Got my weekly newsletter. My comments interjected with parenthesis.

At 1 1/4 pounds, your baby is still a little string bean with no body fat (Ha! String bean? Never heard a person in my family called a string bean!). But his brain is growing rapidly, and he's starting to fill the space in your uterus, which is now the size of a soccer ball (Oh. That explains why son keeps aiming for my belly). His taste buds are also forming, and, believe it or not, his sweet tooth. Could that explain your sudden craving for donuts? (Ha! Ironically, I've been wanting to eat more sweets as of late... but that could be because I've come to count on sweets this time of the year with all of our birthdays) No one knows for sure, but try that excuse on your honey the next time you ask him to run to the store (he should be thankful. I've yet to make him go out on a late night run for cravings... throughout all three pregnancies).

Also mentioned in this issue:

Quick Tip: Belly-Rub Bonding "Help alleviate stretch marks and dry, itchy skin by moisturizing both internally — by drinking plenty of water — and externally. Have your partner give you belly rubs nightly with moisturizers and cocoa butter."

I say (after I've recovered from laughing my head off) -- try it... waste your money... all you get is a soft belly, but those stretch marks ain't goin' no place! My doctor once responded to the question of how to avoid stretch marks with, “Don't get pregnant!”

He be right. Small price to pay for a lifetime of a child.