Movement

I forgot to add that I've been feeling the baby move for about a week, and today when Dr. Drake was listening for the heartbeat, I felt a definite kick/jab right where he had the doppler. Very exciting! :) I know that later I won't appreciate those kicks quite so much, but it's fun right now.

16 weeks

Me and my crazy-faced daugher

My appointment went just fine today. The baby's heartbeat is nice and strong. And I am nice and plump. I gained another 5 lbs! I'll be quite the whale by the end if I keep this up. The doctor told me not to worry about it, that he's not concerned at all, but he's not the one who will have to lose the weight when it's all over. I've even been working out 5 days a week for 30 minutes, something I didn't do this far into it with previous pregnancies. Oh well! I'm thankful the baby seems to be doing well. That's all that really matters.

Two days and counting

I have not been nauseous in the morning for the last two days. Whoopie! It's been great! I hope this is the beginning of the "feel good" middle months. I have my next appointment a week from today, so maybe I'll post another photo then. The baby's growing, and so am I.

Second Trimester

Well, I am very thankful to be into the second trimester of this pregnancy. The nausea has gotten better. The mornings can still be a challenge, not wanting to eat but feeling sick if I don't get enough food and protein in my stomach. The food cravings have eased up considerably. Pretty much nothing really sounds good now. Hey, at least I'm not eating at every restaurant in town anymore. Maybe I won't gain 5 pounds like I did last month! Two weeks of vacation didn't help any in that department.

I'm blaming the pregnancy hormones on the fact that I've cried while watching three different movies and reading two different books. It's pretty bad when even Good Morning America makes you cry.

It's another six weeks until we have our ultrasound and get to find out what we're having. I'm anxious to know so I can start making plans and start on this baby's quilt. The first quilt I ever made was Kari's (with the expert help of Aunt Sue), and I discovered that I enjoyed quilt-making. I've made two since then, one big one and another baby one (Joel's). I'm not sure how I'll find the time to work on this one, but it'll get done somehow. I'm considering making a big quilt for Joel when he moves to a twin bed, but that might be a bit much to tackle this time. We'll see how domestic I'm feeling.

Kari says she's going to call the baby Isabelle. It's not on my list, but she says it's a good name.