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Another week in the books! Still feeling great! I didn’t get out for as many walks as I wanted to, but I did do a 5-miler on Sunday and Yoga on Tuesday. I just love my yoga class. This week, we had to find a partner and hold hands while doing squats. We must have done 30-40 of them and the teacher said “Are your legs burning? We’re going to go for one more minute because contractions are a minute long and you should learn how to breathe through the pain.” If that’s not great labor prep, I don’t know what is! I am really starting to get excited about the labor process. I hear it’s no fun, but I’m just getting so pumped for the challenge. I feel empowered and strong enough to do it and that makes me happy. It’s a great place to start.

I sttill have five more months before we meet the little one, but I am becoming more and more anxious to meet him or her. I am starting to have dreams about the baby and some of them are so vivid and feel so real. It’s going to be so much fun.

How I’m Feeling:
Still feeling really great. Heartburn continues to torture me, but all in all, I’m feeling great. I notice my back is getting a little sore, but my hips are starting to feel better. I still have enough energy to get through the day, second trimester has been great so far!

Weeks along: 21 Weeks

Pounds Gained: 10.3 lbs Total

 
I can’t figure out if I’m carrying high or low… are any of those myths true about gender?

Pregnancy Woes:

• Heartburn. Ahhh! Go Away!!
• Bloody Noses… had my 3rd one this week. Gross.
• Snoogle. It’s officially been banished to the floor. I admit it was an impulse purchase that has not yet lived up to the hype. A regular body pillow feels SO much better.
• Charley Horse Calf Cramps at night. Any tips on how to make THAT go away?

Pregnancy Loves:

• Food Cravings: None of note. Although I notice my sweet tooth is going away.  I’m actually starting to get turned off by it a bit. (Who am I?)
• Baby Kicks! They never get old.
• Yoga. I look forward to it all week long, I love it!
• Finding the baby’s heartbeat at night and chasing him/her around my belly.

Items we got for the baby:

• None this week.

Goal for this week:

• Start a Registry
• Lift some weights

Next Appointment: Valentine’s Day week. ❤

Highlights of the Week:

• Clearing out more stuff to make room for the nursery!
• Researching and picking out a car seat and stroller
• Registering for our Hospital Tour and Newborn, Labor and Breastfeeding classes (done, done and done!)

Previous Baby Updates:
17.5 Weeks
19 Weeks
20 Weeks

These past couple of weeks have been fun because the bump has definitely arrived!! I waited nearly five months for this! That’s the one thing I didn’t know about pregnancy going into this is that it wouldn’t be til half-way through that I would look outwardly pregnant. I always assumed people enjoyed 8-9 months of bump-ness, but it isn’t so.

How I’m Feeling: I feel awesome! I notice that I’m able to stay up longer at night and I’m not ready to face-plant into my pillow at 7pm every night anymore. I have been going on some super long walks (4-8 miles!!) this week, and even ran for a couple of blocks too. Running feels a little strange to me, like too much is wiggling around in there. But my walks have been really rewarding and leave me catching my breath at the end, so I think my body appreciates the cardio.

And this week I started to feel the baby kick!!! It’s such a strange feeling! I love the little thud, thud, thuds inside. They are becoming more frequent. Baby seems to be most active between 10a and 12p, right when I’m settling into work.

Irving and I went out to lunch this week and for dessert, he suggested we split a cookie. I told him no because I was splitting it with the baby. HAHA I mean really, taking cookies from a pregnant lady? Shame, Shame. Clearly the baby liked it because it was moving around all afternoon after that!!

Weeks along: 19 Weeks

Pounds Gained:  7.5 lbs Total

Pregnancy Woes:

• Heartburn. It’s manageable for sure, but still lingering just enough to annoy me.
• Restless sleep. I haven’t been able to get a solid 8 hours of sleep in weeks. I toss and turn all night long and nothing seems comfortable. I’m too hot, too cold… my hips are sore, I’m thirsty… I have to pee…. AGAIN! You get the idea.
• Dealing with Health Insurance. We haven’t even had the baby yet and the bills are already coming in. I’m SO lucky that almost 100% of it all will be covered, but the paperwork is so confusing and frustrating to deal with!
• Bloody Noses. I’ve had two so far. I hear it’s pretty common because of the increase of blood in your body. They are not fun though. Especially at work. Ick!
• Snoogle. It’s love/hate. I LOVE my snoogle to help me fall asleep… but if I wake up (which I do!) and it’s still there, I have to kick it to the curb because it gets in my way.
• Memory Loss. Seriously. I can’t remember ANYTHING anymore! It’s getting bad. Baby Brain is a very very real thing. =)

Pregnancy Loves:

• Food Cravings: Red Grapefruit! I’ve been eating those Grapefruit Cups from Costco like it’s my job. So good!!
• Baby Kicks! I think they’re starting to finally get more consistent. I love the little movements inside.
• Prenatal Yoga. I had my second class this week and fell in love all over again. It’s a small class (only four people last time!) We spent the first 15 minutes or so talking about how we’re feeling, which hospital we’ll deliver at and did a little Q&A with our teacher. So informative. It’s awesome to hear how everyone else is doing too.
• Snoogle…. only to fall asleep though (see above!)
• Reading birth stories and following other pregnant bloggers online!

Items we got for the baby:

• Bug Barians Book – Given to me by a friend. Very cute. I love books!

Goal for this week:

• Take a decent Bump picture – Yep, still on my to-do list
• Fly to Boston and visit Buy Buy Baby with my mom!
• Order the Baby Bargains Book!

Next Appointment: This week I have two! My regular OB and the big 2nd Trimester Ultrasound

Just a little more than half-way to go!! Can’t wait to meet the little one!

Our biggest challenge now is converting THIS into a nursery:

It will be no easy task, but we’ve already cleaned out a ton of stuff. We’re getting there! We’re hoping to be ready to paint by April! Time is starting to tick by a bit faster now! We can’t wait!