Sunday, December 6, 2009

A much-overdue prego post

Okay here is the rundown on this pregnancy.
At our first appt. they were not able to hear the heartbeat with the Doppler. Scarey! We had to come back a couple of hours later to have an u/s done...those couple of hours were an awful waiting game. Obviously everything was fine and as soon as the u/s tech put the wand on my stomach you could see the heart beating perfectly. What a sense of relief.
I was able to survive the first trimester with very little morning sickness again. I had some nausea at night but I think it had to do with my pre-natal vitamin more than anything. I did throw up once randomly in the beginning of my 2nd tri which was funny because I only threw up once with Pay too. I was convinced I was having another girl. I am much more dizzy with this pregnancy...makes me nervous when I am carrying Pay around. I have bad heartburn and gag every single time I brush my teeth (same as first pregnancy).
It took a long time before I felt any kicks from this little man. I didn't feel the first tap until 18 weeks and 3 days with more regular kicks to follow at 19 1/2 weeks.
Rob will tell you that I am not nearly as sweet as I was the first time around. I am sure this has a lot to do with having a toddler to keep up with though. As of my 22 week appt I have gained a lovely 15 lbs. I am so hoping to not pack on the 40 I gained with Pay. We'll see about that! Let's just say I am not exactly craving the healthiest snacks.
I will leave you (Carrie)with some terribly unflattering belly pics:


And just so you can see how huge I have become with this pregnancy here is a shot of me at 31 weeks with Pay. They aren't kidding when they say you get bigger faster the second time around!


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3 comments:

Tracy said...

I hope I get to see that baby belly soon. I feel like I haven't seen you in AGES, :-).

Carrie said...

Yay! You ARE actually pregnant- I keep looking really closely at your other pics and can't tell :)

Don't be embarrassed of your belly. You are the cutest pregnant lady ever. I'm so happy for you.

Sabrina said...

Be proud of your beautiful belly: You look great!