stuff about me and pregnancy

Well, things seem to have improved a good bit since the last time I wrote. I am definitely less emotional! That's not to say that I'm still not more emotional than normal, but... I think getting more sleep definitely helps. I have been alternating between the bed and the couch. Some nights I sleep ok on the bed. But when I really need to get a good night's sleep, I head for the couch.

The baby has been doing lots and lots of moving. It's generally more at night when I'm lounging around, but it also gets going during the day some. It is very different than Nathan was! I really had to work to feel Nathan moving at times. I do not have that problem with this one, though. It's even getting to the point where I can see it moving on the outside. That never happened with Nathan.

As you all know, we have decided not to find out if we're having a boy or a girl...again. Nathan, however, thinks that it's a boy. He always calls the baby "he". He does have names picked out either way, though. If the baby is a girl, he wants to name her "Opal." (Who knows where that came from.) If the baby is a boy, he wants to name him "A.P." I think he's just a silly goose! He's sticking with those names, though.

I think that the comments people make when you're pregnant are quite interesting. Most everyone I talk to at church (that's the only place I really talk to anybody) say that they don't think I look as far along as I am. I have two theories on this:

1. Since I'm tall, the baby's size doesn't look as big as it would if I were shorter. People are used to seeing shorter pregnant women.

2. My back side thinks that it needs to keep up in size with my belly. Therefore, all the extra that should be sitting on my belly is actually landing on my rear.

I feel fortunate this time around to have a good selection of clothes to wear. I have been able to buy some new clothes, have been bought some new clothes, and have borrowed clothes from a couple people. It's nice to have some choices! I don't think I realized just how few clothes I had the first time around until I started this pregnancy. Unfortunately, the clothes from the previous pregnancy do not contribute significantly to my wardrobe now because quite a few of them are too small. I always thought I would be able to reuse my maternity clothes...but I guess you have to get rid of the baby weight to do that.

On that note, I'm determined to do a better job getting rid of the weight this time around! I'm not going to worry about it too much until I finish nursing, but I'm a bit more motivated than I was the last time. I just didn't have a very realistic idea of how long it would take to lose the weight. Actually, that's not correct. I knew in my head that it would take a while to lose the weight. I just didn't equate that to not being able to wear my pre-pregnancy clothes.

Ok. That's all my thoughts for the moment. Later.