The Newest White Hindu

Yesterday we went for our very first ultrasound and got to see our baby! An absolutely amazing experience that is impossible to describe. It has made the whole thing feel more real and helped me to look forward to our future and get excited. I am happy to no longer need to call the baby “It” as we now know…it’s a boy!

Meet Garrick Ravi Choate!

People were right when they reassured me that pregnancy would get easier. The first trimester was pretty brutal but part way into the second it started to get better. Around 17 weeks I started feeling pretty good (anti-depressants have been an important part of that too). I have my appetite back, I can enjoy my food again, and that makes a big difference to my mood. I don’t feel sick anymore. I’m still tired a lot and sleeping a great deal but I have the time to do that and I give myself a pass because growing a human is hard work.

I’m beginning to get a belly which mostly delights me. I like looking pregnant at last. I can feel him moving and it’s the strangest sensation I’ve ever had. It’s all fluttery like butterflies in your stomach.

It’s so hard to wait to hold him in my arms but he’s got about four and half more months of cooking to do!