Quick Update

I had another appointment with the nurse practitioner on Tuesday. Everything went good. I had my first external ultrasound. Baby is doing good - the heartbeat is still going strong. Almost through the first trimester - what a relief! Today I got some more blood work done, which sucked, but I guess I should just get used to being poked and prodded at for the next 6 months.

Justin has a wonderful co-worker, whose daughter had a baby a few years ago. She's been giving Justin hand me downs - including a bassinet, and I must say that it is very sweet. I haven't met her yet, but I'm going to have Justin bring her flowers or a nice potted orchid as a way of saying thanks. I've started to tentatively shop for baby necessities. I've only bought a few muslin receiving blankets I got half off on babysteals.com. I'm super excited about it, because they are normally rather expensive, and I wouldn't have been able to justify the price tag otherwise. I'm holding out for a deal on some baby slings - hopefully they'll be featured on the site sometime soon.

Other than that, I'm still pretty tired, but I'm only working a small amount each week and have been able to sleep in a lot.

I hope everything is going wonderful where you are!