11 Weeks

I can’t believe how fast time is going. It seems like we just found out I was pregnant. I am now 11 weeks along, and my next appointment won’t be until 15 weeks. Things have been going very well. I still haven’t had morning sickness…knock on wood. I’m still pretty tired, but the good news is that the school year is nearly over. I have 19 more days with students! Then, Charlie and I can sleep in. Of course, every day is pretty easy for Charlie. All he needs is a lap to curl up in!

We have decided (well mostly me) that we are not going to find out the sex of Baby Bittner. I just really want to be surprised! We have started thinking about names, but don’t expect us to be telling you what the choices are until Baby Bittner is born. I am getting more and more excited all the time. It seems so unreal, but hearing the heartbeat definitely reassured me.

Last weekend, I went up to Waterloo to visit my mom for Mother’s Day. It was so nice to get to spend quality time with mom. She has come so far since September, and it warms my heart. We were both celebrating Mother’s Day, even though my baby is really easy to take care of right now! I even got my first Mother’s Day card! We went out for Chinese food. That worked out great because my biggest cravings right now are crab rangoons and egg rolls! It was good. Then, it was off to buy my first maternity bottoms. Yep, the tummy has started to grow! The maternity clothes are a little big right now, but I will be able to wear the capris and shorts in the fall when I go back to work, too.

This coming weekend we will be having friends over to celebrate my birthday. Yes, I will be 30 in one week! How can that be? We are going to grill out and have my favorite birthday dessert…Dairy Queen Cake! I just hope I can stay up later than 11:00 at night! I am looking forward to visiting with friends. I hope everyone has a wonderful week!