15 weeks and 5 days

What do you think? Bigger, eh? :) I don't think that I've gotten that much bigger, but definitely rounder. I really like this pink shirt that I'm wearing, although it does make me feel like a piece of pink Bubble Yum/Hubba Bubba! My stomach has definitely gotten harder...yes, it's all really weird, but in a good way!

Update on symptoms...my morning sickness has definitely improved, but I do have trouble getting breakfast down sometimes. I'm definitely not as tired anymore, and I don't have to eat dinner at 5:30 anymore either! Thank goodness for that. :) But, I think that I've developed allergies. I've lived in Austin for almost 10 years now and I'm just starting to get them! Yes, it's depressing. A couple of weeks ago, I had the same headache for three days before I called the doctor's office and the nurse said that a lot of people were calling in a complaining about the same thing and that there's a whole bunch of allergens in the air. I ended up going to Walgreen's and purchased Sudafed from the pharmacist. It was kind of weird because Sudafed is an OTC medication, but when you purchase it, you have to buy it from the pharmacist directly, they card you, and you have to sign a log. Apparently people use Sudafed to make crystal meth. I learned that from my Staff...you learn something new every day! :) I took it a couple of times over the weekend and I've been fine since. Hopefully my allergies won't flare up anymore.

I think we've finally narrowed down the baby names. For a boy, we are thinking either Ethan, Evan, Aidan or Joshua. For a girl, either Evangeline (Evie for short) or Julia (Jewels for short). What do ya'll think? Any other suggestions? We're having a really hard time with boy names, but we definitely both like Ethan.

House Update: the house is coming right along. It's so much fun seeing everything coming together. This past weekend, we even got to meet our neighbors who are building a Taylor Woodrow home. Their names are Wynn (sp?) and Dorothy and they have two cute blonde boys. They're from Harker Heights near Temple, TX. They both seemed really nice. I can't wait to move in! Steven has been updating the house pics on our website, www.stevenandrachel.com -> gallery.

Work Update: I met with our office managing partner to tell him the news and I was really surprised about how nice and open he was. EY warm fuzzies. Everyone at work has been so great too. Everything has been so easy and everyone has been so supportive, I'm really lucky to be where I'm at right now.

Steven Update: Steven, as always, has been great. I think that it's become more realy for him seeing my stomach grow. :) I can't wait to see a baby in his arms.

Baby Purchase Update: we haven't bought anything new for the baby, but we're doing a lot of research on baby stuff like cribs and strollers. Who knew that a baby requires so much stuff! As far as cribs go, we've decided on either Munire's Newport or Oxford collection. Which do you like better? Steven's been looking into the stroller department, but we're thinking either Peg Perego or Graco. He really wants a Bugaboo, but I don't think that's going to happen! We're still thinking about themes for the nursery, I guess it all depends on the sex. I still like the starry night theme (hopefully it'll make the baby sleep longer!). We'll see.

Hmmm...I'm sure I'm missing other updates...I'll try to update more often!