20 weeks down, 20 to go!

The belly has hit the half way mark this weekend, 5 months and counting, and Hennessey junior has started to make his/her presence known with soft but now unmistakable flutterings. Brian can't feel the baby move yet but I have stopped questioning those strange sensations from within, especially after meals or when I sit or lie down. Very alien like. This coming Friday is the big ultrasound and we're really looking forward to finding out the baby's sex. Watch out stores! Maybe it's a good idea we're not moved yet as we have less room to store stuff in our apartment! We did have fun registering last weekend in preparation for showers and what not and walking around the babies r us with a scanner gun, all too reminiscent of wedding planning and gift registering. Didn't we just do that?

I took a trip to Albany this weekend for Roshni's baby shower. Roshni is now 36 weeks pregnant, fully outfitted with all the necessary baby gear and ready to get the party started! The end of her pregnancy journey finally right around the corner.

Here we are belly to belly. Who'd a thought we both would be expecting at the same time when we were college freshmen?

Happy Birthday Nathan Gilbert Breit

Nathan Breit has arrived! Proud momma Lauren gave birth to Nathan on March 20th
at 7:27pm CT, weighing in at 7 lbs 5oz and measuring 21 inches long. He made it home from the hospital in a late spring Chicago snow storm and is already settling in with his siblings Anna and Noah. Some pics of the happy family.


Happy Easter!

Happy Birthday Brian!

BSH turns 32 today - whoo hoo! His birthday present to himself - he started at Litespeed (sounds like Star Wars terminology) partners on Monday, a smaller private hedge fund in midtown Manhattan where he will be working on distressed investing. There seem to be a lot of 'distressed' investors out there, so it seems like a good time to get into it. We're headed to dinner tonight to celebrate.

We've also been busy battling out baby names.... at the top of our list are Mary Mee, Please Cope, Helen Troy, Ima Nut, Candy Stohr, Cash Guy, Mary Christmas, River Jordan and Rasp Berry. Ok maybe not....

Nuts, fruits and Vegetables

Someone, somewhere took the time to figure out what nuts and fruit comparisons can be made to a growing fetus. You start out the size of a poppy seed at 4 weeks, then you move on to sesame seed, then lentil. At 7 weeks you're a blueberry, at 8 a kidney bean. Then comes grape, kumquat, fig and lime. Then you graduate to your 2nd trimester and move on to shrimp followed by lemon, and finally at 15 weeks (where I am today) an apple. Now - apple sounds huge!! No wonder my pants don't fit. And somehow I have to get through all the squashes, some root vegetables, a pineapple and all the way to pumpkin. Sheesh.

At 20 weeks (banana size) I get to have my anatomical ultrasound and we can find out the sex of Hennessey junior. That's scheduled for April 11th, can't wait for that. At 26 weeks (English hothouse cucumber) we're heading to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for some sun and R&R.

In other news, Brian got an early birthday present last week, an offer from a hedge fund in midtown he is really excited about, and likely to start next week (avocado week). Bye bye Citi and good luck to ya, doesn't look good though.

Other than that, we are looking forward to the arrival of Breit baby #3 very soon (a Pisces thank you, like Aunt Verena and Uncle Brian) and navigating all the ups and downs that come with the prospect of a new job, home ownership, a move, scheduling a couple trips abroad and the arrival of a mini watermelon or pumpkin sized new roommate in late August.

Edited to add a quick congratulatory note to new mom and dad Meagan and Brian Gemborys, the first of my Williams crew to welcome their little bundle of joy, on March 2 in Boston. Weighing in at 10lbs 4 oz is Henry Shaun Gemborys.... pumpkin sized and all. Congratulations all and welcome Henry!!
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Getting Bigger

The Hennessey bean is now 12 weeks, weighs half an ounce and is about the size of a lime. We had our second ultrasound screening on Friday and had a somewhat more cooperative baby that allowed the technician to get the measurements she was looking for. We also got some 3D ultrasound pictures which were pretty cool. You can see the little umbilical cord going over the baby's shoulder. Luckily I'm feeling fine, just a little tired every so often, but glad to be welcoming the 2nd trimester in another week, and reaaally looking forward to warmer weather and looser clothes!

The end of winter... hopefully

Although New York hasn't seen much snow at all this winter, it finally decided to get cold, really cold, dipping to 11 degrees and below with the windchill... bbrrrr! Doggies don't want to go out in that weather, and either do their owners. Still it was colder in Rochester where we spent the weekend visiting friends, Roshni and her husband Joel who are expecting in early May, and Katherine who we managed to pull out of her chemistry lab and joined us in the artic circle from DC. It was great to see them and to see Roshni's house, not to mention her belly and some of the maternity clothes I'll be inheriting in the near future. I'm 12 weeks and counting and the waist band is getting tight!

Brian's mom is in town for the Westminster Dog show and getting her daily updates on Samantha, who has gone into heat and is flying down to Florida later this week to meet her champion boyfriend and hopefully breed some more champion puppies. It's a busy year for babies, human and canine, in the Hennessey clan.

I go back to the hospital for round two of an ultrasound as part of my first trimester genetic screening. The bean was punching and kicking up a storm last week when we went, but did not want to turn over to let the technician measure the thickness of it's neck, which tells you the likelihood of having several genetic diseases. Oh darn,.... have to go back for another look at the bean on Friday. It is fun to see it.

Happy Valentine's Day all!

Introducing the Hennessey bean

Ready or not - here we go! Brian and I got a little Christmas surprise of our own, and it's already been to Paris! We're getting ready to welcome the newest member of the Hennessey clan, 10 weeks and counting, estimated due date for the bean is August 25th. A Chinese zodiac gender predictor predicted a girl.... we'll see. But everything looks good, we saw it's little arms moving and waving - hi guys!!

Luckily the first trimester has gone on without much incident and I'm feeling fine. Looks like 2008 is going to be a busy year. Now we just need the apartment to be done in time! They're estimating March/April.... fingers crossed.

Hope you are all well.