1/11/11. The day I can finally tell people I’m pregnant.
We got to hear a heartbeat at the doctor’s today. I thought it might make all this pregnancy business feel more “real” but reality still hasn’t sunken in yet. I’m glad we’re finally beginning the 2nd trimester so I can stop making up excuses/medical conditions to explain why I’m no longer drinking. It’s getting harder and harder to keep up the charade. No more hiding the new belly band I have to use to keep up my too-tight pants….finally telling my coworkers why the focus on new 6-month deadlines for big projects I’m working on. It’s going to be a relief.
However, I was hoping for more of a “wow, that’s my baby” moment when  I heard that rapid thumping. It’s definitive proof there’s something (er, someone) in there…but still. Not feeling so real yet.
3 hours later…
Well, now that we’ve called and told my husband’s three sisters and their families it seems a tad more real now. I could hear some of my younger nieces in the background jumping around for joy that they were going to have a new cousin. It was very sweet.