Sunday, September 25, 2016

23 weeks...

It's been an interesting week.  The re-org at work is under way.  I'm grateful I'm on the winning side right now.  Hoping it stays that way.  With a baby on the way and going on maternity leave I really don't want to have a new boss.  It would be easy to be forgotten when I'm not around by someone new.  The other thing is we are adopting a kitten.  Amelia is so sad and clingy.  She really needs a companion and better to do it now before I get too uncomfortable and the baby arrives.  I know a new baby is going to suck all my time from Amelia and if she has a playmate she may be okay.  We found one today and we'll be picking him up on Tuesday morning.

The best thing that happened this morning is J got to feel the baby give a good kick.  It was early this morning and I felt her kick.  I asked J if he wanted to feel her.  He put his had on my belly and boom she gave him a kick as if to say "Mr... I'm here.  It was so awesome.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still hurt
  • Tired
  • Belly popping out
  • Sciatica pain but not too bad
  • Very full belly 
  • Baby has some good kicks and now J can feel them too :)
  • Can't sleep a full night due to bladder needing to be emptied.  

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

22 weeks...

Another week has gone by.  We found a farm for our cat to live on.  I can't believe how upsetting this was.  We've had her for 3 years and although her behavior improved greatly, she still had unpredictable aggression.  Mainly toward me.  I wish we could have fixed her of that but we ran out of time.  An old co-worker's mother in law has a farm and we brought her there.  She sent me pictures after we left and started to feel better about it.  She had her tail up high and looked like she was really enjoying herself.  My friend said she was hanging with the chickens and trying to climb the trees.  Maybe this is what she needed all along.  I was hoping for an indoor only home but no shelter would take her from us.  Now Amelia seems like she's a bit down and very clingy.  We may need to find her a playmate soon.  Other than that work is crazy.  We had a reorg and not sure how things are going to play out.  People are scared about losing there jobs.  Trying hard not to stress about it.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still hurt
  • Tired
  • Belly popping out
  • Sciatica pain
  • Very full belly 
  • Baby is definitely moving and kicks me in my bladder every once in a while
  • Can't sleep a full night 

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

21 weeks....

This week has been uneventful.  Just trying to do some planning. My co-workers have pressured me into doing a registry so that's done.  Babies need so much.  My sister and Mom are buying us a travel system.  I was initially upset because they weren't taking into account what we wanted but we went to see what they are going to purchase and J and I are both happy with it.

Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts still hurt
  • Tired
  • Starting to really look pregnant
  • Sciatica pain
  • Still feeling cramps and back aches on and off.  Stomach is feeling taut sometimes.  
  • I'm starting to feel the baby move.  I know when she's kicking my bladder and sometimes I feel something like a gas bubble in my belly but it goes away

Saturday, September 3, 2016

20 weeks...

This week was an exciting week for us.  1st, we had our regular OB appointment.  It took the Dr a moment to find the heartbeat which scared J for a moment.  I was looking at the OB and remembering one of my friends mentioning that sometimes it takes a bit to find the heartbeat with a Doppler.  But all was okay.  The next day we had our anatomy scan.  We got to see our baby move around.  It really makes it all seem real.  And the best part was that we're having a little girl.  J and I are so super excited about that.  At work, I was told I had that new mommy glow.

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Symptoms I felt this week:
  • Breasts semi hurt
  • Tired
  • Stomach is getting bigger and rounder
  • Sciatica pain
  • I feel cramps and back aches on and off.  Stomaching is feels taut sometimes.  
  • I think I felt the baby move today.  I felt some weird flutters.  Felt like butterflies in my stomach.  

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