Crazy things

You know what's crazy? I'm halfway through my pregnancy. I'm at 20 weeks. You know what's also crazy? Strangers can tell. At Chef Wok Ms. Suzie asked if the baby was full when she saw that I was done eating. I didn't tell her I was pregnant. Then the next day the lady at Taco Bell asked us if we knew if it was a girl or a boy. I know it's harder to see gradual changes on yourself than it is on others sometimes, but all I could think was, how did they know? Who told them? The REALLY weird part is that I'm apparently PAST the point where everyone thinks, Is she pregnant, or is that fat? I thought I was still solidly in that range where you don't assume, just in case. But apparently not. I hope people don't start running up to me to touch my belly. I think I'd like to skip that part, thanks.

Oh, and I might be applying for a position that might be opening at the Lafayette Medicaid office within the next few months. I'm just applying, if there's even an opening. If I actually get a job offer, that just means I'll think about it. No big deal.

Huh?

It just snowed. It's the day before Easter, I'm in Louisiana, and it was just snowing big fat flakes. It's done now. I think I need to go to Mass more.

It's a...

Girl! We're naming her Eleanor Grace Miller. She's really starting to pick up this kicking thing. This morning I woke Nathan up to make him feel her kicking. At first he was annoyed because he was sleeping and I was pestering him. But then he felt a real kick, and it woke him right up. He wasn't annoyed anymore. It was pretty funny. The ultrasound was a lot of fun, she was just kicking her legs and having a grand ol' time, and I couldn't feel a bit of it. It was pretty neat seeing her spine and all four chambers of her heart. Oh, and her face. We did get one good shot of her face, that was really cool. I wish the technician had saved a picture of that. But then I'll be seeing a lot of her face later on. It's so nice to be able to say "her." It just feels a bit more real now that I can imagine her past unisex babyness. I talk to her more now. I think the gender and the kicking coming at the same time has helped that trend. They both make things a little different.

In other baby news, my cousin Lisa's water broke about 2 hours ago. So Johnathan Thomas Kroger should be meeting the world shortly. I wish I could be there, in all the excitement. I really want to try to see them soon, but not so soon that my visit would be annoying. Everyone send happy thoughts to Lisa!