Okay so , Im at 24 weeks and Im getting rather large.
Got on the scale a couple of days ago and Im still only showing about a 5-6lbs weight gain for the entire pregnancy.
However I KNOW that that will change soon.
I was alot bigger with Lijie...that is for sure!!
New symptoms:
a) tail bone hurts like a fork in the eye
b) pubic bone, probably bearing the majority of the pressure and weight, feels at times like its gonna SNAP in half. Delightful sensation.
c) really really dry skin.
d) HUGE BOOBS!!!!! I look like I belong in a brothel.
Over the past 2 weeks Ive found myself getting REALLY excited about this baby.
Also, Im having moments of sheer terror.
Im trying to prepare myself for how much our lives are all going to change...but realistically I know that I can only prepare myself so much. The rest we will just deal with as it happens.
I have no expectations. And I have no preconceived notions as to what this baby will be "like".
(As I did with Lijie..)
I am not trying to convince myself she will sleep.
I am not expecting her to be laid back and tranquil.
(As I did with Lijie!!!!!)
I am preparing myself to take it...as it comes.
Will take pictures later of the babies wardrobe.
Ive been buying an awful lot of pink! So much fun!!
I still need to go for my GD test. Haven't done that one yet....
And I need to schedule my next prenatal right away as well.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
22 weeks 4 days
Ahhh pregnancy.
I ache...everywhere. And Im not even THAT big yet.
All my barbie bendy bits are hurting. (Where my legs join my body..my hips..*UGD*)
Im starting to get uncomfortable in all positions.
However the GOOD news is that I had my ultrasound and there was NO gall stones to be found. *phew*
I was really happy because that meant that I could go and have the BIG assed breakfast that I had been craving. And damn did it taste goooood! :)
So it must be a bruised rib or some other oddity that comes with pregnancy.
That is much easier to deal with than gallbladder issues!!!
Other than that and being very stiff and achey I have been doing pretty good.
I have been sleeping alot. I am so tired all the time. Its been nice to have Launi home because that means I can have an afternoon nap here and there..and even sleep in a bit in the mornings. Its been heaven. (Thank you Bunches.)
The baby has been moving around like crazy. The other night she was just doing sommersaults and giving lots of really good jabs. Launi came upstairs and I told him to come and sit and see if he could feel it. So he sits very patiently with his hand on my belly and all of a sudden..*bump bump* Both of us started laughing and giggling like 8 year old girls!!! She kept it up and every time we'd feel it, we'd just start giggling. :)
No other pregancy news to date.
Except that I have added BRA EXTENDERS to my bra's. *UGD*
I swear..if my boobs get any bigger they are going to explode.
Thank god my ass stopped growing.....
We're doing well!! :)
xox
d
I ache...everywhere. And Im not even THAT big yet.
All my barbie bendy bits are hurting. (Where my legs join my body..my hips..*UGD*)
Im starting to get uncomfortable in all positions.
However the GOOD news is that I had my ultrasound and there was NO gall stones to be found. *phew*
I was really happy because that meant that I could go and have the BIG assed breakfast that I had been craving. And damn did it taste goooood! :)
So it must be a bruised rib or some other oddity that comes with pregnancy.
That is much easier to deal with than gallbladder issues!!!
Other than that and being very stiff and achey I have been doing pretty good.
I have been sleeping alot. I am so tired all the time. Its been nice to have Launi home because that means I can have an afternoon nap here and there..and even sleep in a bit in the mornings. Its been heaven. (Thank you Bunches.)
The baby has been moving around like crazy. The other night she was just doing sommersaults and giving lots of really good jabs. Launi came upstairs and I told him to come and sit and see if he could feel it. So he sits very patiently with his hand on my belly and all of a sudden..*bump bump* Both of us started laughing and giggling like 8 year old girls!!! She kept it up and every time we'd feel it, we'd just start giggling. :)
No other pregancy news to date.
Except that I have added BRA EXTENDERS to my bra's. *UGD*
I swear..if my boobs get any bigger they are going to explode.
Thank god my ass stopped growing.....
We're doing well!! :)
xox
d
Sunday, February 3, 2008
21 weeks and 1 day
Here's a 21 week picture for you all!!
Not to much is new lately.
I have my gallbladder and liver ultrasound on the 12th of this month.
About 6 weeks ago my rib (middle rib, right under my bra, on the right side) started to ACHE and give me grief. It felt bruised and achey. I mostly noticed it when I coughed, or sneezed or moved around alot. It felt mostly muscular so I didn't pay alot of attention to it.
Then people started to say, "I sure hope its not your gallbladder" and my mind started to work overtime.
So I went to the Doc about 2 weeks ago and got him to check it out. He decided to send me for ultrasound and JUST to be safe, he put me on a NO FAT diet. *BLECH*
(Because I was also having some pain under my shoulder blade in the center of my back..he was a tad concerned, as the two go hand in hand if you're having gallbladder issues.)
So its been about 2 weeks (give or take) that Ive been on this basturd of a "no fat" diet. In the mean time Ive been going to the chiropractor and he's been adjusting and snapping me back into place. He poked and prodded around where its been bothering me and its HIS opinion that Ive bruised a rib.
I am inclined to agree as thats exactely what it feels like...and the pain that I have, is RIGHT on top of the rib and not exactely where it would hurt if it was gallbladder. Also..given that it only really hurts if I clench up the muscles in that area, or bump that particular rib..it seems to me, its more muscle/rib related than gallbladder. Previous to going to the Doc about it, I had been eating fatty meals and it didn't make the pain worse or more uncomfortable. It didn't seem to bother it at all. So...its looking like its a bruised rib.
