The Stork Reality

8 weeks: So they tell me I can expect to gain 20-35 pounds in the next 9 months, and I don t even get a chocolate martini to wash down the news? This wasn t exactly part of our 5-year plan. 20 weeks: These days it s hard to tell whether the flutter in my stomach is the baby or nerves. I m a bit awed at the miracle growing inside my ever-bulging belly, but I can t help wondering about everything.32 weeks: Ready or not, only one month left to go. Time to face The Stork Reality