~*9 weeks*~5 months~*

Today I am 9 weeks along, and definitely feeling pregnant. I have 3 more weeks of taking the progesterone, and hopefully no more nausea. Unfortunately, I am having that same flank back pain, and I think it's my kidney again. Towards the end of my last pregnancy, I was diagnosed with hydronephrosis due to a kidney stone. I don't think that stone ever passed, and now that I am pregnant again, and my body is demanding more fluids, it is causing me that pain again. And from what I've read, there really is nothing I can do for it during the pregnancy but pain medication. So I am making fresh lemon juice which is supposed to help break it down. So remind me whenever I am not pregnant, to get an ultrasound and get this kidney stone out. Also, Lucas is 5 months old today! On monday when John comes home, I am sure he will seem so much bigger. I had to show you all this video of what a pervert Lucas is. Whenever he sees a girl he likes he does this--he must get it from John. This was when Susan came home from work the other day(he also did it for Shawna!):

My friend Kirsten who also just had a baby, is getting ready to move to Colorado, so she gave me a bunch of girl baby stuff she doesn't need, just in case we have a girl :). I said between me and Shawna, one of us has to have a girl--looks like it's on me now to have a girl. John and I already think it may be a boy, and we have decided on a name we both like: Julian.
I can't wait to see John, but the last I heard he was very sick. He said he feels like he has "throat AIDS." I am worried it may be the swine flu since there was an outbreak on the Iwo Jima, which is stationed in Norfolk also. It's very dangerous to be around Lucas, or myself being pregnant so I hope he gets checked out and gets better. Just 3 more days!