Officially in my 3rd trimester

Wow...time flies. It's here. I am in the home stretch and now have to start thinking about going into labor. My guess would be that I will go early. I don't know why I am thinking this way, but I believe I will be early.

There are some great things that have happened to me while I have been pregnant. First and foremost, I have NO ALLERGIES. No itchy throat, no runny nose, and no itchy eyes. This is just too good. I can breathe this summer. The other great thing is my hair is really thick and curlier. I notice that I don't pull out any hair strands and there is barely any hair on the floor of the bathroom these days. I hope these 2 things last forever.

I know many people have been asking what the name of the baby is going to be and the name we have chosen is James Peter. James being Rob's middle name. It will not be shortenend unless he chooses to shorten it in his life. And he won't be called JP.

I also wanted to post a big thank you to my family and my friends, especially my family for helping me out so far. My mother has been amazing through this and I know how excited she is as well as my sister and father. They are going to make the best grandparents and aunt in the whole world. Rob has also been the best husband to a pregnant woman. He has taken good care of me through this whole thing as busy as he is. Listening to me complain and cry, I don't think I would have made it without someone so patient.

I have so many friends to thank for asking me how I am doing and watching out for me. Even Aunt Laura. I will remember these things as time goes on. And I do appreciate every phone call or email I have recieved. I hope I can return this to some of my friends in the future.

14 weeks to go!!

1 more week and I am out of my 2nd trimester. I can't believe this. It's gone by so fast and there is still so much to do.

Tonight I think I felt my first 2 contractions. It was pretty cool. Very light and not at all painful. They were about 3 minutes apart. It's also really hard to comprehend that within 9 months time a human being is created and ready to be part of the world. That is not a long time at all. But time flies.....

One major task that was accomplished yesterday was that we have chosen the name of the baby. We have finally agreed to a name that we both like. I don't want to post this yet as things may change, but I highly doubt they will at this point. I can't wait to share with everyone.

Our Cat - Kitty

Here is a recent photo of our cat. My friend Sue came over the other night and she dropped off a whole bunch of baby items. Well, Kitty has decided that she is taking one over for herself, as you can tell by the photo.

Keeping comments to yourself

Not that this is bothering me or anything, but why is it that some people just can't keep certain comments to themselves? I work with mostly women. And I am very close to them, but there is one male that I work with that has commented on my weight every week that I see him at work. It doesn't bother me and I laugh about it but today he proceeded to tell me that I am getting really big. After he made this comment and all I could do was say "yeah," I heard him say as I was walking away, that this is normal in my condition.

Whatever.

I know I've gained weight. I see it, I feel it and I am living it. I enjoy so much when people acknowledge that I am pregnant without having to tell them that I am. It makes me happy.

When I first told this individual I was pregnant, he didn't congratulate me but rather he "noticed that I have put on excess weight." I went home and laughed about it. How could you not?

Yes, I put on weight before I was pregnant and I have alot of work to do, but please be sensitive to pregnant women as the weight gain is hard to take but it has to happen.

Nintendo DS

I did it!! I bought the new Nintendo DS Lite. I am so excited because I even saved $20 by buying it at Walmart. I can't wait to get using this. I've been a freak of nintedo for about 17 years now and I am looking forward to all the new games and teaching my son to use it! Woohoo! I feel like a kid again.

first blog

This is my very first blog! I can't believe I am doing this, but after some inspiration from a couple of people, I thought that I should blog some of my thoughts. I've been contemplating this for a long time.

I am 5 months pregnant carrying a baby boy. I am so thrilled to have him come into our lives. I can't wait anymore.

So with that, I want to start documenting what I can so that I remember how I have felt or what the baby has done as a milestone. It's also a great way to communicate to others what me and my family have been doing in the recent days.

That's it for now....hope you enjoy my journey!