PS...this post will most likely be the longest because I am going to try and do a quick update.
This pregnancy has been pretty easy going. I am lucky to say that I haven't had much morning sickness at all. I did have a little bit of nausea here and there but mostly when I didn't eat for long periods of time. I was hit with some pretty bad colds, which are worse when you are pregnant because you can't take what you normally would. That was pretty brutal but I overcame that. I was pretty dang tired all the time. It felt like, no matter what I did, I just could not get enough sleep. I was going to be at 8:30 almost every night and when I woke up, I was still tired. I tried to take naps during the day but 15-20 minutes just didn't seem like enough sleep. But let me tell you, the first day of the second trimester, I swear...everything went away. I had so much energy. I wasn't nausous. Life was great. People don't joke when they say the second trimester is FABULOUS! That was until a couple weeks later and I felt so great that I didn't feel pregnant anymore. It was like I missed feeling nausous because it was that reassurance that there was something there. For me, weeks 13-16 were great but so hard at the same time. I was constantly wondering and hoping that everything was ok. I guess that was my "mom" coming out of me. Then, something amazing happened. I was laying there in bed one night around week 16 and felt like something flicked me....from the INSIDE! I had no idea what it was or if I had really felt it. I told Jonny that I might have felt the baby move, but sat and sat to try and feel again and nothing. A few weeks later, I realized that the flick was exactly that. I felt her move more and more each day. I would even go days without feeling her move. That didn't really scare me as much as it did Jonny. I knew that she could be facing a different way, or behind the placenta, etc. but Jonny got nervous. Right about 20 weeks, my lower stomach started to hurt. It felt like pre period cramping. I hadn't felt the baby in a while and started asking some other people if this was normal. I was still in my normal jeans with just a hair band wrapped around the button which allowed just a little bit of space. I ended up going in to make sure everything was ok because the cramping was something that I hadn't felt. The doctor told me that I was just hurting because of my pants and too much pressure because the entire baby was laying sideways down at the very bottom of my uterus. No wonder! I was just glad everything was ok. Ever since then, I have worn maternity pants everyday and I am already running out of things to wear. Oh boy.
To go along with my stories, here are all the 'belly bump' pictures (and I say that in quotes because I feel like I just barely started looking like I was pregnant) Enjoy!
First picture...I guess a "before" picture. 4 weeks
Not much of a change. 6 weeks
I didn't feel like I grew at all up until now so I didn't take any pictures week 6-14. This is 14 weeks
Week 16
16 week 3 days! I couldn't believe the difference between 16 weeks and this one.
Sometime in week 16
Week 17
Baby profile at our anatomy ultrasound. I love baby profiles. Precious!
19 weeks
20 weeks
Now that I am finally caught up, here is this weeks updates! I wish I would have done this weeks ago but I feel like it wouldn't have changed much week to week.
How far along are you: 21 weeks
Maternity clothes: Yes...and I am missing the ease of throwing on jeans and a sweathirt.
Sleep: Hardest thing ever. I wake up every time I roll over, which is like every 45 minutes. I have always been a back sleeper and it is killing me not sleeping on my back. I am trying to get myself used to not being able to for when my belly gets huge. I occasionally get a really good nights sleep but its mostly after not sleeping well for weeks. I think my body just gets so tired that I finally sleep through the night.
Best moment this week: A few nights ago when Jonny was able to feel the baby kick. It was great to finally be able to share that with him. :)
Miss anything: The wide variety of my wardrobe.
Movement: All the time. She goes crazy around 8-9pm which I love because then the day is almost over and I can enjoy every moment of it!
Food cravings: None. Fruit has always sounded good but there hasn't been anything that I HAD to have.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope not really.
Have you started to show yet: People tell me I have but I still don't feel like strangers would know I was pregnant. So I guess half and half.
Gender: Baby girl :)
Belly button in or out: In and I hope it stays in...
Labor signs: No
Wedding rings on or off: On. However, when my hands get cold, which is often, I have to take it off because I am scared that it will fall off.
Looking forward to: Appointment next week. I love my doctor and my doctor appointments.
If you made it, congrats and thanks! ha. I know that was lengthy but I am hoping that I can keep this going. Yay for new adventures!!
Yay!!!
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