The last day...

This is the last day of the 1st trimester.. time for a belly pic. I def feel bigger.. but i can't tell if it's fat or belly. I have gained 6.5 lbs this trimester.. about normal. You're supposed to gain 1-2 lbs every month the first trimester..so i've hit that. THat part is very hard for me, since I had lost 23 lbs over about 6 mos and now it's just piling back on. At least i know HOW to lose weight now.. that tells me i can lose it afterwards..

All my food adversions are gone..well mostly. I fell pretty good. Sleeping sucks. I can't get comfortable. I hear that will only get better. :)

Comps are hopefully wrapping up. I have my proposal presentation on the 13th, I'm ready to get it over with. I'm working on studying right now. I wish i could find my Mol Bio book.. I'm also getting back into lab work. I'm trying to make the most of 2010. I want some papers this year!! If i can get my ass in gear, I can have one if not two by the time the baby's born.

Mollee learned how to read this weekend.. A great accomplishment! We have been working on small words and learning phonics and she could never put the words together, then something just clicked this weekend and BAM! Any 3 letter word, she can read it!~ She can even spell words from hearing them, like COP or HOT or HAT or BIG. Pretty cool kid I've got.

I'm excited for my ultrasound on Monday, we will get to see little speck in all of his/her 2.5 inches of glory. It'll be nice to see a little human instead of a little blob.. although it is a cute little blob.

I'm thankful for my awesome coworkers this week.. the ones I see every day. They are pretty fantastic and laid back on the whole prego thing. I forgot how old it is to hear every day, "hey prego" or "how are you feeling" or whatever. I know that some people don't know how to handle pregnancy but I'm still the same me in here. I'm just going to get fatter. Think of it as me sporulating. hahah. I'm just reproducing because this is the right time for me to do this. I'm not ruining my career or my life. Kids are pretty cool and they are even more awesome when they are with someone fantastic and that is what i have (be jealous..right?). I am totally looking forward to this baby because even though it will be hard work having 2 kids and being in grad school, it may be my last chance to have a baby.. so damnit, i'm going to make the most of it!

Loves and Bacteria!! Kristen