Can you hear me now?

I am thrilled to be (already/finally) 20 weeks pregnant! Between my last update and now, I have had many weeks of being sick and tired which is all the excuse I have for not writing frequent updates. Almost everytime I think that the sickness has got to be ending (second trimester, 15 weeks, 17 weeks, 19 weeks), I get proven wrong again. I was sick yesterday at 19w1d so I'm crossing my fingers that was the absolute last time...

Now the baby should be able to hear me, so at least I have someone to complain to if it happens again! Hear that, baby?

Here are some of the notable milestones of the past weeks:

10 weeks: We get to watch the baby on an ultrasound. Heart is beating, baby's arms and legs are moving, everything looks great. John is pleased with baby's rhythm and dancing skills in utero. Awww, look at that cute fetus!

14 weeks: We take baby on an airplane to Wisconsin for Grandma's 90th birthday. I try to keep my pregnancy a secret until the presentation of the scrapbook where my page announces that Grandma is getting upgraded to "Great" on February 27th. However, several people start to notice my little bump and word gets around to nearly everyone beforehand. During this trip, I feel the first flutters of baby moving.

19 weeks: Daddy takes Mommy and baby on a short vacation to the Bahamas. Baby's first international trip! I am getting much bigger and am feeling baby's movements a few times everyday. John wishes he could feel too, but I think baby needs to get a bit stronger first. The belly is definitely growing and I'm pretty firmly in maternity clothes now (and loving it - why does anyone go back to normal pants after finding comfortable, stretchy, and trendy maternity clothes?!?).

Our big 20 week ultrasound is coming up soon, so hopefully we'll have a lot more photos and good news about baby soon. I can't wait to see how big baby is now!