We are pushing along in the second trimester! For all those who missed it - we're having a girl! And these days I am feeling SO much better. My belly still hasn't really "popped" yet, and I'm feeling like I'm somewhere between fat and pregnant. I definitely feel like this little girl is "stealing my beauty"...as the old wives tale goes...so I generally don't feel very attractive. LOL Other than the occasional backache or migraine, I am generally loving every minute of this pregnancy!
- Are you having morning sickness? NO! Okay, well just sometimes. I would say it is 90% gone.
- How is the fatigue? Getting better...most days I can at least motivate myself to wash the dishes and take a shower.
- Frequent potty breaks? Yes. Please make it stop.
- Sense of smell? SO much better! I no longer have to hold my breath when I open the pantry door.
- What are your cravings? Icees and Mexican food. Burritos everyday!
- What makes you most nauseas? Yogurt, fish, red meat, and really strong smells.
- Do you have heartburn? Yes, but it's not that bad (yet). Maybe a couple times a week.
- Have you been moody? For sure.
- Have you been crying a lot? I cry about EVERYTHING.
- Weight gain/loss? After I initially lost 8 pounds, I have now managed to gain another 3 pounds back!
- Do you have an innie or an outie? Innie.
- Any stretch marks? Nope.
- Have you felt the baby move? YES!! And I've got a serious issue with anyone who says it feels like "butterflies". Please, this does not feel like fluttering little butterflies. Muscle spasm, pop, someone flicking you from the inside...and even those don't really describe it. But with this whole "butterfly" idea in my head, it took an entire day of baby-movements for me to realize what was happening! Thank goodness Google was there to tell me it was my baby that I was feeling.
- Have you made your first baby purchase? Yes. On the day we found out she was a girl I went right out and bought some pink leggings with ruffles on the bum :)
- Do you think it will be a boy or a girl? If you recall, at week 12 Mark and I both thought the baby would be a girl...and we were right! And most of those old wives tales were dead-on too.
- Do you have any names picked out? Yep. This baby has been named! On the way to our gender-determination ultrasound we agreed on the "perfect" name...of course it was a girl name, so our fingers were crossed that we would be having a girl!
- Who will be the baby's favorite person? I'm still going with Melinda...since she will probably be around the baby every day :)
- Who will spoil the baby the most? My mom. Definitely. And it's already started too!
- What has been the most fun about being pregnant? Finding out the gender and feeling her move for the first time! And since we know the gender, and we have a name picked out, I love to hear Mark talk to her and rub my tiny belly.
- What has been the most surprising? How quickly my morning sickness disappeared, and finding out that our intuition was correct that we were having a girl!
- What have you liked the most/least about your first/second/third trimester? A couple weeks into the second trimester now and what I love the most is felling her move, feeling like I can actually connect with her, talk to her, and that I can start planning the girly details of her nursery. What have I like the least? Bleeding, congested nose...Baby Brain/Gestational Amnesia/Extreme Forgetfulness...vivid bizarre dreams...serious cramping (as my uterus is rapidly growing)...and I've got the "dropsies". I drop EVERYTHING. Bowls and plates are shattering to the ground, shampoo bottles are breaking, and I'm shocked that I have not chopped off a toe yet with how frequently I drop steak knives.
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