That Weird "In Between" Stage

Tomorrow will mark the start of my 2nd trimester! It feels exciting and like quite a milestone. We are 1/3 of the way there! I've been feeling so much better the past couple weeks. I actually had it pretty good in the first trimester compared to some people, but still....I did have mild nausea and felt extremely tired. But, now the nausea is gone....yayyyy! And, I don't conk out on the couch at 8:00 every night anymore. I'm also finally able to cook without feeling sick, so after about 3 months of either just heating up something frozen or eating out or hitting the drive thru, we can finally enjoy a nice meal at home.

I've gained more weight than I had hoped in the first trimester, but what can I do now? I'm now at that kind of awkward stage of.......is she pregnant or has she just packed on a few pounds? I guess I could wear a "baby on board" t-shirt.....but that's just not really me:) I'm gonna break out the maternity pants here in a couple weeks. My pants are a bit snug, but not quite ready to move on yet. I'm excited for my stomach to "pop" as they say and finally have that baby bump.

My next midwife appointment isn't until January 7th and then shortly after that we will be able to have our ultrasound to find out if we are having a boy or girl. I'm so excited for that. I'm so ready to start buying some things and to start being able to work on the nursery.

We've got a lot coming up in December and January. We are heading to Nebraska for Christmas and then celebrating Christmas with Chad's family over New Years. Then January 15th, we close on our new home and start the moving and settling in. Lot's of excitement and lots of change coming our way.