Energy-Draining Bump!

OK, so I am posting this at 1:30 in the morning, and then complaining about having no energy. Well, what are you gonna do?

I am 16 weeks along and still feel like total poo. The other day I was so sick that Al had to come home from work, and I have been so tired and sore all over (but especially the back). In addition, my sinuses totally kill!

Then today, Al told me he was talking to the neighbor, Steve, whose mystery wife that I have seen but never met, and Steve said Mystery Wife went to a massage therapist on 50th and France. Apparently, pregnancy massage works wonders for your nasal passages, back, bump, and energy level. WHY WAS AL WITHHOLDING THIS INFORMATION UNTIL TONIGHT?! WHY, I ask you?

Al and I get married in 6 days! Hopefully that will mean more laying around ("beaching") time for me ("the whale").

Heartbeats!

On Wednesday we heard New Baby's heart beat for the first time. Felix was asleep the whole time which was nice because he would have been running all over opening cabinets full of speculums and whatnot. Last time he walked into a meeting full of doctors. Thank God they were all pediatricians and obstetricians, right? They thought he was precious.

Also, the doctor said we are a little more preggers than we thought. I will be 15 weeks on next Tuesday. That's good for me because it means only 5 more weeks until we can find out the sex of the lil' nugget. Also, 5 more weeks until I am half done with the pregnancy! I hate to say it will have gone by fast, but during the first 20 weeks its so easy to forget you're pregnant and live your life. Week 20 and beyond, all you can think about is babies.

Tired, tired, tired. Still. There is a cold going around and I am not getting it, but for about 5 days its felt as if I am about to get it. I assume that my immune system is stronger cause of New Baby and that is why I am not just getting a full-on cold, but part of me wants to get it for a day or two and then get it over with...

Baby Moves!

I felt the baby move three times today!

This afternoon I picked up Felix and felt New Baby. I thought it was Felix bumping into me weird or just my imagination.

Then later I was digging in the cupboard and New Baby moved again!

And the third time, I was talking to Melissa and I felt another little flicker.