Appropriately rising

That was the word yesterday after my 2nd beta came in at 622.  Another beta tomorrow morning.  We're very grateful.  Although as I told the (perhaps a bit overly) chatty phlebotomist yesterday morning, we have a long way to go yet.

I feel a bit oddly detached from this pregnancy.  I remember complaining bitterly last pregnancy early on that I didn't *feel* pregnant and couldn't there be a little blinking light or something to assure me (on a second by second basis) that I still *was* pregnant?!?  At times, now, I kind of forget.  Like when I was taking the deli meat out of the frig today at lunch about to make a sandwich.  Now, I happen to think the whole listeria from luncheon meat is a bit overblown, but still, who needs the nitrates in luncheon meat anyhow?  But it took me a minute or two of making my sandwich before I thought, oh, I  probably shouldn't eat this because I'm pregnant.

But maybe it's just the distraction of having E around.  She's so active now, crawling at warp speed, loves to crawl up and down the stairs and has just started pointing at everything this week. She's 10 months and 2 weeks and it feels like she'll be walking in no time.

Fingers still crossed through beta tomorrow and through ultrasound - probably end of next week I'm thinking.