Welcome to the world (wide web) Baby Florek!

Look Out World, Here We Come!

This is our first venture into the world of blogging! We thought this would be a great way to keep all you family and friends out there in this big wide world connected to the three of us. Feel free to use this little bit of cyberspace to post your own comments, advice or just to poke fun at us. Here you may find updates on the progress of Baby Florek's development (6 weeks along currently) and humorous anecdotes from Mom and Pops. There may also be some not-so-humorous comments from Mom when she is puking or having trouble finding pants to fit her. Once in a while we may write something meaningful or serious while we are in a state of reflection on the enormous change descending on our currently peaceful lives. Without further ado....

Baby Florek is at 6 weeks of development. Its heart started beating 4 days ago, the neural tube is currently closing (so that it doesn't have holes in its head or spinal column), little flippers that will eventually be arms and legs have formed, its head and neck take up most of its body, and it is a quarter of an inch long. Also, according to "embryologists" (those who study development pre-birth) it is pretty indistinguishable from an ape or pig baby. Well, with us for parents, you never know...

Mom: I have been blissfully symptom-less up until yesterday and today when food has become less of a friend and more of a necessity. Those of you who know me know that I love food, so this is an unwelcome change. Other than a little bit of nausea and fatigue, I feel great and am so happy to be pregnant.

Dad: As for me, well, I am eating right now, and loving it! I have been called such things as the home disposal unit, and with this new change in Kristi's eating habits, not wanting to finish her meal and what-not, I am not sure which one of us will be shopping in the maternity section.