Bun #3

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Nearly 18 Weeks

It's been awhile since an update mostly because things are just cooking along and there's not much new to report. I still forget I'm pregnant sometimes. Yeah, my belly is a good size and I feel small movements now and then, but my days are mostly focused on Desmond and housework and I don't think about it much. I'm excited for December 3rd when we get to find out the gender. I want to move ahead with nursery planning and looking at names but we'll wait on that until we know boy or girl.

I had a checkup on Tuesday this week. Desmond kept talking about putting Jell-o on the baby because he remembered the gel they use with the Doppler from last time. He was telling the nurse and the doctor all about it. He pulled his chair up to the exam table so he could "help." It's fun to see him get into conversations and things to help with the baby already.

Monday will be 18 weeks. Wow, almost half way! I've gained about 20 pounds already which I'm not thrilled about, but maybe I can keep to just another 20 which would put me ahead of last time. I've been thinking about joining 24 Hour Fitness down the road so I can do some water aerobics and other workouts while Desmond is in childcare, but it's hard to fork out the moo-la so we'll see.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Week 14

Ah, I've finally made it to the second trimester! Only 182 days to go. Back in September when I was feeling nauseous all day, every day, November seemed like a long way off. There hasn't been a magical switch from feeling icky to feeling great, but I have gradually felt better... except for my back. It's been feeling worse and the doctor referred me to physical therapy so maybe that will help.

It's still strange to think that soon there will be two! I'm still feeling a bit nervous about that. Desmond wants me to play with him pretty much non-stop all day and that will have to change with a newborn around. I'm also nervous about delivering the baby and breastfeeding - neither of which went how I wanted them last time. At least I feel more prepared for how hard it can really be.