What fruit or vegetable is my baby this week?

[asakiyume]

So nowadays, if you're pregnant, there's an app that will tell you how big your baby is, week by week, with fruit and vegetable comparisons (lentil sized, grape sized, lime sized, and so on). There is a website for this, too.


I found this out because the tall one's girlfriend (I'll call her "the sea spirit") is pregnant! And they have been keeping track of the pregnancy this way. And now that they're out of the first trimester, I can talk about it ;-)

Anyway, I find these comparisons very fun if sometimes a bit ??? I've been making felt pins for each week, starting with week 12, so the sea spirit can wear a different one as the pregnancy progresses.

Week 12 is a lime, 13 is a pea pod, 14 is a lemon, and 15 is an apple.

(... I know! These things come in various sizes. I know some apples that are twice as big as others. And are we talking key limes or...?)



Week 16 is an avocado, 17 is a turnip, 18 is a bell pepper, and 19 is a tomato (specifically the website says an heirloom tomato (?))

(I know very few tomatoes who are bigger than a good-sized bell pepper, but okay. If you're wondering where the bell pepper is in the photo, it's the pale orange one, because the website had an orange bell pepper and I'm apparently very suggestible.)



Week 20 is a banana--not in terms of weight or volume but length. Week 21 is a carrot (same stipulation). Week 22 was a spaghetti squash--and I cried foul. Spaghetti squash are huge and weigh way more than the 1 pound they were saying your baby weighs at this point. I made a delicata squash instead. And then week 23 was a mango. Have you ever seen a mango that was bigger than a spaghetti squash? I rest my case. My attempts to represent all the subtle gradations of color--from green to red!--that you can get on a mango resulted in this Halloweeny Frankenmango, but eh, you win some, you lose some.



Next up is an ear of corn! I've begun work...

Comments

[sonia]

Congrats to all concerned, and the pins are lovely! I had not run across the ongoing veggie/pregnancy comparisons before. How odd.

[asakiyume]

Nor had I--we live in the future, I tell you. And thanks, and thanks!

[pameladean]

Congratulations all around!

There's a very strong "in over our heads" vibe to that list of fruits and vegetables, but it still sounds like fun. Pregnancy is so long, it seems nice that Mango Week is only a week and then you're on to Corn Week.

P.

[asakiyume]

Hahaha, yes, definitely an "in over our heads" vibe. One fun--and/or odd--thing about the app: the pregnant person apparently can scroll forward to see what vegetable or fruit lies in their future, but the partner can't! (Though actually, I suppose they can always do like I did and just visit the website.)

[sovay]

I found this out because the tall one's girlfriend is pregnant! And they have been keeping track of the pregnancy this way. And now that they're out of the first trimester, I can talk about it

Mazel tov! I had no idea a pregnancy could be measured in lentils or squash. Your felt incarnations of such are very personable.

[asakiyume]

Yes, now instead of saying, "I knew you from the time you were this tiny" and holding your fingers a quarter-inch apart, you can say, "I knew you from lentil stage."

The idea to feltify the weekly fruit or vegetable came from birthday party favors I made for one of Little Springtime's birthday parties--felt Pokémon badges. Those were fun and relatively quick to make, so this project seemed doable.

[sartorias]

Those are adorable!

[asakiyume]

Thank you! I'm having fun with them and am satisfied overall (except with the mango...)

[teenybuffalo]

This is dee-lightful, and I am enjoying the determined expression on the orange bell pepper, but really they're all great.

[asakiyume]

Eeee, I'm really glad you like them!

[http://lotuslandfineart.com/velvetrope/]

Congratulations to Tall One and their girlfriend! May the pregnancy and delivery go smoothly, and may all be healthy and safe.

[asakiyume]

Thank you so much for the good wishes! The tall one is the oldest of my kids and has definitely been wishing to start a family, and Thalia seems delighted with the pregnancy. As for me, I'm *extremely* happy. Despite having had four kids, for years now it seemed uncertain if I'd ever have any grandchildren, so this is marvelous to me.

[http://lotuslandfineart.com/velvetrope/]

This is an exciting time! May all go smoothly!

[amaebi]

How charming. :)

[asakiyume]

Thank you! I'm having a lot of fun ^_^

[osprey_archer]

Oh, congratulations! A grandbaby!

And WOW, some of the app's fruit and veggie choices... the mango that's bigger than a spaghetti squash! How!

[asakiyume]

Thank you! And yeah--I was thinking, what sort of stunted spaghetti squash are they familiar with? Or massive mangoes?

[rebeccmeister]

Ahhh, those are super cute! Love it! Especially the mango. :^)

[asakiyume]

Awww, some love for the Frankenmango!! Thank you so much ^_^ (Hopefully Thalia looks on the mango with the same eyes!)

[lizvogel]

Congrats! And now I have the word "Frankenmango" in my head, without which my life was apparently not complete. ;-)

[asakiyume]

Hurray! Please, if you see any appropriate Frankenmangos in real life, drop me a photo 😁

[raven]

Ahhh many congratulations! Is the tall one your eldest?

[asakiyume]

Indeed he is!

[med_cat]

I hear what you're saying re: fruit/veggie comparison :)

Love the felt pins though! You're very creative.

And congratulations on the upcoming arrival :)

[asakiyume]

Thank you very much for the good wishes! Delighted that you like the felt creations--I'm having fun ^_^

[med_cat]

:)