Are those mine??

I was blow-drying my hair today and looking down at my feet -- they're swollen! I don't have ankles anymore. Weird.....

Getting Her Kicks

Of course, Sara is moving all over the place these days. Sometimes her kicks actually take my breath away, or I can feel the effects on my other organs. It's kind of a dull, pit-of-your-stomach feeling. Though it's really neat to think about what's going on, sometimes it's pretty weird! To know there's another human inside of me is a new thing. :) And sometimes she kicks my bladder -- which is no fun!

The funniest part is probably that she almost always stops kicking as soon as I call Zack over to feel it. He has caught her a few times though. :)

Complaints

This week I've been having horrible back pain. I've gotten adjustments twice recently, and both times grandpa has been surprised at how "out of wack" I've been. Last night around 2:00 a.m., Zack had to get up to help me go to the bathroom because it hurt too much to support my own weight!

Today we go look at a mobile home on 2.5 acres out past Mom & Dad, plus a couple of other properties. Selling/buying a house is #1 on our minds these days. This baby business has changed everything!

Week 21

I have pretty good energy right now, though I went to bed late (after 10:30 :) every night this week and slept for 5 hours today! I'm starting to feel ready to move along and on to the next stage (the baby!)... and I'm only halfway there! The queasiness is finally all gone, and I've got an increased appetite. My only craving so far -- watermelon. I did learn that watermelon is great for pregnant women, so I guess that's a good craving if I have to have one.

Rumblings

I felt Sara moving this week! It was kind of like someone flicking you with their thumb and finger, but softer and duller. (Is that a word??)

It's a girl!

Click on the picture to see a bigger image. This is our little girl! (or so they tell us :)

Something's growing...

Here's what's happening to me at 19 weeks! There's definitely something in there...

From Dad

Zack notes in his diary on May 4: "Lubsy's tired and queasy almost all the time."

Week 8 Update

I've heard that pregnant women are tired, but this is ridiculous! If I sit down on the couch past 7:00, I'm out. And I don't feel like eating after about 4:00. Most evenings I just skip dinner. But they tell me this will pass...

I'm pregnant!

We just found out Friday that we're going to have a baby! Zack wasn't home, but a girl at work told me that I needed to take a test, based on some complaints I was making (like being exhausted!). When I saw the two lines, I called Zack (who was in Yellville on an audit), and said, "Well, I won't beat around the bush. I just took a pregnancy test, and it was positive!" His response: "Rrreally... Cool!"