21 weeks!

This week went by relatively fast after a busy week. Last Thursday I went shopping with my mom and the kiddoes. I had a "goof" of sorts and kept trying on clothes that weren't maternity, but had enough room in the waist that I thought it would work. Wrong! Let me tell you, even empire waist clothes are made to cover a belly, not show it off. So nothing fit right and I left the mall with a nice case of low self-esteem. Luckily we stopped off at Old Navy and I ended up with some yoga pants (so comfy!) and this really cute pair of maternity jeans. I definitely felt better after trying on something that was actually made to fit my body right now. My mom left with all kinds of cute clothes and lucky me, we wear the same size when I'm not sporting a baby belly, so I've already called first borrowing dibs on them. :)


Weight gain: I weighed myself about 5 days ago, but I won't know official weight gain until my ob appointment that's coming up on Thursday. Right now I'm guessing that I have gained 4-5lbs this month, but we'll see. I actually started working out a bit last week. Nothing much, just some walking on the treadmill and a few leg exercises before bed. I'm so out of shape that even that has me waking up to sore leg muscles..Haha! 


Movements: Oh yes! In fact, he's been jumping around the whole time I've been writing this. :) He still has quiet moments but he's starting to really pack a punch when he gets going. It's so funny because Declan started out being the child that moved the least and now I think he actually moves more during the day than C did at this stage. My DH got to feel him kicking over the weekend. He asked me if feeling those kicks are as exciting this time as it was with Em and C and the answer is most definitely YES! Just knowing that my sweet boy seems to be thriving and seems to active some days makes me feel just as blessed and excited as when I was feeling those kicks for the first time. Sometimes I think I cherish it even more since this is more than likely the last time I'll ever feel them.


Irrational Fear this week: Again, not much. I did have a moment of "what if the cord wraps around him/his neck" that came out of nowhere and left just as quickly. I'm also talking to my doctor about this discharge (TMI, I know) that I've had since the beginning - although after a normal pap and a normal culture, I'm not sure if he will do anything.


My DH left last night for a week long trip with his work, so this week will probably drag by. Since my husband is the Army, I'm used to him leaving for little trips. We also survived a year long deployment when our daughter was 14mo (he came back when she was 28mo) so I'm no stranger to him walking out the door. But I cried like a baby when he was telling his goodbyes last night. He's only about 4hrs away and I'm more than capable of being a single mom for a week, but I was a mess. Dh was a sweet-heart and gave me an extra long hug before he left (and, of course, made fun of me for being a hormonal mess. ;). 


Things I'm looking forward to this week : OB appointment on Thursday, meeting my mom that afternoon for a playdate of sorts at the park, and hubby coming home on Friday. I also started making my "what I need to do before this baby comes list" and I'm anxious to get started on that.