Week by week

By kate on July 17th, 2005

When we first started trying to get pregnant, I went to Third Place Books to buy a pregnancy book. They had a pretty scant selection, but I wanted a book, so I chose the best of the lot: an old edition of Your Pregnancy Week-By-Week. The cover was so repellent (and the “trying” so secret) that I immediately covered the book in a brown paper bag cover (like I did with textbooks in school).

We have since bought (and received) better overall pregnancy books, but I still enjoy the emphasis this one has on the developments each week, especially at this point when the developments aren’t visible.

I’ve started a nice little tradition on Sundays, where I sit down and read through the next week’s chapter. The first day of my last period was on a Sunday, so that’s when I start the new week. I’m starting week 7 now, during which Zippy will double in size from ~4mm to ~12mm. It’s fun to know what’s happening RIGHT NOW.