MW appt yesterday. N0thing spectacular to report, I've gained 2 lbs (1 up fr0m 2 months ag0 in reality), everything is fine. G0t my triple screen blood drawn. Babies hb was 146, pr0ving that hb means squat.

Ultrasound in one week

Anyway 2nd trimester is here and I feel relieved. Pain/pressure/nausea is increasing though. If I don't stop peeing every 5 minutes today (so far I've been ok *knock on wood*) I guess I'll have to check if it's a UTI. Not sure if everything's just bunched up there and it's making me miserable or what. Blech.

I can't believe how fast August is approaching, wasn't it just the 4th of July? Dr.s appts, birthdays, back to school. And of course work, trying very hard to stick it out until mid October, I just dread getting up at 6:30 for ds to get to school, and then working until whatever the fuck time they let us out (and it's getting closer to midnight every fucking day). I'm exhausted just thinking about it and I'm already sleeping for shit.

13.5ish week appt. Lost one lb. Babies h/b is good at 158 (she looked at Xander and said 'might be a sister!' but said she wasn't going to put her foot in her mouth by saying for sure of course). And the most exciting 3D ultrasound August 14th. Triple screen a week before that. Not entirely sure how I feel about the triple screen but I'm going to take it I guess. If they find anything I will NOT do an amnio though.

Beyond that everything's cool, and I'm feeling ok, still tired but ok.

Well I've made two official baby purchases today (not counting the beautiful kick ass dresser I got from a garage sale two weeks ago, with matching vanity).

Crib: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2304668

It's nothing fancy but it matches the other furniture and it converts to a toddler bed/daybed/full sized bed. It's a hell of a lot nicer than what Xander had.


And a ring sling made out of this fabric: http://www.virginiaquilter.com/cgi-local/SoftCart.exe/online-store/scstore/p-AH6050.html?L+scstore+lrny7709ffbcfbbc+1183239338

(thank you beachmama!)

I really love buying baby stuff.

I worry about the stupidest fucking things I swear. My list of worries include

~this is going to be a dead of winter baby and I'm terrified about keeping this child warm enough. I mean we just got a new and better furnace, we don't live in an igloo, our car has heat but I'm terrified some how the baby will freeze from the car to the house.

~I'm worried about sling use in the winter and am almost going back on the 'no pain in the ass baby bucket' thing. i mean is it going to be hard to put a bundled baby in one? Do I shove it over or under my coat? And do I have to take the baby's coat off before putting him/her in a carseat? I don't remember this with X, he was bigger though during winter 5 mos. This has literally kept me up at night with worry.

~I'm fine with cloth diapering but everytime I think about cloth wipes I get really grossed out.

I'm not worried about nursing, sibling relationship, or most of cloth diapering. You know the big things.

I haven't really been updating because there's not much to update, routine non eventful pregnancy thus far (thank god). I'm starting to feel less exhausted and stupid, and I feel huge already. I cry a lot, like over everything. Maternity clothes are too big, my clothes are way too small bleh.

I saw my midwife yesterday, very good appt. Bloodtests and pap all fine (I hadn't had a pap in too long so I am relieved), no low iron this time. And the best part.... she got the heartbeat. For really real there's a baby there, I don't know why but it makes it feel more real.

Two pounds up from two weeks ago, I guess that's not too bad I already feel like a cow.