Catching up

happy wednesday! i love wednesdays because it means that i'm halfway through my work week. i definitely work towards my weekends. i enjoy seeing my patients but it's draining at times and i need my weekends to refuel. i feel like my focus is very split these days due to the pregnancy so i'm not sure i'm doing my best work. anyway, happy wednesday.

we had our 22 week ultrasound last week and all is good. the little nugget weighs a little over one pound now...what a big girl! all measurements were within normal ranges, heart rate was in the 140s, and she was moving around a lot. they said she was photogenic but a little uncooperative. that's how she was at the last one too...little diva. we tried to get pictures but they're very blurry...not sure if that was due to the technician or because the nugget was moving around too much. it was like a dance party in there! she's moving and kicking around a lot which is fun to feel.

no new developments on the pregnancy side...still having a lot of tummy issues but am able to eat a bit more these days. i've even returned to cooking this week so it seems that i have a bit more energy and tolerance for funny smells. i did eat half a pork chop the other night but felt that it smelled like feet the whole time. i can't wait to eat normally again! i tried non-alcoholic wine for the first time this weekend. yuck...it was so sweet. i talked to a guy at the wine store last night and he was saying that he just doesn't get the concept of non-alcoholic wine, why would you do that to yourself? and i said "that's because you've never been pregnant." he just sort of looked at me blankly and left me alone. anyway maybe i'll try it again, maybe i'll just wait four months until i can have a glass of the good stuff.

my sister came up to visit a couple weekends ago. husband was away and she didn't have her family with her. we realized that it hadn't just been us on a visit for a very long time. we had so much fun...ate good food, danced and sang in the car, and acted silly every chance we could get. she did two of her jewelry parties and made some good money! she got to meet my crazy friends and coworkers which was also a treat, i'm sure :) my party was so much fun but boy was i tired by the end of it! she and my sister-in-law did all the clean up...sending a big thank you their way for that. sister kept talking to my belly, even in public. that guy at the airport must have thought we were nuts. speaking of the airport, when i dropped her off and drove away i started to cry. guess i'm turning into my mother! we just had a really good time and it never feels like we have enough time together. we're going to have to figure out a way to shrink the east coast so that boston and baltimore are next door to each other.

husband and i are going away on a brief babymoon a week from tomorrow. we can't wait to get back to the warm weather. we're returning to a spot we visited earlier this year and loved...naples, fl. looking forward to that calm feeling that only a vacation and being on the water can bring you. i can't wait to walk on the beach in the morning. the restaurants and people there are also wonderful. it's going to be a great time.