First day of 2nd Trimester!

I am offically 1/3 of the way through the pregnancy! I've been feeling somewhat better lately. I definitely don't feel nauseous as much anymore, though I'll still get tired a bit more easily. I went to see my doctor last friday (when mom and Julia came down for a few days and cooked/cleaned/made my weekend awesome) and got to hear my baby's heartbeat for the second time! She was having trouble getting the baby to be still enough to listen to it- it kept swimming away! I'll take that as a good sign of a healthy baby! For most of my first trimester, I was hoping it was a girl... but now I really don't care. I know I'm already in love with this baby- I don't care what gender it is or how it looks! Which is not to say I'm not excited about finding out, which we'll get to do September 24th (assuming the baby cooperates!). I already find myself singing to it when I'm in the car. Sometimes I imagine future life with my baby- holding it, reassuring it, teaching it (and learning from it!), hugging it, throwing birthday parties, going to games or recitals, everything! I'm ready for the day when I can stop calling the baby "it." We have all sorts of names picked out for a boy or girl! Enough blogging for now- time to go feed this baby!

almost 3 months!!

The morning sickness seems to finally be over! Except for a few smells that make me kinda nauseous, I seem to be fairly back to normal (at least appetite wise). I'm more excited now than I've ever been about this baby, even though it still seems so surreal. I'm looking forward to my second trimester (only about a week away!) and what it will bring, including actually looking pregnant, feeling the baby move, and hopefully getting to know the gender of the baby!
I'm more emotional than ever, but it's not bad... I just cry at some things I don't normally cry over.
I started taking gummy prenatal vitamins! Now I can actually look forward to this daily chore. Speaking of chores, I'm still working at Kohls. It's a pretty good place to work, and they treat me pretty well there. Pay isn't anything special, but it's good for a little extra dough for things like groceries and eating at Olive Garden occasionally. I will work there at Kohls as long as I'm able to while being pregnant (hoping for no bed rest...).
Cravings? Yeah, I've had a few. No powerful ones, but I've been wanting cheeseburgers, turkey & dressing, and tex mex food the most. As for aversions... oddly enough, I cannot stand the thought of pickles, lime flavored chips, or frozen enchiladas.
That's all for tonight, I guess. I'm scheduled for a ton of early work shifts in the next few weeks! Good thing morning sickness seems to have left the building!