I'm Still Here Update!

I am sorry for my lack of posting lately; I have been feeling better, but I feel like I don't have anything to say. Then I realized that I was wondering how my cousin Angela was doing, and I thought that you might be wondering just how I am doing.

One day last week, I discovered that I actually felt good, that I had been feeling good all day long. It was amazing! It is surprising to think how we taking feeling good for granted until we don't feel good...for a while. At seventeen weeks, I feel good more often than not, but there are still times when I feel pretty puny. I don't feel like I'm going to pass out in the mornings when I get up because I haven't eaten anything all night. And most of the gagging when I brush my teeth is gone which is absolutely wonderful! (I hope that's not too much information.)

Also last week, I felt the baby move for the first time. I feel him (her?) move more and more each day as I become attuned more and more to it.

I have another appointment Thursday (my second), and I hope that my doctor will schedule another ultrasound for the next one so we can find out whether to unpack outgrown pink or blue clothes. Apparently, I'm not the only anxious one since people at church keep asking me what we're having.

Is it too early to be nesting? I've created a list of projects to accomplish before this baby comes, and I hope I'm successful. I didn't do this when I was pregnant with Daniel or Sarah Beth, but I thought nesting occurred later in pregnancy. My biggest project involves redoing the spare bedroom which is also our computer room. I need to sell the old furniture and get new (hopefully, used) stuff which takes up less room. More on that later when I actually have time to start looking (and selling).

More time will come in September when we get back from the beach. Yes, we are leaving for the beach on Saturday and will be gone for a week. All of us are really looking forward to it. Well, maybe Daniel isn't, but that's just because he doesn't understand. I have to admit that I'm glad he's not running yet.

I do have some good news, at least for me! I was able to read two crochet magazines this past weekend without wanting to hurl. I have been accumulating them as they come in, waiting for this time. Finally, crocheting doesn't make me nauseous. Finally. And I found a really neat Christmas table centerpiece that I might want to work on -- again when we get back from the beach.

Goodness! This update turned out rather long. I guess I had more to say than I thought!