Yesterday and today, so far, have been awesome. I have felt like I have a wee bit of energy, despite not getting quite as much sleep as I have been getting lately. I haven’t had the urge to vomit or the nauseous feeling that has plagued me for most of the past month and a half. I didn’t wake up having to force myself to eat something, instead I enjoyed my glass of milk and morning fruit. I haven’t been constipated, in fact, I have been quite regular. All things are good, and I feel great.

Which makes me knock on wood. I know I am just about out of my first trimester (I am 11 weeks) and into the infamous second trimester filled with bliss, happiness and relief, but I am still not ready to admit that perhaps my morning sickness and fatigue are really leaving me behind. It has only been two days since I vomited, so it hasn’t been very long, but I am glad to feel the way I do right now. In fact, for the first time in a long time, these good feelings aren’t making me worry that something is wrong. Instead, I am just appreciating it, soaking it in, and hoping that it lasts.

We go in for our third doctor’s appointment today. We will have our third ultrasound (they are routine at every visit here in Japan) and I couldn’t be more excited to see our little R. The last we saw the baby it just looked like a blob and was only about a centimeter long. This time, it should be about 2.5 inches and is supposedly (according to the pregnancy books I’ve been reading) quite active. I am really looking forward to seeing something that resembles a baby today.

This is just such an exciting week. We see little R today, hear his/her blessed heartbeat, and then, on Friday, we get to go home to America to share our news with everyone that doesn’t know. I am so excited about everything that it is hard to focus on the work to be done, and not just sit here daydreaming blissed-out baby and family thoughts.