written July 25th
The cat is officially out of the bag as far as friends and family go. We told the girls about the pregnancy and let them do a little gender reveal while we were in Georgia. They were all so excited it made me happy. And no one complained a bit about it being another girl. One of the first things Elsie said to me was "The baby is going to drink milk out of your BODY." Yes, yes child, that is the plan. I just thought it was cute that her mind went there right away.
I know that Thea doesn't really understand what is going on. But even the night after we told them, when I was putting her to bed, she looked up at me completely unprompted and said "I gonna have a baby sister!" And she has continued to say it at random times since. At first she thought the baby was in her belly, but she has since stopped saying that. She still gets so excited when she sees babies out in public, and wants to hold them all, so I can't wait to see her as a big sister. But imaging her not being the baby is really hard as well. Actually one of Elsie's friends looked at me and said "You're going to have TWO babies!" Initially I told her no no no, just one. But then I realized she still counts Thea as a baby. So yes, I'll have two babies. :o)
I had a basic OB appointment on July 17th. We could hear a strong heart beat and there aren't any other issues at the moment, so my next appointment is mid August at just shy of 18 weeks.
how far along: 14 weeks 2 days (compare to 14 weeks with Ryann, Elsie, and Thea)
size of baby: A brilliant beat? Ok Ovia app, whatever you say.
weight gain: I don't want to talk about it. I don't even know today. Probably something like +6 pounds. Looking at those posts above I was clearly in MUCH better shape when I was pregnant with Elsie and Thea. I'm trying not to dwell though, and keep moving, and know that after this baby (and when I'm done nursing) my body will belong to me and I have the rest of my life to be fit. Not that I'm going to sit on the couch for the next six months or anything, but I'm not stressing.
maternity clothes: Still have no idea where my maternity shorts are. My regular ones are uncomfortable, even my workout pants are kind of uncomfortable around my waist. Loose elastic shorts or yoga pants are the only things I want to wear. I'm ready for fall weather simply so I can bust out all my maternity jeans.
symptoms: Overall the symptoms are much much better. I had a crappy couple days over the weekend (including a bout of dry heaving), but if I stay on top of Tylenol my headaches don't get too bad.
exercise: I've gotten myself to do two videos on Beachbody on Demand, and gone running a few times thrown in there as well. But mostly just walking.
cravings/aversions: My preference is fruit, salads, and peanut M&Ms. Heavy stuff just usually ends up making me feel sick, but I wind up eating it anyway. Because I'm a glutton for punishment? I don't know.
movement: No, but we can hear her wiggling around like crazy on the doppler.
sleep: If I fall asleep in my bed then I usually stay asleep, waking up once to pee. But for the most part I haven't been awake in the middle of the night which is nice. I have woken up with a headache several times, annoying.
gender: Girl
looking forward to: An ultrasound. Trying to convince Christopher to bring a portable machine home because my ultrasound won't be until 22 weeks. And movement. Very ready to feel movement.
worries: Too many to list, but they aren't making my anxiety flare too much so whatever.
best moment this week: We let the girls listen to the heartbeat on the doppler and the way their little faces lit up the moment they heard it nearly made me cry. They were both in awe (Thea didn't really care). And of course then we had to listen to all of their hearts with the doppler to hear the difference. That was kind of fun.
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