Saturday, March 22, 2014

Pregnancy update: 20 weeks

I've hit 20 weeks! I am shocked that I am already half way through this pregnancy.  In the beginning it seems slow since you don't see or feel any differences and then WHAM! your body decides to grow and  you start to feel the baby move.  My apologies for the bathroom mirror picture.  It seems this time around that we are slacking on the belly photos.  With the first we took them every few weeks, baby number two I only have maybe five over the whole span of the 9 months, and with this one I now I have two.  Sadly they are both on my phone, in my bathroom mirror.  We need to get with it!  I also apologize for the "I just took my hair out of a ponytail" hair.  I realized I wanted a picture after I already did that. 


So, what's going on with me and baby now?  I've been feeling fetal movement since about 17 weeks, and it has gotten pretty strong.  This little one is a dancer, or a ninja, much more active already than the other two.  Baby moves a lot, like all day long.  And I am definitely not allowed to have a full bladder, I fear what happens when he/she gets bigger and stronger.  My bladder won't stand a chance!  The heartburn kicked in a while back too, but is definitely getting worse.  I am waiting to see if I get it when I eat things like crackers and oatmeal like I did with the boys.  It made no sense at all!  So far I get it with random things, nothing I can link it to to avoid.  Even water can do it.  So I guess I'm getting another baby with hair!  Both boys followed that theory to a T.  I have also learned why people say they have to cross their legs to sneeze when pregnant.  With the other two I thought they were crazy.  Apparently baby number three is when my body decided to give in.  Poor weakened muscles.  I am yet to have any accidents, but I have fear.  I don't know how people with 6 kids or more don't wear a depends the whole time!  But I'm feeling great. I love pregnancy.  Most people think I'm nuts, but I enjoy every minute of it. And the part I enjoy the most has finally started.  Feeling the baby move and watching my body adapt to help create life.  It's a crazy thing.  Our bodies amaze me in many many ways.  This pregnancy has been different in a few ways, one of them is my mood. I am definitely grouchy this time.  I don't know if it's dealing with two kids who don't listen that makes this happen or a difference in hormones, but it's no fun.  I'm hoping it gets better.  Either way, I'm happy to be able to go through this process again. And perhaps I will remember to take pictures more often.  


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