Re: things people say -- In Jewish tradition, the classical response to news of a pregnancy (or to seeing someone who is visibly pregnant) is b'sha'ah tovah -- "(may everything happen) in a good hour," e.g. "I hope things unfold the way they should." I used to be kind of baffled by that, but since my own pregnancy, it makes more sense. It's a nice, neutral way to express hope that everything will be good without generally indicating what form that "good" should take or how the pregnant women should feel about it.

I think you look lovely, for what it's worth, and I'm glad that things are generally good -- though sorry to hear about the adrenaline spikes; that sounds like no fun at all. It is endlessly fascinating to me how the body can be at once so smart (about how to grow a tiny human) and so frustrating (especially w/r/t the emotional impact of hormone swings and endocrine wackiness.)