I have added a section about the baby to my site (http://ali.ethanet.com). It has some pictures and the story of this pregnancy thus far. It will eventually be a narrative of the entire pregnancy and birth of my first child, but I still have months left to go! Please check it out, and visit back often for more updates.
I haven’t mentioned it here yet, so here’s the official announcement post. I am pregnant! I am due November 5th, that means I am currently 12 weeks pregnant. The morning sickness is finally dropping off and my clothes are getting uncomfortable. The whole thing is very exciting. I already had my first ultra-sound, but it was too early to tell the gender. Hopefully we’ll find that out at my 16 week appointment in 4 weeks.
Ethan and I are very happy. We already have lots of plans for the bedroom that will become the baby’s nursery. My family is also excited, which is really fun to see. I can’t wait for my little baby to grow up and pop out. Right now baby is only about 2 1/2 inches long, but is growing rapidly. November feels like forever away, I can’t wait to meet my little baby!
Once the baby does get here I am planning on taking the full 6 weeks of paid maternity leave offered by Gustavus. That will basically take me from the middle of fall term through to the end. I will start work again in January. And I am still planning on accompanying the Gustavus orchestra to China in January. There are lots of other plans that need to be made between now and November, but we’ve got time. ^_^
I will definitely be updating this blog as the pregnancy progresses! So keep coming back! In the mean time here’s the first ultra sound pic!
This past weekend was MiniCon, the longest running sci-fi convention in Minnesota. Ethan and I attended, and shared a room with our friends and fellow Carleton alums Matt and Kelly. Part of sharing the room was co-hosting a room party on Friday and Saturday night. We did a Firefly/Chinese theme, and served tea and Chinese snacks. It was fun, although tiring. I’m not used to staying up that late. I was also involved in two panels, one I was really on (Star Wars at 30), and one I just moderated (Raising Kids in Fandom). They both went well. The con overall was good, although I was really burned out by Sunday.
On Sunday Ethan and I left the con earlier than planned and met up with my parents and brother at the zoo. Then we went back to their house for dinner. Dinner was really good, so I ended up eating a bit too much, and regretted that on the drive home. hah. My own silly fault.
I think the stress of the con (mostly eating badly and getting not enough sleep) has taken its toll, and I think I’ve come down with a cold. Whee. Today is going to be a long work day, I think. I need a nap.
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