Beginning and Ending.....

Leslie is around 10 weeks. She continues to struggle with nausea and fatigue mostly during the evenings. Mornings have been good to her as long as she gets up and has something to eat right off. When she stays on top of eating, and snacking, she does much better. She seems to be looking at her belly in the mirror a lot, asking me if she looks bloated. Since it is more of a ‘damned if you do, damned if you don’t’ type question to answer, I try to agree with whatever she might be thinking, but i try to come from a much more subtle angle. She is a little bloated, but it is normal. She should stop worrying so much about her belly, it has much more growing to do. One of the best feelings in the world is to look down at her belly, place my hand over our growing baby and think about the love, affection, and attention that we will show so that 'jellybean' will prosper in this beautiful life. Unfortunately, there have been no midnight cravings for ice cream or morning desire for do-nuts, but I will keep praying. We went to our doctor in Houston one last time before we have to change doctors in Belton. We got to hear the most precious sound, our babies heartbeat. It took the nurse a few minutes to find the beat, but once she found it, there were instant smiles and tears. We were happy to hear that the heartbeat was strong and fast at 170 beats/min.

Last friday was move day. The movers came and packed up our apartment and loaded everything onto the truck for our move to Belton. This is a great way to do it, I tell ya. I recently sprained my ankle after falling wrong at jiu-jitsu class. I was hobbling around everywhere, and if I had to move and pack the apartment, it would be a slow and painful process.

Another chapter in our lives is coming to an end and a new one is beginning. We have lived in this apartment complex for the last 4 years and it is sad to leave, but we are very excited to begin our journey in Belton.