14 weeks and we have a bump...sort of?

Yesterday I hit 14 weeks, which isn't really a big milestone, but I feel like things have been moving quickly since the 12 weeks milestone. I can still wear my normal clothes, I just notice my protruding belly a little more these days, and this morning I definitely felt like you could see my pregnancy.

I had a nice day wrapping presents and doing things around the house in the morning, then running to Target to buy some new bras that I was in desperate need of--I feel like I should have maybe gone two cup sizes up, since my new one is still pretty full....oh well, I guess I can wait and see. I finished off my day making cookies for my students and doing some random tasks around the house before heading to the dorm for my last night of duty this year.

I felt like I had a lot more energy today, but it may just be that for once I didn't have to actually work during the day--it's amazing how much I can get done when I just have a day to myself while the rest of the world is working.

the word is out.

This morning James and I revealed our big news at the faculty meeting, and I've been telling my classes and other students that I'm close to throughout the day. It's a pretty exciting day, especially hearing the students' reactions, and I wanted to try to record as many of them as possible.

"Can I tweet about it?"

"How did you not tell us sooner?"

"REALLY?!?!"

"When? Where? How?"

"I heard there's something growing in your stomach...true or false?"

"Does Mr. Garcia know?"

(from a senior) "Why couldn't you have done this LAST YEAR?"

no worries, beat happy!

Today I had my 12 week appointment with Dr. Moss, and it went tremendously better than my previous visit. After the millions of questions about the history of birth defects in our families, we got down to business! We were able to hear the heartbeat for the first time, and Dr. Moss said that to her it sounds like the slow heartbeat of a boy. She also said the baby is feisty and moving around a lot. It was such a surreal experience to hear the heartbeat, and I'm so glad that James was there to witness it.

It's also amazingly reassuring to not be worried anymore about the possibility of a miscarriage. Obviously there's always a chance, but right now the odds are more than in our baby's favor. I'm only a few days away from being done with this first trimester, and I can't hardly believe that 1/3 of this journey is almost over! It seems like there is so much to do, but I also know that things will begin to slow down a little in other aspects of my life--being done with my Master's degree, basketball season will end in February, and then I can just focus on the baby, my classes, and the dorm. That of course still seems like a lot, but to me it seems like such a small list of things to worry about!