Milestones!

We are under 200 days left and the end of my first trimester! Woohoo! I am feeling soooo much better too. No morning sickness and my ear infections are clearing up. I am glad that I have quite a few colleagues who have recently become mommies because I get to pick their brains about their experiences. I was a little worried because I have lost my appetite - nothing "sounds good" and although I am hungry I just don't feel like eating. They reassured me that this will pass as well.

I told my students that I am pregnant and they are all excited. We wrote down all of their guesses as to whether we are having a boy or a girl. Quite a few voted girl! It will certainly be something I have to wrap my mind around after being in a "boy mode" for three years! Ironically, the only name will have pinned down is a girl's name: Isabella (Bella) Rose De Lorenzo. We have a list of several boys' names, but have not narrowed it down to a favorite yet. Here is our list:

Christian (my paternal great-grandfather's name)
Daniel
Giovanni (Joe's maternal grandfather's name)
Jacob
Jack
Jason
Justin
Patrick
Paul (my maternal great-grandfather's name)
Sean

Unfortunately, our favorite boy name, Stephen, was to be given to Stas and Andrey, and we just don't feel comfortable using it.

PS - Yes, we have a 3D ultrasound scheduled for Sunday, November 30th...we are hoping our little peanut is cooperative and we can see his or her jems ;)