cards, bellies, heartbeats and five pounds is too much?!

i accidentally posted the end result of cole's cards first, but i don't have the patience to try to get it into order, so it's just going to have to stay out of order. but hey- this way you all can see HOW it got this way... in case you didn't already guess, cole got ahold of some playing cards. he's been dragging the box around for some time now, but today he managed to open it. lo and behold- cards all over! he had quite the time with it too- he was SO deep into what he was doing that i actually got an entire project done!! yippee! i don't mind that the cards are all over, some of them disappeared, only to be rediscovered another day... half of them are bent and wrinkled, but like i said, it's all ok, because there were 4 decks at home, and i only brought 2. i THOUGHT i broght 2- it appears that after playing hand and foot with sarah l. and bonita over a year ago, the cards didn't make it back into regular decks. so- they're all cole's now!he looks rather proud of himself, don't you think?? that's a look of self-satisfaction if i ever saw one...



great hand there, buddy!

in his jack, queen and king-induced bliss...

also, today was my prenatal check. 13 1/2 weeks, yay! baby's heartbeat was good, going strong at 164 bpm. i measured right on and then the doctor told me i've gained a grand total of 5 pounds. apparently that is FAR too much, in his opinion. oh. maybe i forgot to mention that I"M PREGNANT?? that would explain a lot... anyway, sarcasm aside, i really don't think that that's a ridiculously large amount for where i'm at now. like a very wise member of our family said to my sister, every woman's body responds to pregnancy differently (as far as weight gain- thank you audrey!!!). so far i've gained less than i did with cole at this point. hey- the baby is healthy and so am i, and as long as i don't become ginormous overnight, this dr should not worry so much. maybe next time i'll pretend to cry and get all hormonal and unconsolably upset, see how that trips his weight-gain trigger. actually, he's not that bad, just seems really particualar about that one area...

i've decided to post belly pics in conjunction with my appointments just to keep things easier. the awesome shirt is from mom- thank you!!! it's incredibly comfy, and amazingly there's enough room up top- enough that i have a little leeway for the later months. therefore, it is my new favorite shirt. it does make me look a little larger than i look in a tanktop, but hey- that means no more people looking at me for too long, trying to guess if there's a baby in there or if i'm just fat.

i better get going- cole is picking at the moles on my back (surprisingly VERY painful), he needs his baba so he can have his bath and my bladder is in dire need of emptying (also rather painful)... off to bed for my little munchkin!