17 Weeks

I stayed at work late every day last week too, but I did manage to make it to my exercise class on Thursday night. It always makes a world of difference when I go. I sleep better, feel more energized the next day, and end up having a better weekend. When I don't go, I am wiped out on Friday night when I get home from work and don't feel like doing anything. Not so this Friday, though. I went through my normal exercise routine with weights at the gym, and then Wes and I went out later that night.

Saturday was spent at the beach with Wes's mom's family. They said, "Look, she's getting a little belly now!" Finally, someone noticed. It would have been kind of hard not to though, with me wearing a bathing suit. It would've been even more noticeable, too, if I had not been wearing shorts over my bathing suit bottoms.

I had a good time at the beach, although I wasn't able to do all the things I normally do. (I didn't think playing football or bodysurfing would be the wisest things to do.) Most of my time was spent either talking to people or reading a book. I'm reading The Cross and the Switchblade, by David Wilkerson, and I'm really enjoying it so far. I did get my exercise in, though, as I made the long trek to the pier to use the restroom four times.

Sunday was church as usual in the morning, and "Girls' Night Out" in the evening. An elderly lady and one of the youth asked me for a ride in the morning, so my afternoon was cut very short. I'd already planned on getting there early to tune my guitar and practice a little bit before the masses arrived, so that meant I had to leave even earlier to give myself enough time to pick them up. I ended up staying for the whole thing - I didn't want to deprive them of having a good time by making them leave early - but I still got home at a reasonable hour. It ended up being enjoyable too, so that was nice.

Today was relatively easy - a nice, quiet day at work. I have two meetings scheduled for this week - one tomorrow afternoon, and one on Thursday night (yes, night - it starts at 7:00). Hopefully this relaxing pace will continue though, because we have another busy weekend coming up.

Everyone keeps asking me if I've found out the gender of the baby yet. No, not yet. My next appointment is on September 24th. I'll be 19 weeks then, but the doctor won't do the ultrasound until I'm 20 weeks. Honestly, I think some people are more excited to find out than I am. I will admit that Wes and I hope for a boy - and that is very likely given all of the males in his family - but we will be happy either way. Truly, we will be. I'm just so excited to be a mommy, I'll be happy with whatever God decides to give me. We'll see in a few weeks!