I think I am going to start posting weekly pregnancy updates now that my body is starting to do more than just be exhausted. It's been 10 years since I was pregnant with Parker and I was so young that I really don't remember that much so I want to be able to remember about this pregnancy.
Things are moving along smoothly it seems, really the only thing I can complain about are the headaches which are quite debilitating at times. They sometimes get so bad that I feel like I need to throw up or actually do throw up. I try everything I possibly can (bath, massage, lots of water, etc.) to get rid of them before taking tylenol, usually I just end up taking tylenol because the pain is just so bad.
I had an awful one this week. Well I still have it now, going on almost 40 hours. It started Wednesday night so I took a bath and then Husband gave me a neck massage. Seemed to help a bit but it didn't go away. I have a feeling it'll be gone by tonight though. Fingers crossed.
My belly is finally starting to look like there's a baby inside, not just like I've gained some weight. I can still fit into my pants, they button, but they are incredibly uncomfortably for the most part. I have bought a pair of maternity jeans and capris and they are absolutely my saving grace because they are so comfortable!
We've been taking weekly pictures ever since 10 weeks and it it just so cool to finally see a change happening. For a while there there wasn't much action in the belly part but we could see my butt slowly getting bigger and bigger, but now there is a bump that is getting bigger and bigger too. Very cool!!
I think the most exciting thing that's happening so far is that I am starting to feel movement or flutterings in my belly. It's such a strange feeling, it feels kind of like butterflies but like dancing butterflies! Yesterday "shim" was moving around quite a bit. I was sitting down, kind of reclined, and just felt all this amazingness going on in my belly, it was surreal. I really can't wait until Brad and Parker can feel it moving around. Brad says he's excited to see body parts start sticking out of my belly so he can take pictures. I did tell him it'd be a while till that happened considering the baby is only about 5 inches and 5 ounces right now.
With Parker I don't really remember craving anything weird and the same goes for this pregnancy. I have cravings but it's for totally normal things and their not like CRAVING CRAVINGS where I have to have that food item RIGHT NOW, just where I long for the food and when I have a chance I make it happen. Although I did have Brad run to the store the other night at 8PM for chocholate chip cookies. In my defense, he brought it up and oh my goodness what a good idea they were!! Haha. BBQ chicken, Pho and bagels are usually what I think about and have been eating lately. I'm eating an everything bagel with lots of cream cheese as I type this actually. So delicious!
And last thing to report is, I've signed up for a Prenatal Yoga class starting July 11th. I am really excited but really nervous at the same time. It's a small, intimate class so I think it'll be good for me.
Until next week ;)
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Officially Uncomfortable at 17 weeks
Yup, it's official, I am pregnant. I am not longer comfortable in my regular clothes and I can't sleep well. The past couple of nights have been rough. I wake up a lot and toss and turn. I tried sleeping on my back, can't do that, too much weight on my tummy. I attempted to sleep on my belly because that's my favorite position and I felt like I had a bowling ball underneath me and as if I was suffocating shim cheesecake (two of the names Parker calls the baby; shim for she=him, and I have no idea on the cheesecake). And sleeping on either side doesn't work either, even with a pillow between my legs. Oh and I wake up with horrible back pain. Oy.
The clothes is a whole nother story. I wear a Medium in maternity clothes and apparently every other pregnant woman on the planet is a Medium as well so I'm not having a lot of luck finding the size I need. I have been to several stores and each of their maternity sections is teeny tiny, about 4 to 5 racks, while the plus size section (which is right next to it) is ginormous. Come on! My other problem is that my belly is not ready for the full belly covering band, I just need the small elastic band and I can only find the small band on pants like capris and whatnot. Well that would fine if it wasn't currently FALL in Washington. It's not really Fall but if you look out a window right now you'll see wet ground, dark clouds and overcast and a bit of wind, definitely not June weather. I just want some jeans with a small elastic band. So I have to result to ordering online from Motherhood Maternity which is a bit out of my price range.
I have a lot to be thankful for as well. I don't want to end this post with me whining ;) I am 17 weeks and can still button my pants, which I've heard is pretty good for a second pregnancy since you grow faster. I haven't thrown up once. I had tons of nausea but no throwing up, which is a huge improvement from being pregnant with Parker. Plus I haven't been extremely hormonal. I have heard and read these horror stories of women turning into crazy people who scream at their families all the time and while I have lost my cool a few times, I don't do that on a constant basis.
Let's just hope I can find some pants, get a bit better rest and we can continue with this pretty smooth pregnancy.
The clothes is a whole nother story. I wear a Medium in maternity clothes and apparently every other pregnant woman on the planet is a Medium as well so I'm not having a lot of luck finding the size I need. I have been to several stores and each of their maternity sections is teeny tiny, about 4 to 5 racks, while the plus size section (which is right next to it) is ginormous. Come on! My other problem is that my belly is not ready for the full belly covering band, I just need the small elastic band and I can only find the small band on pants like capris and whatnot. Well that would fine if it wasn't currently FALL in Washington. It's not really Fall but if you look out a window right now you'll see wet ground, dark clouds and overcast and a bit of wind, definitely not June weather. I just want some jeans with a small elastic band. So I have to result to ordering online from Motherhood Maternity which is a bit out of my price range.
