In case you haven't heard...

The ultrasound two weeks ago revealed that the baby is healthy, likes to sit Indian-style, and is going to be our first daughter. (There are some ultrasound pics on the left. If, like my dad, you can't see her profile, put your nose to the pic, cross your eyes and slowly back away...)

Knowing it's a girl really has changed things for me (Travis). For the better, of course. My imagined little baby is now an imagined little girl and when I see little kids now, and their parents, I look at the girls and imagine our girl doing the same things, spinning around, and looking a little like that, long hair with curls at the ends.

I even saw a father-teenage daughter combo running along Prien Lake in my hometown and I got a bit emotional picturing myself in the man's shoes and my daughter in hers.

update

We went to the doctor on Wednesday for a check up. It seems like these appointments are coming more often, I don't know why! Everything was fine. I am up 9 pounds for those of you interested in that. The baby's heartbeat is nice and strong, and we even got to hear a couple of hiccups while we were listening...they were cute. Only a few more days until the big announcement...that is if the little one is cooperative and lets us see what s/he is!

Baby's First Jazz Fest

Yesterday we went to Jazz Fest, and because the music was so incredibly loud, we are sure the baby heard it. S/he even kicked a few times throughout the day. We saw several artists, the main being Stevie Wonder, which was pretty amazing. Another favorite was D.L. Menard, who sings French Cajun music. It was a wonderful day with great music and yummy food!

My belly is just now starting to show through my clothes. If I see someone I haven't seen in a while, I have to tell them I am pregnant. But my friends are all saying, "You really look pregnant now!" I have a shower coming up next weekend with my friends here in New Orleans. It will be fun.

The baby kicks all the time now; s/he is really active! It is so great - such a neat feeling. We will have another check up this Tuesday, and next week will be the big ultrasound. We are very excited.

My appetite has really increased and I have had some crazy cravings the past couple of weeks. The biggest was a tuna fish sandwich. I was in class on Tuesday night, and someone must have been eating one because I smelled it. After that I couldn't get my mind off of that sandwich. I wanted one for dinner but class let out too late to get it. I settled for a peanut butter sandwich instead, but then in the morning the tuna fish was in my head again. So Travis made a trip to Whole Foods and picked me one up for lunch. Interesting craving, tuna fish, because it's not even something I can eat often! I have to limit my intake of fish because of the mercury, so once a week max, and I try to eat it less often than that. It was a DELICIOUS sandwich. Another craving has been spaghetti, but after three times in two weeks, I may be over it. I also like salad a lot now, just plain green salad with carrots, celery, and tomato, using balsamic vinegarette dressing. YUM!

That's it for now.