Early pregnancy

7-10-2008

"Dano calls the baby a dinosaur, because it kind of looks like one, all weird and spiny. My stomach started getting tiny cramps, like before a period, but with no bleeding so it should be all right. I told Kelli yesterday. She was really happy and insightful. She said they'll come up to Marquette for the delivery. I guess we should start talking about what kind of practitioner we want, and what facility, and all that. Right now is nap time though. I'm too sleepy for anything else."

7-18-2008

"Two out of three of my good blue pens are out of ink, and the third is lost, so it's a regular pen today. The extreme tiredness has calmed down, some. As long as I get a decent night's sleep, I'm not seeming to need a nap during the day. Deidre brought me a bunch of prenatal vitamins and supplements, magazines, and books. She's been really sweet. Dano and I decided to find out the sex of the baby this time, but not next time. We don't want to tell anyone though. If you tell people, they get you crappy stuff like clothes or toys when all you really wanted were onesies and diapers. People are weird like that.
I'm a little impatient for the end of the first trimester. I feel like I'm walking on eggshells. I'm terrified everything I do will kill it. I love the baby so much already, I don't know if I could focus on school or anything if I lost it. Dano would take it really hard too. He already made up nicknames for it in various stages of development. 'Ethiopian baby' and 'Big head' are my favorites so far. Next, we move on from Dinosaur to the Alien stage. I just want to feel it move so I don't have to keep wondering 'are you okay in there?' I just want a healthy child."