Second Trimester

I'm finally in my second trimester. My tummy isn't as upset and I'm *not as tired*, relatively speaking.  I started off my second trimester by having dental work done. I had a poorly executed root canal a few years back that became abscess. I got confirmation of this in August, but I found out I was pregnant a few days before my appointment in September. The midwives and endodontist preferred we wait until the second trimester for the procedure. The endo was as great as everyone promised, and I'm back on the antibiotics in combination with the antibacterial he put into my tooth. I go back next week to have the tooth filled, which will be a big relief. I'm looking forward to 10 days from now when my mouth is FINALLY pain free, and I can enjoy the fact that I am feeling better.

Not Much New

At this point there isn't much to report. The first trimester is almost over, and I feel pretty good most days. My waistline is bigger, but I most certainly don't look pregnant. I'm having some cravings, mostly for fried foods, and ice water. All in all things are going well so far. We are starting to talk about names, but nothing is official until we write it on the birth certificate. Lucille is still too little to understand what is going on, but we make a point of talking about the new baby on a regular basis so that she can get used to hearing about it.  I'm hoping to have a little more energy soon with the holiday's approaching. It'd be nice to stay up past 8:30!

May 25, 2011

We finally have a due date, and after all my fretting about it, it was the date I had figured in the first place! Funny how that works! Beside finally having a due date, we also got to see the baby. I was surprised how much had changed since our last ultrasound when the baby looked like a jelly bean with a heartbeat. Baby definitely looks like a baby now, and was blocking it's face with it's arms.  It was very clear that there were arms, legs, hands, though the fingers weren't really visible, and the outline of some of the facial features. The heartbeat was very strong at 173 bpm, which Lucy thought was pretty cool to listen to. All in all it was a very good appointment!  I will post pictures as soon as I get the scanner working.