I can't believe I have reached my 21st week of pregnancy and that I am over halfway there. I never thought that time would speed up like this. The past few weeks have been new experiences for me, so I thought I would do a blog post on most everything that my friends and co-workers have been asking me!
1. Have you been craving anything?
Oddly enough, not really! Most women tell pregnancy stories of craving things that they never ate before they were pregnant. The only thing I have experienced is having a very increased appetite and wanting things that I already ate, like Japanese food, boiled peanuts, pickles, etc.
2. Can you feel her kick?
Obviously from my last blog post I am already feeling her kick, but over the past week she has turned it up a notch. Most of my mommy friends tell me that towards the end it will get to where you wish the baby would get out of your rib cage. :) Yesterday I ate some sliced apples and apparently she thought they were good because I actually felt her twisting around in there! It was the first day that I could lay my hand and feel some slight movement. Kyle was at work so I was sad that he couldn't share it with me.
3. How are you feeling today?
As with most expecting moms, I am guessing every day is a new journey. The past few weeks I have been quite energized throughout my days at work and home, but a few days have been rotten. Last Monday Kyle and I ate at Buffalo Wild Wings and apparently the three garlic wings and fries that I ate didn't agree, so for about 5-6 hours that evening I had the worst heartburn I have ever experienced. I tried Zantac, Pepcid, Tums, Pepto Bismol, milk, sitting in the recliner, drinking water, sticking a peppermint in my mouth...you name it, I tried it. We actually didn't have Pepcid at home so at 10pm while it was pouring down rain Kyle rode with me to Walmart and I took a Pepcid in Walmart parking lot I was so desperate. I ended up driving to the emergency room at midnight where my friends were working and signing in because I was crying so hard from the pressure in my chest and thankfully they gave me some IV reflux meds along with Viscous Lidocaine (the nastiest but most relieving medication ever) and I went home to get some rest. The heartburn returned an hour after I got home and I didn't end up sleeping but an hour that night. The pain finally resolved the next morning, but I certainly am going to watch what I eat and take Zantac more religiously than before. I actually have heartburn quite frequently but this was nothing like I have ever experienced. So thankful for those awesome friends and Dr. Foley for helping me out when I needed it the most!
4. Have you started nesting?
Okay let me be honest here, before I got pregnant, I didn't even know what the term "nesting" really meant. And I think most pregnant women usually do this later in pregnancy, but I have for sure had some nagging feelings about my house! We have three bedrooms in our house and we are currently in the process of "cleaning out" the nursery. The main problem I have with our house is that we do not have enough storage, so right now I am being driven crazy with the fact that we need to get some things out of one closet into storage in the garage so that we can move my winter clothes out of the nursery closet and get ready to start painting. This runs through my mind at least 5 times daily. I don't think this is really considered nesting, but I also came home from work one day and removed everything from my fridge, cleaned every shelf and and drawer in the sink, and re-arranged everything. I clean my fridge regularly, but not impulsively. It was pretty funny.
5. Are you wearing maternity clothes yet?
No, but I probably need to! Since I wear uni-sex scrubs in surgery I don't have to wear jeans or dress clothes but just on the weekends. Last week was the first struggle I have had when I wore slacks and a flowy top to church and my pants came unbuttoned twice during the worship service at church! I couldn't help but laugh.
6. Do you have a theme for your nursery?
I'm not actually theming her nursery, but I am going to (try) to help make my custom curtains and bedding! Pretty excited about that! I know that she will probably be sleeping in our room for the first few weeks/months so I am not in too much of a rush to get her nursery completely done.
Happy Fall Everyone!
I will leave with a few pictures. This is our sweet little girl at her 20 week anatomy ultrasound. She is measuring up just right and we are so thankful for a healthy baby. This ultrasound was done on her dad's birthday and was a special day for us. We couldn't get over how big her lips are already!
These were taken this morning before church… and I had to share because it was too funny not to. Kyle likes to pick at me constantly, and one of the things he does to make me mad is keep holding the picture button down on my iPhone when I ask him to take a picture.. so there are always 10-15 pictures I have to go through and delete. This morning we used my iPhone 6 for the first time and of course, he held the picture button down and the result was quite entertaining. You can see when I figured it out. :)
Happy Fall Everyone!
