22 WEEKS BUMPDATE

How far along? 22 weeks 2 days

Maternity clothes? Mostly regular still. I went through my closet the other day though and tried eeeeeverything on. Then I packed away all of the stuff I know won't fit me for the next 6 months or so. I also ordered a bunch of stuff from Target and Walmart online that should be coming this week. Shopping for maternity clothes is hard! Everything is so expensive and the in-store selection at most places is very dismal.

Stretch marks? Not yet!

Sleep: Sleep seems to go up and down. Some nights are better than others. My stomach always seems to feel tighter during the night. Is that normal? I dunno. I still get really sore throughout the night and I've had some more weird dreams... more and more about the actual baby. And several about the baby being born within the next month and then growing very very rapidly. So weird.

Best moment this week: So almost 2 weeks ago I felt baby kick for the first time and those kicks get bigger and stronger everyday! But now another super cool thing I've discovered is that when I lay down at night (I usually lounge on my back, kind of sitting up, for a while), baby usually comes to the surface of my belly and I can feel him! Like, through my stomach! It's soooo crazy weird. My stomach will get really hard in one spot and I put my hand there and I can feel baby wiggle around and rub against my hand. It's insanely cool (though pretty uncomfortable for some reason). And then after a few minutes, he disappears. So crazy. I'm anxiously awaiting being able to feel hiccups, as I've heard those are pretty cute, too. :)

Also, we announced, finally! Which is a big relief and so fun to let everyone in on our secret. I feel like I can be pregnant for real now. haha

Prego Brain Moments? Mostly this past week I've just not been able to talk right haha. I keep saying ridiculous things and made up words and there was one time when I was in the car and trying to say something to Dal and it literally came out as gibberish-- like not 1 real word. And I couldn't fix it for a few seconds. It was the weirdest thing. Dal and I had a good laugh about it. The other day I referred to the month "Febtember" as well.

Movement: Tons & tons everyday. He startles me sometimes with a really big kick or a knee/elbow pushing and rubbing against the inside of my stomach.

Food cravings: Hmmm.... not too many that I can think of.

Anything making you queasy or sick: If I don't eat for a while, I've been getting queasy.

Gender: Boy! <3 :)

Labor signs: Nope. (Though I've heard some women get Braxton Hicks during 2nd trimester? and now I'ma littl paranoid)

Symptoms: A lot of the same :) Heartburn, though now more during the day than at night. Not sure why...  More sore tummy and aching back. Being very slow to roll over/move, etc. haha. I'm sure Dal finds it pretty comical.

Belly button in or out? Still in, but on it's way out!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy, but emotional.

Looking forward to: My mama coming to visit next week and doing baby stuff with her!<3 <3 <3

20 WEEKS BUMPDATE

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

How far along? 20 Weeks 5 Days

Maternity clothes? Still big sweaters and flowy tops + rubber banded pants. :) Going to try and turn some of my jeans into maternity jeans this weekend. woo!

Stretch marks? None yet, but I can feel my stomach stretching! It's been super itchy this week.

Sleep: Dal was awesome and ordered me a pregnancy pillow last week, which has helped immensely. It stays in place and hugs me all night. :) But my dreams just get weirder and weirder. Every night. I've started to have scary dreams about pregnancy, delivery, etc. Like Dal being nowhere to be found as I'm going into labor. Being bitten by a poisonous snake and miscarrying. Having a terrifying and very disobedient newborn who can walk and run and climb the walls? (weird, I told ya!)

Best moment this week: Hands down--- feeling baby kick! I've been dying for it to happen for weeks and it finally happened last Thursday (19 weeks 6 days) while i was sitting at my desk at work. I wasn't sure if I was imagining it at first but then it happened again. And again! People always ask how it feels and I'm still not sure how to describe it... it's like little twitches... someone described it as feeling like bubbles popping in your stomach. I dunno. You just know when you feel it. And its pretty dang great.

It's become my most favorite thing to feel throughout the day and baby now kicks for maybe 20-30 minutes 3-4 times a day. I looooooooveeeeee it. It's like he's saying "hello!" The kicks seem to get stronger by the day, and they even woke me up during the night a couple days ago.

I thought I would be the only one who could feel the kicks for a few weeks before people could feel it just by touching my stomach, but I was wrong! Early Saturday morning, baby started kicking strong. I woke Dal up and said, "Baby's awake!" and had him put his hand on my stomach. And sure enough, he was able to feel the little kicks. :) So, so cool. On Sunday we spent the day with Dal's family and baby was super active for like 2 hours straight in the evening. Dal's cousins and siblings took turns feeling the baby kick. It was so fun. :) I know a lot of women hate having other people touch their pregnant belly, but so far I'm the opposite.... I'm like, hey you! Come feel baby kick!

Second best moment this week: 20-week-ultrasound! We got to see our little squish again... dancing all over in my belly. It seriously is the coolest thing. And so funny how obsessed you become over the funniest little things. This time we got to see his femur... his spine... his cute little bum... and they're just all so perfect. He was hanging out upside down during this ultrasound and I can't help but wonder what it is scientifically that allows babies to be upside down so much without the blood rushing to their heads? Dunno the answer, but it's pretty cool.

Prego Brain Moments? Last week I had the worst prego brain moment of all so far. I forgot to put on a bra. Yup, you read that right. How? I have no idea. I didn't even notice until I was at work and reached across my body for something and my arm brushed my chest. I was like.... something's different. And then i was mortified hahaha. Thankfully I was wearing a loose top and a big cardigan and had virtual meetings for much of the day in which I could close my office door and be by myself. Definitely an adventure ;)

Movement: Yes!!! Woo!!!!

Food cravings: I haven't really noticed many specific cravings this week. Thai food sounded really good to me Friday night. Other than that, not a whole lot.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Smells of leftovers. Why? I do not know.

Gender: Boy! <3 :)

Labor signs: Nope.

Symptoms: Some more awful heartburn. And a very sore tummy/lower abdomen. I've been reading about round ligament pain, and I've definitely got that going on. It hurts whenever I sneeze haha.

Belly button in or out? In! But I can feel that it's on its way out... it's not as sunken in as usual. It's much more shallow than it used to be haha.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: Still happy most of the time, with occasion mood swings for no reason. (sorry, Dal!)

Looking forward to: Doctor's appointment on Thursday to get the results of 20-week ultrasound & announcing the pregnancy publicly (finally) probably this weekend!