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Happy New Year’s Eve 2009

This year, Nate and I are alone at the cabin on New Year’s Eve. Ailey and Ritchie will join us sometime tomorrow, but it’s a quiet night with just the two of us and Galt. And truthfully, I wouldn’t have it any other way.

It’s been a crazy Q4 and I need a little downtime. This lady needs her rest! It’s not too hard to keep up on this blog since we hardly ever post, but in case you haven’t seen the last couple of updates, 1) We got a dog, 2) I got a new job at an amazing nonprofit called PATH, which started on Dec. 1, and 3) I started this new job when I was 6 weeks pregnant. Oy.

So yeah, this lady needs her rest. I’m just about into my second trimester, and I can’t wait for it to be here! I’ve never slept so much in my life! I guess I’m lucky since I didn’t really get any violent morning sickness… queasy, but nothing violent. I’ve managed to stay productive during the work days (PATH doesn’t all know they hired a pregnant lady), but I’ve often gone to bed between 7:30 and 8 p.m. And on weekends, I take naps… long naps… like 3+hr long naps. That’s a lot of sleeping folks.

I’ve been told by just about everyone the second trimester is the best part of pregnancy. The energy comes back, the queasiness goes away, and the belly is small enough to deal with it all. So second trimester here I come!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m thrilled about this whole thing. I’m just looking forward to fewer side effects. The other day, Nate and I grabbed a Dick’s Burger after an evening on the slopes. I woke up at 3 a.m. sick to my stomach, and wasn’t able to go back to sleep for a few hours. The whole next day my stomach was still in knots. Apparently, Dim Sum doesn’t like Dick’s Burgers.

Oh, did I tell you that we call the kid “Dim Sum”? Nate’s sister originally coined the name, and it stuck once we learned that dim sum means “a little heart” or something to that affect. At the time, a little heart was all that was there! I had another ultrasound earlier this week, and now Dim Sum actually looks like a baby. It was kinda amazing to see this thing, approximately 2 inches in length, holding its fist by its head and jumping up and down. Amazing.

I’ll do my best to update the blog with Dim Sum’s progress, but in the mean time, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!