When we found out I was pregnant back in March, we were both shocked, scared, and unbelievably excited. After trying for over 2 years, we'd just started going to a fertility clinic to look into starting IVF. Following a few weeks of extreme nausea out of the blue, I took a pregnancy test and then bought a few more for good measure and all showed up positive. Soon after that we heard Baby Gagatko's heartbeat for the first time and were both in tears.
Although I managed to avoid the camera for the most part, here are a few pictures throughout the pregnancy.
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| 19 weeks - Baby Gagatko is the size of a mango |
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| 22 weeks - Jr. weighs about 1 pound |
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| 29 weeks - pineapple size and almost 3 pounds |
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| 34 weeks - up to 5 pounds and the size of a savoy cabbage |
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| 37 weeks - almost 6.5 pounds! |
Jeff has been rigorously preparing for fatherhood including expanding his cooking skills for after the baby comes, singing and talking to Jr., putting together all the baby gear, picking out some cute clothes (including matching American flag Cons), eating dessert with me every night, indulging my burger cravings with enthusiasm, picking the perfect name, and offering to be the guinea pig for the breast pump when I claim its way too scary.
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| No "dad bod" here, he's all muscle |
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| Still smiling after a full day of putting together baby furniture |
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| Oolong hasn't quite embraced her upcoming role of big sister and she certainly doesn't enjoy trying on her brother's clothes |
