Landed in Alaska

We arrived safely on Thursday morning to our new hometown. We had only a few hours sleep the night before, due to snow storms causing our flights to be delayed. But a very friendly host picked us up at the airport at 1:30 and returned us there by 7:15. So we were able to stay in a real home for the brief evening. Hopefully next time we're in town, we'll be able to spend more time getting to know this neat family.

We moved into our room on the base. They gave us the "nook" which is a T shaped room with an elevated nook. BearHunter was immediately excited to make that his little reading or writing space. We moved furniture around and found a layout we like. Turns out we'll need to buy a few household supplies to get our room all ready, but it's a cute spot. Right now it's barely below freezing temps and it's light out between 9:30am and around 5pm I think.

Walking is our way of getting around town. So Saturday we made a few trips around the town, by foot, carrying our new pillows, mirror, laundry soap, etc. My hips hurt! But I think that's the pregnancy talking.

Pregnancy Update: I'm still feeling great, as I have been for the last few weeks. I have energy most days and no nausea. I still have some breast tenderness. And my urine volume is massive. Happily, it doesn't wake me up during the night yet. This is my last week of first trimester. I'm looking forward to my skin clearing up sometime soon. And my belly is showing a bit more all the time. I feel fat, but know I'm not supposed to diet. I'm buying my own soymilk to help me drink enough calcium. At the school here we're allowed just one glass of milk each morning (usually used for cereal). So I have a personal stash of cereal and soymilk for breaks. The last week or more I've had a dramatic increase in my appetite as well. I found myself wanting breakfast or lunch AGAIN just a few minutes after eating it. So when I have the chance to eat, I'm eating more to try to make it last a bit longer in my stomach.