How Big is a Fig?

That is the question I was asking myself today.  Not an easy question if you have never actually held a fig in your hand before.  A Fig Newton?  Yes.  But the actual fruit . . . not so much.  Why do I even care, you ask?  Everywhere I look, they tell me that my uterus is the size of a melon and my baby (yes, I said it!!) is the size of a fig.  Which leads me to a second question - what's with the comparison of my organs and tiny little child to fresh produce anyway?  But I digress.  So with much Googling (is that even a word?) and coming across some rather strange websites comparing figs to toy trains and half eaten candy bars, I finally discovered the answer that I coveted that a fig is around 1 1/2 inches.  Now THAT is something to wrap my head around! How can it be that this person growing inside of me is so small and yet as of this week, all of its main organs are formed and functioning?  Never mind the fact that all of its little fingers and toes are formed, it is already a boy or a girl (EEK!!), and when I see my doctor this week I will most likely be hearing its little heart beat!  Truly miraculous.

So now you know . . . baby number 4 is on the way for the Siemens family!  I feel excited, scared, blessed, and bewildered all at once.  All 5 of us are already cherishing this little one so much and I feel like I'm not taking a second of this pregnancy for granted.  I am thankful for every little symptom (yes, believe it or not, even the puking!) and sign that this life is really flourishing and growing inside of me - and boy is it growing! I started to show at 8 weeks already.  Don't believe me? Here's the proof:

Why the shock? Well it could be several things.  The actual pregnancy itself, the fact that I have a baby bump already, or just plain the fact that I am actually blogging!! Yes, for real!  I have really missed blogging this year for a number of reasons.  One of them being that I miss looking back at things I've posted about the kids when they were at different stages.  But the main reason is that I've just desired a place to share the daily things of life.  It's struggles, it's joys, its inspirations, and even its funny moments.  So yes, of course I am going to blog about my kids (because face it - they are a huge part of who I am today!) but I really want the focus of this blog to be what goes on below the surface in my life.  A place to be raw, open and honest.  

So there you go! If any of this interests you, feel free to come back and check out my blog once in a while! If not, you're missing out, lol!  Can't promise how regularly I'll post, but I guess that remains to be seen.