Baby update... plus more exciting news!

Since today is the first day of my second trimester, I thought it was about time I posted a baby update on the blog. Last Wednesday, I had another doctor's appointment, and I was very happy to hear the baby is doing perfectly. Despite the constant "morning" sickness that has plagued me for almost 2 months now, the baby is growing like crazy. I was thrilled to see the little one on a sonogram... its profile was clearly defined and it was even waving its hand like it was saying "Hi Mommy" :) Amazing!

With the first trimester behind me, I've been told that I should start feeling better any day now. Things have improved a little bit, but I do hope that the "good days" increase exponentially in the near future. In the meantime, I am just taking it day by day... I know in the end it will all be worth it! And hopefully next month, we will find out the sex of the baby... we will see!

So in addition to the baby excitement, we also received some more very big news... we recently found out we are moving back to San Diego... in January!!! This is quite a bit earlier than we thought we'd be moving, but the timing is going to work out very well... we feel incredibly blessed. Daniel is actually heading to 10 weeks of training in Virginia Beach shortly after New Years, and while he is there, I will be back in California. I will be splitting my time between the San Francisco Bay area, to visit with my parents, and San Diego, for doctor visits and to start getting settled in... then Daniel will be joining me at the end of March. That will give us a little over a month to get all ready for the baby to arrive!

We are very excited about returning to San Diego... we still have many friends in the area as well as my brother. Plus it will be much easier for family to fly in for a visit since they won't have to cross the Atlantic! We also look forward to being in our condo again. One more huge positive of moving back in January... I will be giving birth in the States! I must admit that I wasn't too keen on the idea of having the baby at a German hospital... it will be so great to be at a hospital where English is the first language :)

Despite our excitement about returning to the States, we will also miss Germany! We've had an incredible two and half years here. We have made many wonderful friends, who we will miss dearly, and we have visited some unbelievable places. It has been an experience of a lifetime. Now, we just have to make the most of our last two months over here... and then, before long, we will be back in the good ole US of A!

As always, thanks so much for stopping by. Not surprisingly, I am still a bit behind on posts, so please check back soon to read about our summer trips to Croatia and Bavaria... plus more baby updates! Until then, God bless!