I am excited that Maria put together this baby blog. I wish we had all of our family here in Virginia - but I think this is the next best thing. Today I am officially 20 weeks pregnant - halfway there. So far I am feeling really good. We were able to visit the National Zoo yesterday and we saw the pandas. There is a rumor going around that Mei Xiang may be pregnant again. She seemed pretty fat and happy lounging around in the bamboo, I felt like I could really relate with her. My tummy is bulging out a bit. I don't exactly look pregnant - I just look like I have a belly. Jason and I looked for maternity BDUs (camouflage) on Friday at the base thrift store. I am slowly unbuttoning my regular BDU pants and I am running out of buttons.
I am still running (jogging) - it just feels so good... My stomach feels big and full and I am pretty sure the babe is sitting directly on my bladder... At first it feels like he or she makes me feel as uncomfortable as possible to entice me to stop, but then settles in and finds a snug place for the rest of the run. After the zoo we went to the Officer's Club on base and swam. The water feels *so good*! I swam 60 laps and flipturns still feel good. Early on in the pregnancy, I didn't have any nausea except for when I was swimming. I wondered if the baby didn't like swimming and was getting super dizzy and even if he or she will take over Jason's difficulty floating in the water and will beg us to play soccer like dad...
We get our ultra-sound a week from Tuesday! I don't really have a "hunch" as to what the gender may be. Because I am the oldest of four girls and Jason is the oldest of three boys, one of us will have a fairly steep learning curve. I know God will teach what we need to know.
Here I am in the early stages of pregnancy. Thankfully, I have more energy now.
Uh oh... its hailing outside. More Later.
-Katie
Shenandoah's Old Rag
Capri, Italy
