Week 16 Recap

Well, let me try to remember.......

Feeling better, still tired, been stressed but that's generally normal. Sort of freaking out because I actually seem to be getting smaller, but I can feel Baby moving, so he/she must have found a hole to hide in in there.

I guess there's not much new to report - that's a good thing, right?

Measurements:
Waist: 30"
Belly Button: 33"
3" down: 36"
Hips: 40"

Week 15 Recap

Not much new going on here, just feeling a lot better. I'm a bit more even-keeled emotionally (PJ may debate that). Still pretty tired, still sleeping in every day. I'm now ravenous - sometimes it feels like I'll never be totally full, especially at night, when I've started up my nighttime eating that happened when I was pregnant with MaraJade. Still feeling movement now and then, which is always reassuring.

My measurements last week must have been faulty, because they're smaller this week, and I sure don't feel smaller.

Measurements:
Waist: 30"
Belly Button: 33"
3" Down: 35"
Hips: 40"

Week 14 Recap

Eventful week. Monday I felt really terrible; my lower abdomen was hurting a lot -it felt a lot like when I was having all those contractions with MaraJade and it got worse when I'd go up and down the stairs or yell at the kids or do anything strenuous. So I called Peggy's office and the nurse thought it was more "bowel" related and thought I'd be fine until my appointment on Tuesday. So I tried to take it easy the rest of the day, all the while I was panicking that I'd go in to the office the next day and find out I was going to be on bedrest for the next 5 1/2 months.

Anyway, turns out everything is OK, I'm just going to feel everything more and sooner this time, I was probably doing too much, I'm not supposed to lift more than 20 lbs. (sorry, Jadey), need to be drinking water, etc. So I'm trying to take it easier and such.

But I got to see the baby again, which was nice. This one seems to have my chin like Mace (sorry, guys!). The tech and I tried and tried to see the sex, but couldn't see anything definitive, but we'll be back in September for the big one and hopefully he/she'll cooperate!

Measurements:
Waist: 30"
Belly Button: 33.25"
3" down: 36"
Waist: 40"
Weight: 136

Week 13 Recap

Still feeling increasingly better - now I'm really tired. I've been sleeping until about 9:30 every morning. I was getting worried (because that's what I do) when I realized I wasn't feeling any movement this week, and I was feeling better. Just paranoid from losing the last one so unexpectedly. But I'm definitely getting a little bigger, and I know everything is still going OK.

I've been struggling with my determination to buy as little maternity clothing as possible. I made myself a personal challenge to put off buying that stuff as long as possible, and only buy what I need. But now I'm getting uncomfortable in my current clothes and that annoying little planner who makes up so much of me is desperate to make sure I've got enough clothes, and I find them for a deal, and they fit right, and I don't look like a frumpy dork yet again. But I'm fighting it pretty well: I won 9 sweaters/shirts off Ebay for $81, got 4 cute transitional shirts at Kohl's for $25, and got this interesting BellyBelt extensioner thing for my pants from Target for $25. I bought a pair of maternity jeans at Kohl's - they're actually long enough! (Just barely) But I haven't decided if I'm keeping them yet - they'll be there when I actually need them, right?

Have 3 huge canker sores where I bit my lip repeatedly. Argghh!

Measurements:
Waist: 29"
Belly Button: 31.5"
3" down: 35"
Hips: 39.5"