At two pounds, the baby now weighs as much as a head of cauliflower! Jeff made cauliflower soup with ham for our potluck main dish, and steamed mixed vegetables (including cauliflower florets) was my Eat Yo Baby contribution.

The baby is now 14 inches long–as long as an English hothouse cucumber–and Jeff made a salad with cucumbers on it for Eat Yo Baby. I know it seems like Jeff is really carrying us on this project, but I told you he stole my turn! Oh, well. I guess if the baby likes him best I will understand.

This week the baby weighs a pound and a half, as much as a rutabaga. Since none of us had ever eaten a rutabaga before (and were confused as to why someone would try to cross a turnip and a cabbage), we were excited (afraid?) for this week’s Eat Yo Baby. Jeff in particular was so excited that even though it was my turn, he bought rutabaga at the store and found a recipe before asking me if we could swap potluck dishes. His rutabaga and carrots with a lime dill glaze were so tasty that all was forgiven.

The baby is as long as an ear of corn now (almost a FOOT, if you can believe it!) and Nora and I made some cornbread muffins for Eat Yo Baby potluck. I know it’s only loosely related, but sometimes you do the best you can. The fetus understands.
BONUS: here’s my belly at 24 weeks. Trust me, it doesn’t look as huge as it feels.

The baby is hefting up, weighing just over a pound this week. That means she is as heavy as (drum roll…) a large mango! For Eat Yo Baby, E made a salad with mangos in it, and Jeff made some kind of delicious latin-influenced dessert with baked mangos, cinnamon tortillas, and ice cream. A fetus never tasted so good. (Am I creeping you out with this yet? GET ON BOARD.)

This week, the baby is as long as a spaghetti squash (11 inches) but in a combination of forgetting and benevolently protecting Blake from allergens, no squash was prepared for Eat Yo Baby. Don’t take it personally, little fetus!

At 10 1/2 inches long, the baby is now the length of a carrot! There were some elaborate Eat Yo Baby plans involving carrot cake, but we ended up with a green salad with carrots in it (up at the cabin!) instead.

The baby is now ten inches from head to heel: the length of a banana! For Eat Yo Baby potluck, Jeff baked a super yummy banana bread and E brought banana cream pie. Aren’t they the best?