Blogging for baby

Hello, everyone-
Welcome to the Countdown till Specken blog. If you are here, it's because you want the boring, mundane details of the progression of my pregnancy till the Big Day! Or cause you want to see the pictures. Or just cause you're bored. Any reason is okay with me. So right now I'm starting my 17th week- yes, a bit slow to start the countdown. So far the pg has been going very well. Not much morning sickness, haven't lost that much energy, still excited about getting bigger. We've shared the news with pretty much everyone, and the response was really great. It was nice to re-connect with some family members I don't talk to that often. I have two friends who are at different stages of pg (one is 4 months ahead of me and one is one month), so I have a nice preview of what to expect. Pretty much right now is a waiting game... waiting till the 20 week appointment, when we find out if Specken is a boy or girl, waiting to purchase baby furniture (though we do already have the stroller and car seat, and enjoy getting used to them), and waiting for the first time I feel Specken move. Just starting wearing some maternity pieces, though I don't think my belly is bump-ish as much as mound-ish. Took some yoga classes with my friend Natalie, which I enjoyed, though with USTA starting up again, I won't be able to go again till later on this summer. I hope to continue playing tennis for a few more months, but we'll see how it goes with the Texas heat. We're close to picking out our nursery paint color, and carpet is on the way. Excited for progress!! I guess that's it for now...