering if we were going to have to evacuate (not that your daddy would) and we even got days off work in light of Eduoard and almost Gustav. Then came Ike.

We (I) kept expecting it to veer off like all the others before it, but come Thursday/Friday morning it was still heading straight for Galveston. Daddy had to work almost non-stop to get generators out to people fearing power losses and we actually built up a little shelter in the closet and bought all our hurricane necessities and had a plan for the first time ever.

By Friday night the winds started coming and the power started to flicker. We had already been seeing news footage of the storm surges and flooding in Galveston/Kemah/Seabrook and that was before the eye even hit. Late Friday night/early Saturday morning the eye passed over and devastated those areas. Downtown must have felt some massive winds as well because so many of the skyscrapers had windows blown out. Trees were uprooted and roofs and fences were damaged all over the greater Houston area. I can't even begin to describe the damage done in some of the areas east of Houston, like Orange.

While we somehow skated by without any damage or power loss, over 2 million people were without power and it is predicted that it will be a couple weeks before complete restoration.

This is a storm and a time that will be in the Houston history books forever.

Almost 3 Months

We got to see you again today!! I guess because I am such a nut job, we get to see you now pretty much everytime we go to the doctor. Unfortunately, on the ultrasound tech gives us print out pictures, so I don't have any evidence.

I can tell you though that we heard your little heart beating and saw your precious little arms and legs! I can't believe it has already been almost three months... seven more to go! Luckily, the worry has pretty much completely subsided and now we are just enjoying this time with you.

A few days ago we started hearing your precious heartbeat on our doppler monitor. It is almost too fast for us to count. I don't think we are doing a good job because it seems unlikely that your heartbeat is really 180. The doctor estimated it at about 150, and if I had to guess, I would say he is closer.

Our next appointment is October 7 and we cannot wait to possibly see you again and maybe even find out boy/girl... if we are lucky (it will still be a little early for that).

Another Name Vetoed

Well, Baby Binx is in, but Bianca is a no go!

For some reason, it doesn't really surprise me, but Ben was not big on the name Bianca. Apparently, he has some preconceived notions that it is a snotty name!

At this time we are still leaning towards Taylor Brooke, but we still have 7 months to evaluate all of our options!