Weekly Update

I'm now gained about 33 pounds and I have seven weeks to go. Not too bad.

I've been eating better the last couple of days (more veggies and whole grains, less junk food) and the swelling in my hands and feet seems to have gone down. I can wear my engagement ring again, for one thing, so that's good. I'll be interested to see if this means my blood pressure is lower next week when I go to my doctor's appointment.

I caught a nasty bug on Sunday. Not sure if I picked up a virus while we were traveling or if I ate something that didn't agree with me. Nate was a little sick, too, but not violently ill like I was. At one point when I was vomiting in the middle of the night, the baby was kicking really hard (she probably didn't appreciate all the heaving) and I was thinking, Okay, ready for this to be over. Nothing like getting kicked internally while you're puking to want your stomach back to yourself.

Our list of names is constantly evolving, but right now our favorites are: Samantha, Madeleine, Chloe, Maren, and Rosalyn.

It snowed in Midland while we were there for Easter. And I got some very nice baby gifts from family and friends for ze bebe.

Seven weeks!!!