Hello, My name's Heather, I'm new to this board, but I've been lurking
since before Animal (I've named the in utero kid after my favorite
muppet) was conceived.

So Animal's moved a bit, although at times I wonder if it's gas, I'm
sure it's a little of both. This morning, lying on my side, I could
swear I felt the shape of Animal inside me - that was incredibly cool.

I had a great first trimester (no throwing up!), and this second one
is going okay, except I'm still getting a lot of fatigue and
occasional faintness/dizziness, but my doctor says everything's great
and all that, I just hate the fatigue - I feel so useless.

Who knew a person could need this much rest?

As for showing, I'm really tall, so even though I'm showing a decent
amount, I think most people just assume I've gained a little weight,
although occasionally I get that "look", and the other day, someone
even let me cut in front of them to use the bathroom!

I'm really looking forward to being a mother, although I'm already
dealing with people who don't quite get my whole "stay at home mom"
thing. Still, for me, I've wanted to be a mother for about three years
now, and I've always seen myself as a full time mom for the kid's
first 3 years of life. I do like the whole "pass the baby" idea
between friends and family when they come to visit, after all, I know
he/she will get passed back to me every time he/she starts to fuss.

Mostly, my husband and I are very excited. We've both wanted kids for
ages, and we're looking forward to the birth in September. We're going
to try for waterbirth - all natural. Heh. Well, we're going to try
anyway!

Thanks for reading.

--H