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I felt pretty sick this morning and was really wishing I wasn't a full time language student. I've decided I've just got to get through this and can't stay home. Last Friday was the exception since I almost passed out but otherwise I'll be there. I haven't puked yet but feel like I will at anytime. Since Friday, I've felt sick for the most part of every day. I can still function, play with Maddie, study, cook (only Western style, Chinese makes me really want to puke), but at times it's really hard. Tonight cooking supper I thought I might have to give it over to Phil but after drinking some milk I felt better. The hardest thing is making myself eat and drink when I really don't want to at all but it really does help. I had no idea what I was missing with pregnancy when I carried Maddie! Hopefully this is just a 1st trimester sickness. A great thing about language school is although it's hard work I just have to be there 3 hours and the ...

Yep, I'm 30. Congratulations Dad and Mom and especially Mom. You did a good job 30 years ago and I'm glad. It's special being pregnant with my second today. I thought about my mom this morning and how she must have been feeling today 30 years ago. She already had a 6 year old and although she had 8 months to get prepared for me I was not planned. But, thankfully I was definitely wanted. And Dad, he was probably hoping for a boy :-) but so happy with a girl. I'm hoping for a boy, too. Phil and I are going with our neighbors, a couple our age from Holland, to a restaurant tonight. It's a Hot Pot restaurant which is really fun to do with another couple. It's the same idea as the 70s fondue pots. You have a boiling hot pot of spicy soup in the middle of the table and you add what you like - super thin slices of meat, veggies, noodles, tofu - I really like it. Plus it's a great way to hang out with friends. We really like our neighbors but we've n...

Having 2 weeks off from school was really nice. I feel ready to focus on Chinese again and have a new energy for studying. A lot happens in 2 weeks. We went to 4 different areas traveling and saw caves, waterfalls, super poor areas, made some new friends, and found out that we'll have another baby in June. So, it's been a very good 2 weeks. About the baby, he/she will be born around June 9th. This is my calculation but with Maddie my calculation was also what the Dr. came up with. This was a planned pregnancy and we're both very happy about it. I feel totally fine right now and really hope to stay that way. Our trips took us to areas south of us. The first trip was to visit a business doing several projects. It was really eye opening and has given us a lot to think about. At this point we're not sure their work suits us but we haven't totally decided against it either. Our next trip was totally for vacation. October 1st is National Day here and we had a we...