Entering Part 2 of 3

Well, we're a little late in getting the ball rolling in sharing our story of building Baby Ulrich, aka. "PadThai." But, there's never a better time to start than the present.

Ben and I couldn't be more excited. . .we've worked long and hard to get this lil' babe to sprout, and we're overjoyed that he or she seems to be building all of his/her parts with perfection so far. The ultrasound at 12 weeks showed our lil' PadThai waving at us furiously--a definite rightie, as far as we can tell at this point!

We have officially just entered the 2nd trimester. . .15.5 weeks along in this roller-coaster ride. I cruised through the first trimester without a bit of morning sickness. Plagued only by intense hunger, I made sure to manage those tummy pangs by feeding the buddha every 2-3 hours.

In terms of cravings, nothing in particular. . .although the general category of "cold and wet" really seems to make my happy. Peaches are truly a fantastic fruit. And I recently discovered Robek's, a fruit smoothie joint that makes a mean, yet healthy, cold, wet sensation in a cup. Poor Ben, against his will (ummm...no), was forced to take me to Red Robin last Friday for a big fat cheeseburger. . .for those who know me and my eating habits well, you know that burgers don't usually do it for me. In fact, red meat is a rare part of my diet. . .but I've found that now and then, I feel the urge for MEAT.