Work in Progress

The Europe trip: it would be nice to finish our blog entries about that... oh, soonish.

Why? Because there's a whole new adventure up ahead that I anticipate will pull focus from just about everything else. That's right: we're having a baby!

I'm due July 9th. I'm also past the stage where my students stare at my belly, wondering if I'm (a) getting fat or (b) finally pregnant. (I finally put them out of their misery and just told them... though it was really fun to watch them stew.) My belly finally looks like a baby bump, instead of just spare flab. Yay!

On Thursday, we had our second ultrasound. Baby is doing well and is quite active--the ultrasound technician commented, "You've got a wiggler on your hands!" We also found out gender: we're having a girl.

At 21 weeks inside Mommy, Miss Sassy Kicks already has some definite opinions. (I would expect nothing less from a daughter of ours!) She's a huge fan of peanut butter, and keeps begging Dad for more Girl Scout cookies. He's already fabulous at spoiling his girls, so we have quite the stash of Tagalongs in our pantry! I'm adding walnuts to everything I cook or bake, and we go through tons of milk.

Now, if only I could get her more excited about the benefits of gentle exercise for Mom... or maybe I'm just blaming my preference for napping on the wee one!