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Introduction

Well all, I’ve decided it’s time … time to close this chapter of my life on Preconception.com and time to move on the Pregnancy Today diaries. Of course, I will come lurking from time to time to check up on all of you wonderful ladies and I hope you will come visit me too. I will still be thinking of you all and cheering you on. I want each and every one of you to come join me in the pregnancy diaries. All of you have been wonderfully supportive and encouraging. I feel so blessed to have found this community and to have become a part of it. You are all wonderful, beautiful, strong women whom I admire greatly. You will all make wonderful mommies when the time comes.

As for my little corner of the world, the morning sickness has gotten a little bit better. At least it doesn’t last all day long like it was! I’m already outgrowing all of my clothes. It has been quite a challenge to find things that will get me through. I finally gave in and went shopping this past weekend and although I felt really silly shopping in the maternity store, it felt really good to get some maternity tops and pants with side panels. I also went ahead and shoveled out my closet, packing away the things that I won’t be wearing for a while and hanging all of my maternity clothes from my first pregnancy in the closet so that I could see what I have and what I’m lacking. Although I’m such a clothes fiend I always think I’m lacking, no matter what!

DS is starting to understand a little bit about what’s going on in mommy’s tummy. I bought the book A Child Is Born, the one that has all the photos in the womb, and each week I show him the picture of what our baby looks like now and he is just fascinated. He started out wanting a baby sister in the worst way, but this week he’s on a baby brother kick because he wants it to be a little boy that’s just like him. He’s also started suggesting names for the baby. Last I heard he preferred “Slimey” for a little boy and "Blue Sugar” for a little girl. I almost died laughing when he told me. Besides being funny though, he’s also very sweet. He’ll wrap his sweet little arms around me and nuzzle his face into my neck. When I thank him for the hug, he solemnly tells me that the hug was not for me, it was for the baby. Makes me cry like a fool every time.

Speaking of crying, I am so unbelievably weepy this week it’s almost embarrassing. I’m very emotional to begin with so add hormones to the mix and I’m a blubbering idiot. I’ve been sniffling through this whole entry because it feels so final to be leaving all of you. I feel like the kid in high school that is leaving her clique and venturing off into the unknown. I wish only the best for all of you. Getting to know you better has been a really positive experience for me. Hope you don’t mind if I come back and visit and check up on you. I’ll miss you girls! Let me leave you all with some of this ~~~**~*~****~~~~~**~*~*~****~~~~~**~*~*~~~**~* and lots of this ... .

Lots of love,
Amanda