Ups and Downs

We had a lot of ups and downs in the last few days. Since the baby decided it wanted to get out of the Oregon/Michigan fiasco early, my belly decided to pop out last Saturday (the photographic proof is in the last post). So... while my clothes had been getting really tight already, they just plain did not fit after Saturday. This was quite a problem with the new job starting next week. Thankfully I have wonderful family. Mom and Grandma Lorriane helped get me all fixed up with the start of a maternity wardrobe. Then came the downs - first a tumble down a flight of stairs. Luckily I managed to ride it out on my hands and knees, so there wasn't any risk to Sparky, but my knees are now a lovely shade of purple. Then the cold. And of course you can't take cold medicine while pregnant. Such is life. Our first trip to the doctor was moved to this Friday and we are looking forward to getting more information and hearing Sparky's heart beating.