It's been almost exactly three months since my last post. As it turns out, three months is a pretty significant number. I began getting sick over the Christmas holiday and went to the doctor not long after to confirm the expected, that Dan and I are expecting! Knowing that I was pregnant was exciting, but it didn't totally outweigh the fact that I felt weak and sick all the time. I felt so bad at times that I considered canceling my trip to Spain (planned before Christmas). I'm glad I didn't. In spite of it being short, Madrid, some old friends, fried calamari and Spanish ham were exactly what I needed! I had quite a bit of all of them, and I am grateful for that. It was wonderful to walk in warmer weather, go rowing in Retiro (O.K., so it was Dan that did the rowing, but I thoroughly enjoyed the sun and water), and speak a language that I know! But, now I'm back, and back to work and school. This past week marked my 12th week of pregnancy and, thank God, what appears to be the beginning of the end of being sick. Today was my second visit to the doctor and second ultrasound.
It was amazing to see last time because I could see the heartbeat. This time, I couldn't see that, but the fetus was moving all over the place. The doctor laughed and said it was getting some exercise. There was a lot of arm flailing and back arching. Little signs of just what we've got ourselves into :-)
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