Definitely Feeling Pregnant

Yesterday was another good day, not nearly as tired as the day before. I am actually starting to feel pregnant, not just because of the fatigue, but physically. I can feel my uterus is larger, supposedly the size of a grapefruit. It's a similar feeling when my ovaries were in enlarged, which they are still not completely down to size. Sometimes I get up or twist too fast and can feel a slight twinge reminding me not to do that. I'm still feeling the cramps as I have for the past six weeks but they are much, much lighter. I just feel pregnant. And of course there are a couple other things that make me feel pregnant, but I'll spare you those details. It's a good feeling though, especially since there is no nausea.

And in naming news... Emily is a name I adore. It topped my list for a couple days. But I just cannot bring myself to give my child a name that was number one on the name charts for twelve years straight! There are a lot of Emily's in this world. So it was back to the naming books. While we have a pretty solid list of names we like, I think there are a couple names that are really starting to pull ahead. Of course I'm not going to tell you (remember... I like the element of surprise) but this makes me very happy.

I've really been trying to focus on keeping stress levels low, although that has been difficult. It seems like every single day there is a new and different stressor. One day it was whether or not to get the H1N1 vaccine (currently leaning towards not but will be talking to my doctor about it on Monday.) Another day it was my job situation (lack there of...) Another day it was stupid unemployment that doesn't use my highest wages from the employer who "laid me off" so kindly (not fair!) Another day it was Nathan's job situation (working ten to twenty hours of free overtime a week are not going to fly with me after the baby is here!!) I know so much of that is just life, but I feel like if we were in a better, more settle-able situation a few of these stressors would be obsolete. But we are actively praying and trying to trust God in the details of our life so that if a change needs to be made, we'll see it... or see how to make our current situation work.