Beany Weany,

Last night Daddy felt you kick for the first time!  This is much earlier than your big brother.  Daddy felt brother at around 26 wks or so.  I’ve been laying my hand on my stomach for weeks now trying to feel you kick on the “outside” besides you just kicking my organs.  Me and your brother were watching the “curious george” movie because daddy wanted to use mommy’s laptop.  I yelled for your father and he placed his hand right on top of my pelvic bones.  At first you were shy of this big hand smushing you and then Daddy jiggled mommy’s tummy and told you that it was “ok, kick for daddy”.  You almost jumped out of mommy’s tummy when you heard his voice.

So I’ve hit the 18 week mark a couple days ago, almost to the 19th week. I’ve been doing ok as far as pregnancy goes. I had a doctors appointment a couple weeks ago at 16 weeks and everything turned out fine and dandy. No problems, no complications. I weighed in at 142 lbs. and got est for spinal probleblood drawn to tms and down syndrome. The test came back negative so we are in the clear, for now. No signs yet that roseola has caused any birth defects or anything.

The latest problem I am having are some emotional issues. I’ve been having alot of mood swings. Lots of crying. I don’t know if it has to do with the holidays, my family coming to see me and then leaving or what. I just can’t seem to get my act together. My poor husband has gotten more than his fair share of the yelling. I just can’t control my emotions. I mean I really wish I could because I hate crying. I think this is the worst part of pregnancy. This constant up and down emotional roller coaster.

I’m down to a couple pairs of non-preggo pants that I can wear. Most pants involve elastic in some shape, form, or fashion. Pre-preggo tops are becoming small. My bustline is expanding, YET AGAIN! I’m producing colostrum so I’m not surprised, just as long as their is no leaking I’m ok with it.

Since my wardrobe is becoming limited, I asked for preggo clothes for christmas. My mom got me alot of really cute stuff. Enough to last me till I give birth I’m sure.

Oh, yeah, last but not least….BACK PAIN! Oh my goodness, is all I can see. It is terrible. If I spend the majority of the day standing or on my feet in any kind of way, I will definately be feeling it the morning after. I’ll attempt to get out of bed and get a sharp pain my lower back. With each step there is a shooting pain right through my spine into my hip. Its just terrible. If I make myself walk around a bit it will subside but it sure is painful. I’ve learned to not do alot of walking or anything like that.

I feel you little one.  This morning while I was laying in bed with your brother.  I felt my stomach and I could feel where you where.  You are right between my hip bones.  A little bump.  It is weird to know that you are there.  Just this tiny human being, growing inside me.  You are about as long as my hand and so snuggly between my bones.  I see now why you get mad at me when I lean over.  I don’t blame you, I’d be mad too if someone was squishing me all day long.  Don’t worry, you’ll get bigger as the weeks go on and you’ll soon out grow that comfy pelvic area and move into my stomach region where you will be able kick me in the ribs all day long.  Tomorrow, you and I have a doctors appointment.  Hopefully he will schedule an ultrasound so we can see if you are a he or a she.  Now when it comes time to take your picture, say cheese and open your legs so we can have a peek [just this one time, after it is all over you don’t have to do it ever again].  Try to be good to mommy, don’t make me gain alot of weight, please.  It really is unnecessary.  All it will do is make you and I both uncomfortable.  And neither one of us wants that.

Love,

Mommy

Sorry for such a rough picture of myself. I just woke up and hadn’t had a chance to take a bath yet. After breakfast [cheese sandwich ], I felt that I was especially pokey so decieded to take some pictures to show off the belly. I don’t look grumpy on purpose, I’m just not “up” yet. Trust me, I’m definately not a morning person.

It is becoming hard to button my pants and in some cases I have to do the “rubberband trick”. My belly is starting to show in my shirts but instead of looking preggers, I look as if I’ve got an extra 20 lbs of fat on me.

My belly button is so funny looking. It is already starting to flatten out. I hated when my button popped out when I was pregnant with pnut. For some reason, I just hate my belly button and other peoples. I don’t want you to touch, look at it, or even comment on it. It just makes me cringe all over with just the littlest thought of it.

I’m going to have to get hubby to take some better preggers pics.  The more I look at these the more I hate them.

So I’ve hit 15 weeks as of yesterday!  I have 175 174 days left of being fat….ha ha.  What have I been experiencing lately?  Well for starters I’m starting to feel the wee one inside me.  At first I thought it was just a gas bubble or something.  But I’ve been getting these little fluttery, hiccupy, tiny punch type things in my pelvic area for the past 3 days.  Since that is where the baby is currently located I know it must be the bean.  It is a cute feeling.  It is a couple weeks earlier than when I felt the pnut but that is to be expected since this is my second child.

I’ve been doing my yoga 3x’s a week.  I’m currently on Ebay trying to score a pregnancy yoga dvd for when I get large and can’t twist into a pretzel anymore.  I’m not near as fat as I was a couple weeks ago.  I weighed my self today at 132 lbs.  I think I am weighing more at the doctors because I have on all my clothes.

I’ve stopped being constantly hungry.  I went through a spell there for a couple of weeks where I was constantly hungry.  It was like I just could not get enough to eat.  It was really weird.  I’d eat a full blown meal and then an hour later be right back in the kitchen trying to find something else to snack on.  I’m so glad that is over.  I was actually sick of chewing if that is even possible.

Pants are getting tighter.  Since my belly is starting to poke the waiste band on the majority of my jeans are getting too tight or near impossible to button/zip up.  I have one pair of pregnancy pants and they are currently too big and I have about 2 pairs of regular/non-preggo pants that I can wear.  Let’s just say that loose pajama bottoms are my best friend right now.

Sneezing…I am either getting a cold or I just like to sneeze.  For the past 3 days or so I’ve been sneezing alot.  More than normal.  Maybe 10-20 times a day!  It is really weird.  Maybe it is the drastic change in weather [70°F to 28°F in one day + 12 inches of snow]. Or some kind of weird hormonal thing.  Whatever it is, it is annoying.