A touch (or kick) of reality

Well, I mentioned before that this whole baby thing doesn't feel real yet. Maybe it is because no one can even really tell that I am pregnant, even though I feel huge! Or maybe it's because I was feeling so gross for a while there that I really couldn't focus on anything other than that. Well, for the past week things have started to set in. I have started to feel better...much better, which is a wonderful relief, and last week I finally started to feel baby move inside of me! And boy do we have an active baby in there! He/She seems to kick kick kick all the time. Doug has even been able to feel the kicks. With reality setting in, we have started to think about things like car seats, baby cribs, strollers etc. etc. etc. etc. (you would be amazed at the list of STUFF that is suggested for a newborn...yikes). And instead of focusing on the pregnancy books, I have turned to books about raising baby (currently On Becoming Babywise by Gary Ezzo is in the stack, and although not a great literary work, its ideas and recommendations seem very useful). At our next appointment we will have our first sonogram. If baby is willing we may be able find out if baby is a boy or a girl. So more updates to come in a couple of weeks.