Thanks to everyone who has written with congrats. I was actually surprised that so many people still check on this journal, as it's been quite a while since I've last updated.

You people need lives! LOL

So, I still don't really feel pregnant yet. I mean, I have massive bouts of fatigue in the afternoons and evenings, and I feel a little bloated at times, but I'm having very little nausea, and I'm not really showing or anything yet. I'm not having any morning sickness at all--occasionally I have some evening queasiness. But, I didn't really expect to have trouble with that, since I'm not the type to throw up real easily anyway. I can count on one hand the times that I've been sick enough to throw up.

Really the most annoying thing is my narcolepsy (or so it seems.) After 7pm, if I lie down on the couch or bed, I am out like a light. Even after lunch, if I eat a little too much, I just want to put my head down on my desk and die for a little while. I confess that there have been a couple of times when I've closed and locked my office door and taken a 20 minute catnap. And, I have felt immensely better after those little mini-snoozes.

I'm trying to stay good on the working out too. My OB has already told me that she absolutely does not want me to gain too much weight--since it only makes it harder during the last part of pregnancy and during labor if you're too heavy. Not to mention getting all the weight off afterwards! So, I can't say that my diet has been a model of nutritional excellence with every bite, but I am trying to be realistic about my caloric needs. I keep reminding myself that I may be eating for two, but the second one is only the size of a grape at this point. I also asked my OB about continuing with the weight lifing. I think she was a little shocked when I told her how much weight I actually push around. Lately I've been doing quite a bit of powerlifting--working out with Kelly twice a week. We had made it up to about 145lbs on our bench press, and we were easily doing 225 on squats, with a max of about 250. So, I told my OB the weight I was doing, and she blanched slightly and said, "I don't think you should do so much weight--at least not during the first trimester." Then she confessed that she'd never really had a patient before who did that kind of powerlifting, and suggested that I not do any more than 50 pounds.

Right. Fifty pounds. That's like a feather! But, the important thing is the baby, so I compromised and cut my weights by about 40% so that there's no strain or extreme exertion, but I still feel like I'm getting something akin to a workout. I don't want to lose all my muscle tone during the pregnancy! I also slowed down on the cardio, which wasn't all that hard for me since I've always kinda hated doing cardio anyway. Instead, I'm doing twenty minutes walking on the treadmill after my workouts. And, I'm finding that I actually like walking on the treadmill. I will probably continue doing that after the baby since I think it's something I will actually stick to.

We have our first ultrasound on the 27th, at which time I hope that it can be verified that I am actually only having one baby. I was told that I'd only made one egg during the insemination, but still, I'd just like to know for sure. I'm not really keen on having a litter! And actually, twins would not be the end of the world, at all, but it would mean that I'd probably have to quit working a lot sooner, which would be a bit of a pain.

I will endeavor to keep everyone posted.