Feeling good in the neighborhood.

I've been feeling pretty good since about 8 weeks. I still have "dog nose" and can smell everything. I've gained 3 pounds and still have some food aversions. I haven't felt nauseous at all for 3 weeks and have been drinking water by the gallon. So many amazing and strange things happen to ones body when pregnant. Even at 11 weeks, I am amazed at the changes I am already experiencing. Our next appointment is September 29th at the birth center. We'll be able to hear the heart beat on the doppler, then October 1st we are meeting with a genetic counselor to see if Aaron and/or I are carriers of anything. It's a precautionary measure because Aaron is an Ashkenazi Jew and could be a carrier of TaySachs and other horrible things. I'm sure everything will be clean and little beluga is safe from all genetic abnormalities.

What's in a name?

Beluga is a great name for a fetus. Not a 5 year old. We have thrown names around for a couple of years. If we had a boy 2 years ago, he might be named Luke Skywalker Meyers. I'm still for it, the Mr, not so much. We agreed on a girl name 2 years ago, and finally decided on a middle name for her. The boy name is impossible to agree on. Jack, Joseph, Luke, Jonah, Noah, Isaac...all shot down. We have a middle name for our son, but no first name. So, if we have a boy, Beluga Tiberias Meyers it is! (I'm kidding, mom.)

ETA: I've just been informed, Luke and Noah are back on the table :)

Baby Beluga

We are having a little whale! Well, that's what s/he looks like at 7 weeks 3 days. We saw Beluga's heartbeat and this pregnancy is starting to feel a little more real now. I'm feeling pretty ok right now, but there are good days and bad days. We've decided to go with a birthing center. The doctor I've met with only works with the hospitals and that's not where I want to deliver. The main birth center in Eugene is being relocated and will not be completed and reopened until Mothers day. That's a few weeks too late. Having a baby is a lot like planning a wedding. There is so much to do, but you can't do it all at once. When I get a little overwhelmed, I try to remember that there are still 7 months to go. Aaron wanted to start buying furniture and painting the nursery right away. I'm just trying to eat enough food every day.