Tempest in a Teapot

I started my prenatal water aerobics classes last night & was surprised at how much I enjoyed myself. There were quite a few of us all bobbing around in the pool with various stages of bumps. If you weren’t pregnant you’d probably run screaming in the other direction from fear. I know I would! The best part, however, came after the class was over. The “therapy pool” (heh. just a fancy name for the hot tub) is open to the ladies - and set cool enough we can sit in it and enjoy! OOOH, did it feel good.

As a matter of fact, I’m actually starting to feel better. I have a tad bit more energy thanI have had and seem to be finding a rhythm that works for my day. Sure, I still have morning sickness most days, but it passes quickly and I’ve learned to live with it. Thank goodness I’m halfway through this already!!

Mom arrived last Thursday and we had a really good time. We spent Thursday shopping - she helped me pick out a dress for Erica’s upcoming nupitals, as well as a couple of other maternity outfits. It was nice to have a second opinion on things, since all I see in the mirror is BIG when I try on stuff.

Friday we went to the Seattle Art Museum (otherwise known as SAM) to see the Roman Art from the Louvre exhibit, followed by an excellent lunch in the museum cafe. I enjoyed the museum a lot and look forward to going back to see some of the other exhibits. In fact, I’d like J & I to become members, but not sure how much we’ll get there once the baby is born…

Saturday mom was gracious enough to help me clean the house. I’m so tired all the time that she was a huge help! It was also the warmest and most beautiful day we’ve had in Seattle since we’ve moved here!! As my birthday present, mom took me that afternoon to see Corteo. This was my third or fourth Cirque show - but my first in quite a few years - and it was simply awe inspiring! If you have a chance to see this show - absolutely you must see it. The acrobatics & performances were divine.

J & I were delighted to find out on April 1st that we are expecting our first child. We couldn’t be more excited! Well, also scared and nervous, but mostly excited.

Thing is, until yesterday, we thought I was 8-10 weeks along. A sonnagram revealed that actually I’m 17 weeks pregnant! That’s *4* months. How does that happen, you ask? Well, see, we were moving and I thought some of my early symptoms were jet lag related. Also, I had a LOT of nausea in February & March. Not being a complete idiot, I did take a pregnancy test the first week of March. It came back negative. I didn’t think about it again until the end of the month when the nausea turned into full out morning sickness every morning. Took a test on April 1st and it was positive. By my estimate I figured I couldn’t be more than 5 weeks pregnant.

Fast forward to yesterday, when after a weekend of painful cramps & bleeding I decided to go to the emergency room. It was scary, but I’m glad I did. The technician started my sonnagram, then paused and looked at my chart. “How far along did you say you were?” I said I thought probably 8-10 weeks, not really sure. “Well, either you’re way off or this is one big baby!” Turns out I am 17 weeks, according to the measurments of the baby. (who is absolutely fine, thank goodness) They really couldn’t explain the cramps or bleeding, but the baby had a strong heartbeat and everything else inside looked good. I finally see an OBGYN this Wednesday, so I have a lot of catching up to do! Right now, my expected due date is September 25th. A little sooner than J & I had thought.

The moral of the story: don’t take the cheap store brand tests! Spring for the fancy digital one.

Me @ 16 weeks

I’m headed back to Texas for Erica’s wedding to Chris at the end of May. Just bought my ticket home: I’ll be in DFW from May 24 - Jun 1. Dinner at Mia’s anyone?!

My mom is so great - when we talked today, she offered to come out next week for my birthday to keep me company! She didn’t want me to be alone. All together now: aaawwwww. It will be nice to go do something fun with her. I’m leaning towards the aquarium & a harbor cruise if the weather is nice.

However, let’s not all hold our breath about the weather since we’re supposed to have SNOW this week. sigh. I’m ready for springtime already!

Would now be a good time to mention it’s 10 days until my birthday?! I thought so.

Hard to believe, but 4 years ago today, I married the love of my life! It’s been a crazy few years and time flies when you’re having fun! I can’t imagine life without J. I’m so lucky!!!

At long last Sophie dog is back home! Mom & Dad Lucci came up over the weekend and brought her. I really appreciated the two months they were willing to keep her AND the delivery service. She’s in good health and is a great little traveler. She seems to like the new place and has settled into her routines pretty quickly - she likes the new couch in the loft best, I think. SO GLAD she’s home.

We’ve managed to wade thru a lot of the boxes over the few days that my folks were here. Dad was a big help to J - they installed a garage door opener, cleared enough space in the garage to park one of the cars and hung stuff. Mom helped me unload a lot of boxes and whip the kitchen into shape. This may be hard to believe, but I do have a couple of empty cabinets still! I figure our stuff will expand soon enough. We also worked on the bedroom - getting the closet usable. Moving is HARD WORK. I’m so glad we don’t have to do this again for a few years.

We’re in our house, surrounded by boxes. Where did all this stuff come from?! I despair of ever unpacking it all!