I don’t know if it’s gas or what, but I just felt some “flutters” in the general Ernie area. There were like four in a row and then it stopped. I’ve also been feeling weird stuff for the past few days when I sleep on my stomach. Yes, I still find it comfortable to sleep on my stomach. I think that’s one of the plusses of having a fluffy tummy to begin with. I know I won’t be able to do it much longer, but for now I’m going to take advantage of it even if it pisses Ernie off. Lol. I dunno, it seems kind of early to be feeling movement, though. I’m 16 weeks, but from the reading I’ve done it seems like it takes bigger girls longer to feel movement than smaller girls, and it’s more common for first-time mothers to feel it after 18 weeks.

Toda's OB checkup was quick and painless. She told me my blood pressure was good, my weight was good (only gained 1 pound in a month) and my urine was clean of sugar and protein. She asked me if I’ve been having any problems and I said no, that I’ve been feeling pretty good lately. She didn’t have my ultrasound results yet, but she asked how that went. I told her it went well and that they told me I was measuring two days ahead. She said as long as the ultrasound dates are within a week of my calculations based on my LMP, she’ll keep the current due date which is October 7th. I have to call and schedule my big 20 week ultrasound for within the next 3-5 weeks. Wow, that snuck up on me fast! Oh, and baby’s heart rate was 153 this time.

The Great Baby Shower Fiasco of 2008™ has been settled. My Windsor shower will be on August 10th and my Michigan shower will be August 23rd. I decided to have two showers so that both grandmothers-to-be could plan their own shindigs. That way, no one winds up with hurt feelings. So both locations have been booked and both mothers are happy, so yippee! Now I get to figure out the logistics of registering in two countries. I did that for my wedding and I had people complaining that I didn’t have enough stuff on my registry. Well, that’s because I had to split the registry between two countries! If I had my choice, I wouldn’t have a shower at all, and therefore wouldn’t have to register. I would prefer to buy most of my stuff second hand at Mom to Mom sales, because I’d feel better about recycling perfectly good baby gear instead of filling my house with brand new stuff that the kid will grow out of in a short amount of time. We don’t want more than one kid, so we won’t be saving any of it. I suppose I could sell it myself to help some other mommies out.

I had my first ultrasound this morning! Ernie is measuring 15 weeks, 2 days. He was just chilling in there and wasn't moving around too much. He moved his hands and legs around a little bit but other than that he was lazy, just like his mother! I keep saying he he he but I still think it's going to be a girl. I've always had a feeling I would have a girl, and all the old wives' tales point in that direction. I don't put much stock into those things, but I just have a feeling. I dunno. According to the heartrate (149 BPM) it should be a girl. We'll find out in a month or so when we have the "big" ultrasound!

Meredith Carlos sent us the cutest baby t-shirt ever made. It's Ernie's very first article of clothing! Awwwww!

I am 13 weeks pregnant and 1 week away from my second trimester and I threw up today for the first time. WTF? I have felt like total ass for the past two days. I have no appetite and I have to force myself to eat. I can’t stand for long periods of time because I have absolutely no energy. I thought I was going to die in Home Depot yesterday while we waited for an employee to find something for us. I almost grabbed the keys from Jake and ran for the car because I needed to sit down so badly. I’ve gained 2.5 pounds so far, so that’s not bad. I have a feeling I might have lost a few pounds over the last few days though.