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Well, we made it to week 15! It's hard to believe--time is flying by. The baby is now the size of a navel orange. The baby is about 4 inches long and weighs over 2 ounces! Growing faster and faster every week! This week the baby's arms are getting longer and more evenly proportioned. All four limbs now have proportional joints--so the baby should start moving and grooving pretty soon. I am ready to feel the baby move! It still may be a little early for me to feel that, though. This is a big time for the baby's nails and bones to grow. Mama needs more calcium! I stopped and got a chocolate milk on the way to work...plus I have been trying to take Tums more regularly. I have white spots under my fingernails. I had always thought it was from a calcium deficiency, but according to stuff I've read online that may not be the case. I dunno. I always worry that I'm not getting enough of certain nutrients while I am pregnant. My nose is still really stuffy--it has been since I got pregnant. I also get short of breath really easy. I read that is because things are getting cramped already in my torso. My belly is definitely getting bigger. People at work actually commented on my belly today...that was very exciting to me! I am back to sleeping with the body pillow. I gave it up for a while because it ended up on the floor every morning. But, now it is a necessity for me. My legs and knees have started to hurt some--that's new for this week. Sometimes at night I have to put a pillow under my knees. Other than those few things, I am feeling really good. I like the second trimester so far! My favorite time of the day to eat is at lunch. I like having a big lunch. I'm never that hungry at breakfast, and I could care less about dinner. My craving for hot dogs is pretty much gone now. Wednesday my office went to a local community college to pass out hot dogs and tell them about our program. After serving over 500 hot dogs and eating two, I no longer crave them! I may be craving bacon now. Lots of it. It is starting to get HOT in Tennessee. Today the high is supposed to be 86. I am going to be pregnant and huge during the hottest, most humid months of the year. CAN'T WAIT! I will probably be wearing lots of flip flops this summer...at all times. I go the doctor on Tuesday morning for him to check my blood pressure and let me hear the heartbeat again. This will be the first time I go without Jayson. Hopefully nothing out of the ordinary will happen. I'm ready to hear the heartbeat again! My blood pressure has been great according to the cuff we have at home. With my appointment being in the morning, I should be nice and relaxed when the nurse takes my BP. After this appointment comes the big one.......when we find out the gender of the baby! I am so ready to find out so I can start shopping! Well, today is a busy day at work and I better get moving. My hubby is coming to help us with the heavy lifting for this weekend's events. Isn't he the greatest? Happy Spring/Summer!