April 22, 1993

8:00 pm

What a day it has been! It was overcast and cloudy when Kevin and I left for Bangor (to pick up his cheque) and before we made it home it was pouring! Angela has been coming over to take walks in the evenings, but she didn’t come over yesterday because of the rain. Yesterday Kevin and me, Tiffany and Angela all took a 3-mile walk. It was nice. She has the same exact stroller that I have. (A "Graco" stoll-a-bed.) Only 4 more days until my Dr. appointment – K, and I should be able to hear the baby’s heartbeat! We’re gonna tell Dr. B that we would like me to get a sonogram. I read an article in one of my magazines that 19% of pregnant women who took baths hot enough to turn thier skin red, had babys with spina-bifida or other such defects! I’ve been taking hot baths all along! Soon I will be getting a blood test called "AFP" and it will detect if the fetus (baby) has any problems like that.

April 23, 1993

9:27 pm

Kevin and I had a disagreement about the name "Katrina" today – he hated it, he says "Katie" was no nickname for it, so we rethought it. He suggested Kaitlynn, and I thought it was pretty, (and I can nickname her "Katie".) So we came up with "Kaitlynn Marie". but, there is still 5 months left until "Baby Duren" arrives  so we’ll see how I feel about the name then. There is a movie on Tuesday that I want to see, it’s about 3 couples having thier first babies, and it’s called "We’re Expecting". I saw something that gave me heart today, while you are pregnant, some women have a rapid hair growth! Awesome! considering I hate having short hair. (I bet Mom will say that it looks great when I see her on Monday.)