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Week 13 - Where's Baby?

God is good - all the time! All the time - God is good! We are singing praises that God guided our doctor to a solution to the morning sickness we've been fighting. Overnight, we experienced a massive change. The medication is a sleep aid commonly known as Unisom. The science is a bit beyond us, but we are extremely grateful that a small pill before bed has brought about such a drastic change. Kiersten can finally wake up and go to work without fighting nausea - she can actually eat breakfast, and lunch, too! The "side effect" of this treatment is obviously that it makes her very drowsy, a concern for early morning drives. So, we are currently employing patience as we find the happy medium where she can get enough rest to go to work, safely.

Now that the exhausting 1st trimester symptoms are (hopefully) behind us, our excitement is growing. This week, baby is the size of a lemon. Isn't it interesting how we like to use fruit to demonstrate fetal growth? Why not a baseball, this week? Ben's favorite app uses outdoorsy references, letting us know little one is the size of the oh so well known elephant beetle! Our biggest question though? Where is baby hiding! When Kiersten looks in the mirror, she can't spot the lemon! Can you?

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