I Miss the Vegetables

When I was preggers, I got an e-mail every week from BabyCenter.com telling me approximately how big the baby was (http://www.babycenter.com/slideshow-baby-size).  Heirloom tomato, spaghetti squash, rutabaga, 4 navel oranges, and jicama stick in my memory.  I would update my prenatal yoga class each week when we did our roundtable.  I remember I was terrified when I secretly looked ahead and saw the little vegetables enter the melon family.  I silently prayed I would never get to “pumpkin week.”

I still get these weekly e-mails but they aren’t nearly as good.  They’re all about the dangers lurking around every corner that will kill or maim your toddler… stroller recalls that will decapitate your fingers, formula in China, vaccines, car seats.  Why can’t they at least add a little tidbit on “The Size of Your Kid This Week”?  I’m thinking they could add tools and small appliances to the mix: toaster, microwave, window air conditioning unit, table saw, mini fridge.  Jake is about the size of a space heater this week.

Hey BabyCenter.com… are you reading this?

Your 11-month-old: Week 4