Cancer be not proud

by Bao

  
A big event that occurred in '09 was Chin's mom's (Margaret) diagnosis of thyroid lymphoma in August.  She went through chemotherapy like a champ and is now cancer free!!  This is a picture of her at Christmas.  A lot of her hair has grown back and she looks much better now :)

MacNut Week 3

It's too soon to find out whether anything is happening in there.

Technically, this is what's going on this week:

• Ovulation has occurred > fertilization > zygote starts dividing rapidly and swims down to the uterus. (Hopefully that's what's happening!)

Physical:

• Weight: 127 lb (+1)
• Belly circumference: 30.50 in (+0)
• Fine.

Spiritual & emotional:

• Normally, I would be really excited and anxious to find out what's going on.  But this week is really busy for me and I'm just getting things done before going to Longview & Portland for Xmas!
  

MacNut Week 2

 
Time to get BUSY!

Technically, this is what's going on this week:

• This is the week!  The week where the magic happens!

Physical:

• Weight: 127 lb (+1)
• Belly circumference: 30.50 in (+0)
• Feeling pretty normal, still.

Spiritual & emotional:

• As you can see in this picture, I was not too happy.  This has been a tough week for me.  I had a lot to do for school and work.  Chin & I were so busy that we didn't have much time to spend together (and time together is what fuels my emotional needs).  So I was pretty cranky this week.

MacNut Week 1

Technically, this is what's going on this week:

• Again, nothing is going on.  My body is getting ready to ovulate (if you think it's TMI, you can go ahead and stop reading, lame ass!).

Physical:

• Weight: 127 lb (+1)
• Belly circumference: 30.50 in (+0)
• Feeling pretty normal.

Spiritual & emotional:

• Excited.

MacNut Week 0

This is the first pregnancy post!  I'm not technically pregnant at this point...but as gestation is normally calculated, a woman counts week 0 as the first day of her last menstrual period (LMP).  So, here I am!

I got a hair cut a few days ago and I LOVE it!  If all goes well with this "try," I will keep growing out my hair until baby comes.  Hopefully.  Unless it drives me crazy.

You'll see in the picture that I already have a little pooch.  And you may say, "Wow, Bao, you already got the belly goin'!"  Well, that's what a real woman looks like, kids. 

Technically, this is what's going on this week:

• Nothing is going on this week.

Physical:

• Weight: 127 lb (+0)
• Belly circumference: 30.5 in (+0)
• Feeling normal.  Maybe a little full from the Thanksgiving feasts (as evidenced by the little pooch that I already have in this picture)!

Spiritual & emotional:

• We got the go-ahead to start trying again a couple of months ago.  But we wanted to wait.  I think we are both more emotionally and spiritually ready this month after a spectacular vacation in Hawai'i.  And that is why we have decided to call our unborn (and not-yet-conceived) baby "MacNut." :)