Thermalgal’s Temperate Mumblings

13 Weeks

That is how far along I am as of today. When trying to get a good idea of when the second trimester starts, I’ve read everything from 12 weeks to 15 weeks. So, being the good little engineer I am, I just took 40 weeks and divided that by 3. So, that makes 13.3 weeks the transition from first to second trimester… which is Sunday (and the day I was going to make my big announcement). But we heard the heart beat on Monday (and three weeks before that we saw it), so I figured that I could just go ahead and tell more people. I’m going to wait until after my next appointment to officially tell work. I figure they need as much notice as possible to figure out who is going to cover my three programs while I’m out on maternity leave.

So, here is a picture of Krull the destroyer (working name provided by DH) from almost four weeks ago. It is a nice top down view and we were able to see two arms and two legs and the yolk sack. At one point Krull was wiggling his arms and legs and the doctor said that he was running his first marathon. DH prefers to think of it as dancing.

Oh, and for those doing the math, at my first appointment I got the okay from the doctor to run the half marathon. Now you know the reason why I ended up walking some in the last five miles. It mostly had to do with my fifth goal of finishing healthy which meant Krull. Oh, and I found out about Krull a couple of days before I ran the 5k with Shalini.

I think I found it…

While cleaning and sorting my craft room over the weekend, I think I might have found my missing crafting mojo. I mean, I don’t blame it, I too would rather be taking a nap in a pound of alpaca fleece. It isn’t ready to come out for good quite yet, but it did visit with me for a bit over the weekend. Together we cast on for a new pair of very simple toe-up socks. Last I saw, it was checking out the kilo of Perendale from New Zealand.

I’m planning on making my big announcement on Sunday. But I’ll give a hint to those on The Wagon… I drank the water.

That lost loving feeling is spreading!

It seems that the feeling has spread from my blog to my crafts. I just don’t feel like stitching, knitting, spinning, or weaving. But I just joined Sci Fi book club again and have lots of books to read. Which is good because that is all I feel like doing these days. I bought a bunch of Harry Dresden and Garrett (Glen Cook) books as well as The Unexpected Dragon and Scholarly Magics. So, I’m slowing working my way through the pile.

I’m hoping that one day I’ll get my crafty mojo back. While I’m gone, please don’t away very far. I’ll have some exciting news to share in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, this is where I’ll be camping out with my book.