Halfway mark!

Yesterday, we hit 20 weeks! Officially halfway there. Some highlights from the past 20 weeks (in no particular order):

1. Successfully finishing the first trimester without puking
2. Telling our family at Christmas
3. Gaining weight and feeling good about it
4. Having people treat me just a little nicer on the subway
5. Only experiencing the fun of running without worrying about the (lack of) training effect
6. Bonding with other moms-to-be

There really haven't been any negatives. I've felt fine the whole time. Sometimes, I feel a little tired, especially after swimming or running. I constantly feel round ligament pain, but that's actually kind of exciting. Yesterday, I enjoyed a cup of Peets with a mom-to-be who I met online at a Brookline Mom's forum - we chatted about creative child care options. Child care in this area is expensive - the cheapest I've found is $2200/month. Since we don't need or want full time child care, and I'd rather put $2200/month away from baby girl's University of Michigan college fund, I'm rallying moms-to-be in the area to work together. So far, I've talked with 3 other moms-to-be about part time care-taking for the babies (i.e. I watch a couple of babies 2 days a week, another mom watches a couple of babies the other 2 days). We'll see what shakes out on the other end, but I do like the idea of exploring different options. I plan to work full time as soon as my maternity leave ends (Feb, 2013), but the hours I keep can be very flexible, so I'm not too worried yet.

The below picture is about as good as I could get using my iPhone as I headed out for a massage yesterday. Sorry, no face, but I'm guessing people have much less interest in seeing my face than my belly these days!