Then, Then and Now (New and Improved)**

We got fabulous news last week: MaterniT21 results came back negative! The little bean--who remains un-nicknamed--is A-OK when it comes to chromosomes. We have decided not to find out the sex of the baby this time, but in that moment on the phone with the genetic counselor, when I could know, I was suddenly DYING to know! After a few minutes, a few hours, a whole day, a whole week, I do not need to know again. It will be fun this way. And we can always change our minds with a simple phone call.

It amazes me how different this pregnancy is from the other two, while at the same time being similar in many ways as well. I've prepared this comparison chart for your reference:

	1. Blue	2. Sprout	3. Baby 3
Pre-pregnancy weight	141	136	136?
Maternal weight at 1st/2nd appt.	141/140	138/138	138/137
Maternal weight at birth	150 (25 w, 3 d)	160? 162? (38, 4)	hoping to keep it under 165 again
Nausea, on a scale of 1-10	8	3	7
Puking, # of episodes	3	10?	4
Latest puking episode	9 or 10 weeks?	22 weeks	10 weeks
Fatigue, 1-10	6	5	8
Food aversions?	don't think so	yogurt	not really
Food cravings?	sour & salty	sour & salty	sour & salty
What?	lemonade, rye bread, pudding	lemonade, bagels, grapefruit juice, potato chips	lemonade, labne,french fries/chips, gummi bears^
Boy or girl?	boy	boy	?? #
Zits?	no	no	yes
Wide ass?	no	yes	no
Moodiness?	no	no	yes
Headaches?	yes	no	no
Started showing/ getting funny looks at my belly
	22 weeks	17 weeks	not yet
Capable of wearing normal clothes at 25 weeks?
	yes	shirts, but not pants	we shall see
Anxiety that something would go wrong in pregnancy, 1-10
	3	10	5
Anxiety over life changes generally, 1-10	10	1	4

Suggestions? What would you like to see in the (now beautifully formatted) chart?

** This blog post actually IS both new and improved. Contrary to what Chris Rock believes, it is possible in certain contexts. 
*10 is not HG, but the most severe of "normal" nausea
^ I have repeatedly craved gummi bears and I bought some but have yet to actually eat them
# twice as I have been filling out this chart I wrote "boy" for Baby 3, but I don't really have a "feeling" either way