2nd trimester

i'm officially in my 2nd trimester now. my stomach is starting to get round and hard. i think i'm now entering the phase where i look a little pudgy with a big tummy instead of pregnant.

i've had one dream so far about the baby. it was a very strange dream, but i've been having a lot of very bizarre dreams lately. this one was the only one that was baby-related though. in this dream, my SON was about 3, his name was "Hero" and he was sitting on my lap. I gave him two strands of my hair and asked him which was one thicker. HMM, weird no? so umm, i'm pretty sure this dream is not going to come true, except for maybe having the son part. his name is definitely not going to be Hero, haha. we've finally come up with 4-5 possibilities of boy's names. we'll probably try to narrow it down later if it is confirmed we'll be having a boy, and maybe even taking a poll! i am thinking that it is very likely that the baby is going to be a boy, so i'm preparing myself for it hehe

one thing i wish is that i had more appts just to ease my mind that the baby is still alive in there. a lot of women actually rent baby dopplers so they can listen to the baby's heartbeat at home whenever they want. i was considering it since it's only $20 a month, but j seems to think that is crazy and i'm being too paranoid. since he is not the one carrying the baby and having to worry about it, i don't think he really understands, but whatever, i *should* start feeling the baby moving around soon, so that will help. i've actually still been hesitant to tell people i'm pregnant until i actually SEE the baby on the ultrasound. 4 more weeks, hopefully they pass by quickly!!