Heartbeat

So it's been cold. Ridiculously cold, if you ask me. Yes, I know, all you Bostonians (or Bostonites?) are sneering at me. But take into account that 1) an average January/February doesn't get this cold and 2) my heater went out in December. So all I've got is a tiny space heater and a fireplace that does a fantastic job of heating one room. And that room is NOT where the computer is. So if it's 30 degrees outside, there's a fair chance it's only about 45 in the computer room. And that is probably a conservative estimate based on the temperature gauge on the space heater cleverly placed in the bathroom that usually reads about 43 in the mornings. So yeah, basically, I'm not freezing my bum off just to blog. I know, I should be more dedicated. Sue me. Or don't.

Last week, I got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. It was really exciting to be able to hear something so small and distant, knowing that the steady woosh woosh is in fact the life force of my tiny little baby. My baby. That still sounds so weird. But in a good way, of course. I also started my second trimester last week, which means that I'm feeling a lot better. I still haven't recovered my energy, but it is getting better every day. The crazy thing is that even though I'm obviously showing at this point, I lost so much weight the first trimester that my fat clothes (and even some of my skinny ones) are still too big for me.

In other news...well there is no other news. I did start looking at baby things over the last week, and today I started making some decisions about furniture/bedding/bathing accessories. I know it's too early to start registering for things, but that will come sooner than I realize. I have an interesting choice to make. Snoopy, or Winnie The Pooh? There are way more Winnie the Pooh accessories out there, so it would be easier to find things for the nursery, but I found a super-cute Snoopy bedding set. I do also already have most of what I need in Winnie the Pooh thanks to a wonderfully benevolent friend (who is still not on facebook, curses). So maybe I should stick with that. Or maybe I can do both? So many decisions! This is harder than getting married.