13 Weeks

I've made it to 13 weeks!

Erich says I need to be careful what I wish for, but I would have this baby today if it was ready. I don't know how I will wait 27 more weeks! I am ready to see and hold Babykins and be amazed at how quickly he/she learns about the life around us. I love asking Alex if he is my little monkey and hearing him make the monkey noise. And the snake noise. And saying my name. And figuring out he can go around the couch another way when Daddy tells him he can't go this way. And seeing the clever little smirk on his face when he's thinking. It's just so darn fun to watch--and has changed me as a person. (Ok, I also enjoy laughing at Dawn when she says she is resigning as a parent due to teething. And when she cries because Alex's hair is getting lighter. And when he doesn't need as many feedings during the day. But I guess she will soon be able to laugh right back at me.) ;-)

In baby development news, Babykins is about the size of a jumbo shrimp at 3 inches. He/she already has tiny fingerprints, and the odds of miscarriage have dropped considerably at this point.

I feel like I was really able to bond with Babykins after my last ultrasound. Though I hadn't planned on having it (we should have been able to hear Baby's heartbeat with the Doppler), I am kind of glad I did. He/she actually looked like a little human being, and now I feel a strong connection to the little shrimp in there. ;-)

I should be able to say goodbye to nausea and hello to yummy food in the next week or two. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving!!!! I have the hiccups a lot lately. I haven't had heartburn or felt exhausted or anything like that, so I count myself blessed. I was afraid before I got pregnant that I would be falling asleep at work--but really, I feel better than before I was pregnant--other than the nausea and vomiting. And Xon says soon I will kick some morning sickness butt! Yay!!!!!! ;-)