The Second Trimester

The second trimester involved a lot of traveling.  Our first big trip was to Guam where Tim was the Commencement speaker for Guam Adventist Academy's graduation.  It was great to see all of our students again; however, the 15+ hour flight was pretty miserable.  Even though I was starting to feel better by this time, being in a hot, stuffy plane for hours wasn't fun.

After arriving back from Guam, we stayed home for a couple of weeks before heading out for our "big" summer vacation to Minnesota, North Dakota, and Michigan.  We headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota for a friends wedding I was in.  Then, we arrived in North Dakota for about a week to see my family before heading to Michigan.  We split up the trip to Michigan by stopping overnight with family at their yearly vacation destination of Cass Lake.  In Michigan we saw Tim's family before heading back to Ohio.

Overall, during the second trimester, I felt much better.  Exhaustion was still common, but I had more energy, and I had my appetite back!  We also found out that we were having a little girl.

Geocaching in Ohio shortly after the return from Guam.
I'm smiling again!

Nick and Heidi's wedding on July 11.
My stomach is now visible!

Enjoying the beautiful North Dakota sunset!