As if the baby wasn’t enough, me and Jag are in the midst of planning a very small, immediate-family-only wedding four weeks from now. We have an officiant and a location, my dress is ordered, and the honeymoon reservations are made, but we’re still working on pinning down the plans for dinner, cake, flowers, and photography. And oh yeah, we still need marriage licenses, and our jeweler, who is in the midst of making my custom engagement/wedding ring set, keeps pushing back the date it will be ready, which is stressing me out to no end. I also still need to find shoes that will look right with my vintage-y 20s style dress. (I think you have to female to understand that the shoe thing is almost as panic-inducing as the other stuff.)

Jag took some pictures of the location, the historic McCown-Mangum house at West Point on the Eno. This is the room where the ceremony will happen. I think it’s lovely. With luck, the trees will still have some nice colorful foliage and we’ll get some good outdoor shots as well.

We got to hear The Bean’s heartbeat today; the bpm was down into the 150s, which is a good sign, as the heartbeat starts high in the early stages of growth and slows down to 120-140 at full term. (It was 171 at the 12-week ultrasound, which was a little on the high side). My blood pressure is still normal and everything seems to be going just fine. Monday after next, we’ll have the Level II anatomical ultrasound and most likely get a confirmation of the gender, as well as a good long look at The Bean. A couple weeks after that we’ll spring for one of the non-diagnostic 3D/4D ultrasounds to get an even better look. 🙂

One unexpected side effect of pregnancy is that despite getting over the morning sickness, I just can’t eat much food at one time. I haven’t put on any weight so far; I’m still 5lbs lighter than my pre-pregnancy weight! I ate about 1/8 of a chimichanga at Bandito’s last night, and tonight I ate about 6 spoonfuls of chili before I felt like I was going to barf. It looks like lots of small meals will be the way to go. And doggie bags from restaurants!