I realized I hadn't talked much about the pregnancy. (If you don't care about that, feel free to stop reading!) I'm 19 weeks today, so we're almost halfway there. I haven't had any bleeding or spotting since Easter, so that is good news. I think we're home free on that.
This pregnancy has been much harder than I remember the last one being. I get very tired easily; I'm always either stuffed or starving; and I go to the bathroom ALL THE TIME. (Okay, the bathroom part I do remember.) I have been getting very light-headed when I am not careful to eat and drink frequently or when I've been standing too much (in other words, almost every time I go grocery shopping). There's nothing like hanging onto the grocery cart for balance!
Isaac would say that I have food cravings, since he made me bacon at 11:00 last night. (To be honest, I always want bacon whether or not I'm pregnant, but being pregnant gives me an excuse to ask for it!) I definitely have food aversions. I ate cereal yesterday for the first time in months, and I'm very happy that my breakfast options will no longer be limited to bagels or scrambled eggs (which I always have to make myself eat anyway). Unfortunately, meals that sound wonderful when I'm making them often have a way of grossing me out once they're prepared, which means Isaac has to eat a lot of leftovers that I had really been looking forward to.
On the good side, I've been able to feel the baby move now for over a week, and it's really fun. Isaac finally felt the movement last night, too, which made this more real to him (although it's real to him and he laughs every time he hugs me - I'm getting big enough that my neighbors from ACROSS THE STREET asked if I was pregnant). Ellie says she's felt the baby move, but she's pretty suggestible, so I'm not sure if she really has. She would tell you that she felt its ear!
After our 20-week appointment next week, we can schedule the ultrasound to try to determine the baby's sex. Ellie was stubborn and didn't let us find out. All three of us are hoping for a girl on this one (particularly Ellie and me) but of course we'll be happy with whatever baby God gives us. So I'll update you again then.
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I really wanted Zach to be a girl. But, now that he's here I don't think I'd have it any other way! However, I still think it is way more fun picking out baby girl clothes than boy clothes. :)
Oh man. You just shot down any hope that the second trimester will be better for me. aggh
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