How far along? 16 weeks
Total weight gain? 3 pounds
Maternity clothes? Don't need them yet, although I will admit I've bought some cute maternity dresses that I saw in Target. I figure I will be living in dresses in Houston in August.
Stretch marks? None (yet...crossing my fingers)
Sleep? I've been sleeping pretty well ever since I started using serenity essential oils at night. Before that I had some insomnia even though I felt exhausted.
Best moment of the week? Registering for all my stuff. Some people are going to throw me showers next month since once I leave in April I probably won't be back before the baby is born.
Miss anything? Ummm feta cheese and sushi.
Movement? I swear I have felt him move a few times, but I only feel it if I'm laying on my stomach holding really still.
Food cravings? I really haven't had food cravings. I'm glad. Although spinach artichoke dip sounds pretty good right now.
Anything make you queasy or sick? Not really. I still have to be VERY gentle when brushing my tongue though.
Symptoms? Pretty symptom-free right now. Except I am getting this weird thing around my lips where it's whiter than the rest of my face. My mom said it's called a "pregnancy mask." I just hope it doesn't get any worse :(. Oh and I guess I've had some round ligament pain too. No one ever told me you get sharp pains when your uterus grows, it freaks me out sometimes.
Belly button in or out? Looks the same as always.
Happy or moody? Eh happy most of the time. Maybe a little more easily annoyed. I also cry over weird things...like when Ben went to wipe the table with a clorox wipe after I had wiped it with a wet paper towel. Apparently I felt like he was saying that I didn't do a good enough job...
Looking forward to? My showers and feeling the baby kick.
Other things? I have found I'm a little bipolar about my belly. Somedays I think "Man I just want to look pregnant and have a cute round belly," then other days I'm like, "OH MY GOSH I'M HUGE. I'M GOING TO BE HUGE BY THE END OF THIS." I think I actually am just anxious to be further along, I don't really want to be big already.
Weird story: I was supposed to have another doc appt today and it's their practice policy to do an ultrasound every time, this was reassuring to me because I don't feel pregnant anymore and I can't really feel him yet, so it is nice to see the baby is still in there and doing well. I also wanted to double check on the whole boy thing since I am further along now and I don't want people buying me all this boy stuff for my showers if it is wrong. Well, yesterday they called me to tell me that the doctor passed away unexpectedly and the practice is closing! Sad huh! So I have to transfer my care and the new place doesn't do ultrasounds every time so I won't see my kiddo again until twenty weeks. Makes me kinda sad, but oh well. It's just so sad that the doc died like that.
'Til next time!
P.S. I've decided to stop posting pictures until I start really showing.
3 comments:
Was your OB dr. Healy?
Well I was actually seeing the midwife in his practice named Becky Vance. But yeah, do you know how he died??
yeah... had a brain annurism or stroke or something one night in his bathroom before bed. he fell and hit his head afterwards and i think he died instantly :( sad. he delivered over 6000 babies in his career! crazy huh. all the mckay-dee OB staff are still in shock about it.
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