Just a warning, I'll probably be a bit "poor me" with this post. I've been in a blah mood the past few days. I think it's just a combo of being so uncomfortable all the time, the kids sort-of-kind-of being insane (they seriously poured out an entire box of fruit loops into my daughter's bedroom floor yesterday and were then happily crunching them into the carpet with their feet when I found them) and the weather. The gorgeous, gorgeous weather that brings us nice temperatures, but also weekly tornado warnings and omg, I can't handle that right now. So be warned. ;)
Weight gain - Since I was weighed 5 days ago, I haven't really thought about the scale yet. I left the office feeling really good about where I'm at. As long as I don't have an "oh, you gained 11lbs this month" I should be on track for my goal I set at the beginning of this pregnancy. (and believe me, I can gain 11lbs in a month while pregnant. I've done it before..haha). My uterus is right on track for where it should be at 22 weeks, so that makes me happy. Little Declan is growing!
Movements - Yep. He still has quiet days and he seems to go off the radar around 2pm everyday and pick up again around 8-9pm. Kid has a very odd sleep schedule right now. When he wants to get moving, it can be pretty intense. He'll sometimes stretch and I'll feel him both at the very top of my uterus - about an inch above my belly button - all the way down to my cervix/bladder area. He'll also do some sort of roll or something and it will instantly put me into a braxton hicks contraction. He's going to be quite the kicker when he gets a bit of meat on his bones. A few days ago he got a little hand/foot _right under_ my belly button and it was the weirdest thing watching it move up and down and seeing a little body part underneath my skin. I'm definitely cherishing these moments.
Irrational fear this month - nothing much. I still keep meaning to call about the discharge but I really don't think it's anything, so I keep forgetting. I've had it since the beginning and it's obviously caused no problems with my cervix or anything. I've also been getting some round ligament pain. Mostly toward the end of the day and my bedtime I feel like a cripple. My hips can really start hurting and I'll get these dull pains mixed in with a few sharper ones along my muscles supporting my expanding belly. Constipation has also set in yet again, so I have this constant feeling of "needing to go" yet I NEVER GO. GAH! Oh, and morning sickness has made another appearance. I start my 6th month next week and I'm still dry heaving/puking 5 days of the week.
So like I said, poor me this week. About the time I start thinking "was I crazy to have another one? I am miserable!" I feel my sweet baby moving within in, I'll take a good look at my belly (which I love), some stranger will comment on my pregnancy, or I'll hear of someone who is having difficulties having a baby, and I realize just how lucky I really am. I've had a tough week but I wouldn't trade these next 4 more months for anything in the world. Declan hasn't even made his appearance, yet I feel like he's already completed our family. :)
I'll try to take a picture here today or tomorrow. You'd think by now I'd learn to take one before I actually made a post. ;)
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