16 weeks

So, I am 16 weeks pregnant now. At about 13 weeks, we had a small scare. I had some blood so I went to the hospital with Linda. It turned out to be nothing, but it was still a bit scary. They did an ultrasound and it turns out that the baby's new due date is March 24th, not April 6th like we had originally thought. I have gained 2 pounds since my first appointment, so that is averaging to about a half a pound a week. Not too bad, since I don't want to gain massive amounts of weight.

As for symptoms, I am still plagued with horrible gas. It is awful, but I guess it is better then some of the other symptoms out there. I have some mild acne/pimples, and a few small headaches a week. I have also been having vivid dreams, most of them unpleasant, so that hasn't been much fun either.

I am starting to show a pooch in my stomach, and my wardrobe is now 80% maternity clothes.

Everytime some symptom or something comes out, we now say it is due to "The Pregnancy" and giggle. We have been talking more about baby names and how we want to decorate the baby room. For a girl we like Kennedy (still) Daphne, and Persia. For a guy, we like Xander and Ethan. We laughed the other day because Chris thought we should name baby (if it is a boy) Ethan Zander Ellis "EZE". I said, "Wasn't that the name of a rapper or something?" and he said yes-I guess he died of AIDS-which I didn't know. Not sure about that now. Perhaps it will have to be Zander with an "X".

Work has been stressful, but alright. The kids are fun, and I like my coworkers. I am still trying to play catch up, but for the most part I am having a good time.

This weekend we are going to an Oktoberfest party. Hopefully I can get some mashed potatoes since I have been craving that-primarily any type of potato product. Add some bleu cheese on top of that, and I am set. I even had McDonald's breakfast the other day so I could have the hashbrown patty. I haven't had that in at least 5-7 years.

It is finally starting to feel like this pregnancy is reality now that I am showing. It is hard to believe, but I am almost half way done. For the most part (knock on wood) it has been easy, but I miss eating all the raw fish and shell fish. I hate having to order my meat well done (or even medium well), and I miss the occasional alcoholic beverage. I never realized how much raw food and seafood I eat until I have been pregnant. Imagine if I still lived in Washington. I would starve!