That's right, we're PREGNANT! :)

Talk about a few major jumps in the action, eh? Two blog postings ago I had just met my now-husband, Chris. My last blog posting I was married to Chris and had passed the CPA exam.

I'm now a fully-licensed CPA and almost 15 weeks pregnant! Oh my goodness, when did all this HAPPEN? It feels like Chris and I just met, but here we are about 2 1/2 years later: happily married, with two dogs and a bun in the oven. We are really, truly blessed.

This seems like as good a place as any to lay my pregnancy goals right out there for the world to see. Since skiing the full Birkie next year is out (actually, ALL ski racing is out, as I'm due March 18), my goals have been revamped accordingly. My goal is to shuffle around on my trustworthy nordic skis this winter and stay on trails I know very well, possibly taking the doggies out skijoring a few times so they don't feel left out. I would like to keep my weight gain down to 25 lbs, which is on the low end of normal range according to a chart I am watching carefully.

So far I'm up about 4-5 lbs from pre-pregnancy weight and doing about as much exercise as I can get away with. Jogging is sorely limited, as it seems to bring on a pain in my groin muscles that is not unlike the feeling of shin splints (except in a different area, obviously). It feel likes the muscles are being pulled aways from my pelvic bones- not pleasant! So I'm doing pretty limited jogging, but trying to take the dogs for lots of walks and doing as much ski walking as I can fit into the schedule.

So far I've been fairly free of weird cravings. It seems like my appetite is sticking to normal foods, like apples from our home apple tree and currently, turkey and stuffing. The latter craving has not yet been fulfilled, so I think I may end up cooking a turkey this weekend. Go figure, when my one consistent food aversion for the last few months has been chicken breasts. I still have no desire to even look at a chicken breast, but turkey sounds lovely. *shrug* What can you do?

Chris has been ultra-supportive, and is SO excited to be a father in a few months! We have not yet found out what sex the baby will be, but Chris is hoping for a boy. That will be answered in about a month, hopefully!