I have a lot to be thankful for as well. I don't want to end this post with me whining ;) I am 17 weeks and can still button my pants, which I've heard is pretty good for a second pregnancy since you grow faster. I haven't thrown up once. I had tons of nausea but no throwing up, which is a huge improvement from being pregnant with Parker. Plus I haven't been extremely hormonal. I have heard and read these horror stories of women turning into crazy people who scream at their families all the time and while I have lost my cool a few times, I don't do that on a constant basis.
Let's just hope I can find some pants, get a bit better rest and we can continue with this pretty smooth pregnancy.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Human Family Member #4
Well. It's official! Come November we will be a family of 7! That includes animals of course ;) We're adding human family member #4!
I've been avoiding the blog because I wanted to talk about it so badly but was really wanting to wait till I felt completely comfortable with the pregnancy. There is still a chance I could miscarry, especially with the amount of stress I have in my life at the moment, but as far as I can tell things are going well so far so I might as well enjoy it all.
Finding out I was pregnant was quite the ordeal! I had a very late period, which never happens to me, but the pregnancy tests were coming out negative. And not just one, I took about five and they all came out negative. I was having horrible cramping to, so that along with all the negative test results was really discouraging and made me think something was wrong, like I was having an ectopic pregnancy or something. So I made an appointment with the doctor and they did a blood test that day, did an exam and scheduled me for an ultrasound the following week to see what was going on inside me. A few days later it was confirmed by the blood test that I was in fact pregnant! I tried not to get too excited though, which was really hard, but knew I still had to see the results from the ultrasound to be 100% sure that at that phase everything was growing properly. The ultrasound ended up coming out good as far as there being no ectopic pregnancy, but I wasn't as far along as my last period date said I should be at. We were thinking I was almost 7 weeks along, but the baby measured at just 5 weeks 2 days. As long as I had a healthy growing baby inside me I was fine with that although it made me wonder when exactly it was that we conceived... that is still a mystery to us.
But moving on to today, I was 9 weeks as of yesterday. My first doctor's appointment isn't for a couple of weeks. I've had some issues with finding the right doctor and then ultimately went with my gut decision to ditch the doctor I'd seen twice and go with a midwife. I'll get more into that choice later on/
Besides being extremely tired most of the time and feeling nauseous on and off throughout the day, luckily without actually throwing up, this pregnancy has been relatively easy so far. That's a huge difference from being pregnant with Parker; I was throwing up sick, not being able to hold anything down, with her for the longest time. Oh and I run to the bathroom quite often! But that's to be expected :)
Brad and Parker are really excited, but at this point I would say Parker's winning in that department. She has wanted a sibling for as long as I know and is just so ecstatic that the time has finally come! She calls the baby a cheesecake... not really sure why but we can go with it :) We haven't really told anyone else, except our families and a select few close friends. We're waiting till we get to the 3 month mark to make a bigger announcement.
I can't believe baby time is finally here. I told myself I would wait till I was married to go for #2 and I followed through, while some might not understand I am quite proud of myself for the fact. It took us 6 months to conceive this little thing, but the wait was worth it. And the next 7 months of waiting will be worth it too!
I've been avoiding the blog because I wanted to talk about it so badly but was really wanting to wait till I felt completely comfortable with the pregnancy. There is still a chance I could miscarry, especially with the amount of stress I have in my life at the moment, but as far as I can tell things are going well so far so I might as well enjoy it all.
Finding out I was pregnant was quite the ordeal! I had a very late period, which never happens to me, but the pregnancy tests were coming out negative. And not just one, I took about five and they all came out negative. I was having horrible cramping to, so that along with all the negative test results was really discouraging and made me think something was wrong, like I was having an ectopic pregnancy or something. So I made an appointment with the doctor and they did a blood test that day, did an exam and scheduled me for an ultrasound the following week to see what was going on inside me. A few days later it was confirmed by the blood test that I was in fact pregnant! I tried not to get too excited though, which was really hard, but knew I still had to see the results from the ultrasound to be 100% sure that at that phase everything was growing properly. The ultrasound ended up coming out good as far as there being no ectopic pregnancy, but I wasn't as far along as my last period date said I should be at. We were thinking I was almost 7 weeks along, but the baby measured at just 5 weeks 2 days. As long as I had a healthy growing baby inside me I was fine with that although it made me wonder when exactly it was that we conceived... that is still a mystery to us.
But moving on to today, I was 9 weeks as of yesterday. My first doctor's appointment isn't for a couple of weeks. I've had some issues with finding the right doctor and then ultimately went with my gut decision to ditch the doctor I'd seen twice and go with a midwife. I'll get more into that choice later on/
Besides being extremely tired most of the time and feeling nauseous on and off throughout the day, luckily without actually throwing up, this pregnancy has been relatively easy so far. That's a huge difference from being pregnant with Parker; I was throwing up sick, not being able to hold anything down, with her for the longest time. Oh and I run to the bathroom quite often! But that's to be expected :)
Brad and Parker are really excited, but at this point I would say Parker's winning in that department. She has wanted a sibling for as long as I know and is just so ecstatic that the time has finally come! She calls the baby a cheesecake... not really sure why but we can go with it :) We haven't really told anyone else, except our families and a select few close friends. We're waiting till we get to the 3 month mark to make a bigger announcement.
I can't believe baby time is finally here. I told myself I would wait till I was married to go for #2 and I followed through, while some might not understand I am quite proud of myself for the fact. It took us 6 months to conceive this little thing, but the wait was worth it. And the next 7 months of waiting will be worth it too!
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