The first trimester tsunami

It seems that the wave of fatigue has hit. I have been napping every afternoon when Eliza does, and it doesn't seem to do much but put a dent in the sleepiness. I definitely seem to have morning sickness in the true sense of the term with this pregnancy, too -- very nauseous in the morning (almost threw up for the first time this morning), but it tapers off within a few hours and I feel mostly okay tummy-wise. With Eliza, the queasiness came on and off all day. So maybe this baby is a boy? I don't have a very strong feeling about it one way or the other yet.

It's been a busy week around here. Ben's parents came into town on Saturday for a long visit, helping us get some work done around the house, and of course, dote on Miss Eliza. She had a blast with her grandparents and had a long sleep last night, recovering from all her excitement and adventures. And for our part, we now have a new ceiling fan installed, landscape timbers in place in the backyard, a sandbox for Eliza, clean gutters, the house prepped for the remainder of exterior painting, and the lawn mowed.

I want to go to Costco this afternoon, but I realize that my will is weak and I will not be able to resist that box of cream puffs. Also, last night I had Kraft macaroni & cheese for the first time in ages, and holy hell, I can't stop thinking about it. So now a Costco trip will hopefully involve some bulk packaging of that for this pregnant lady's feasting.