HOWEVER..because I have a bad case od OCD and major anxiety, I am paranoid about what I eat..worrying that every meal is going to send my gallbladder into some sort of a frenzy..resulting in the dreaded "gallbladder" attack.
So I have been following the "No Fat" diet out of FEAR and not common sense.
Thusly, Ive lost 5 lbs in the past 3 weeks.
(Living on fat free yogurt, chicken wraps, vegetables and gummi bears will do that to a person.)
So technically, if I go with my pre-pregnant weight and add what Ive gained thus far..its only been 4 lbs!
I don't know how to feel about that.
Firstly Im really righteously indignant that I "can't" have fat...because all I want to eat is FATTY foods. Eggs benedict...sausage egg mcmuffins...mac and cheese...a perogy or two (or 12)..a big cheese burger...*UGD*!!!!!!!!!!!
Secondly..I hate that I won't listen to what common sense and MY body are telling me..and that is ,that this is a bruised rib or a muscle issue...and not my gallbladder. But thats severe anxiety for you. All reason and logic goes flying out the window.
So until the ultrasound confirms that I have a healthy, stone free gallbladder...then I will continue on with this ridiculous diet and feel hungry and irritated that I can't have CHEESE!
(And don't suggest fat free cheese. Have you actually ATE fat free cheese? Im telling you..it ain't cheese if you can SEE through IT!!)
I will also admit that it really chaps my ass that this is happening whilst Im pregnant and have no intention of losing weight. Actually its the ONE time in my life when I can eat "for two"!! So I feel kind of...gipped!!!!
Enough whinging!
I would have to say that other than these annoying little things that pop up and a very sore back and tailbone..the pregnancy has been going very well for the past 6 weeks. Ive felt better, more energy, the cloud of depression has lifted, and Im feeling a bit more like my "Old Self". The worry of losing the baby has subsided..and its all starting to become more real and exciting to me.
I will sign off with another picture that we took...one of Lijie kissing his sister! :)
He's been somewhat in denial the past few weeks...when ever we refer to the baby as his "sister", and laughs and says, "No you MEAN BRUDDER, silly!!"
And he still tells everyone the baby is a boy!! :)
Not to much is new lately.
I have my gallbladder and liver ultrasound on the 12th of this month.
About 6 weeks ago my rib (middle rib, right under my bra, on the right side) started to ACHE and give me grief. It felt bruised and achey. I mostly noticed it when I coughed, or sneezed or moved around alot. It felt mostly muscular so I didn't pay alot of attention to it.
Then people started to say, "I sure hope its not your gallbladder" and my mind started to work overtime.
So I went to the Doc about 2 weeks ago and got him to check it out. He decided to send me for ultrasound and JUST to be safe, he put me on a NO FAT diet. *BLECH*
(Because I was also having some pain under my shoulder blade in the center of my back..he was a tad concerned, as the two go hand in hand if you're having gallbladder issues.)
So its been about 2 weeks (give or take) that Ive been on this basturd of a "no fat" diet. In the mean time Ive been going to the chiropractor and he's been adjusting and snapping me back into place. He poked and prodded around where its been bothering me and its HIS opinion that Ive bruised a rib.
I am inclined to agree as thats exactely what it feels like...and the pain that I have, is RIGHT on top of the rib and not exactely where it would hurt if it was gallbladder. Also..given that it only really hurts if I clench up the muscles in that area, or bump that particular rib..it seems to me, its more muscle/rib related than gallbladder. Previous to going to the Doc about it, I had been eating fatty meals and it didn't make the pain worse or more uncomfortable. It didn't seem to bother it at all. So...its looking like its a bruised rib.
HOWEVER..because I have a bad case od OCD and major anxiety, I am paranoid about what I eat..worrying that every meal is going to send my gallbladder into some sort of a frenzy..resulting in the dreaded "gallbladder" attack.
So I have been following the "No Fat" diet out of FEAR and not common sense.
Thusly, Ive lost 5 lbs in the past 3 weeks.
(Living on fat free yogurt, chicken wraps, vegetables and gummi bears will do that to a person.)
So technically, if I go with my pre-pregnant weight and add what Ive gained thus far..its only been 4 lbs!
I don't know how to feel about that.
Firstly Im really righteously indignant that I "can't" have fat...because all I want to eat is FATTY foods. Eggs benedict...sausage egg mcmuffins...mac and cheese...a perogy or two (or 12)..a big cheese burger...*UGD*!!!!!!!!!!!
Secondly..I hate that I won't listen to what common sense and MY body are telling me..and that is ,that this is a bruised rib or a muscle issue...and not my gallbladder. But thats severe anxiety for you. All reason and logic goes flying out the window.
So until the ultrasound confirms that I have a healthy, stone free gallbladder...then I will continue on with this ridiculous diet and feel hungry and irritated that I can't have CHEESE!
(And don't suggest fat free cheese. Have you actually ATE fat free cheese? Im telling you..it ain't cheese if you can SEE through IT!!)
I will also admit that it really chaps my ass that this is happening whilst Im pregnant and have no intention of losing weight. Actually its the ONE time in my life when I can eat "for two"!! So I feel kind of...gipped!!!!
Enough whinging!
I would have to say that other than these annoying little things that pop up and a very sore back and tailbone..the pregnancy has been going very well for the past 6 weeks. Ive felt better, more energy, the cloud of depression has lifted, and Im feeling a bit more like my "Old Self". The worry of losing the baby has subsided..and its all starting to become more real and exciting to me.
I will sign off with another picture that we took...one of Lijie kissing his sister! :)
He's been somewhat in denial the past few weeks...when ever we refer to the baby as his "sister", and laughs and says, "No you MEAN BRUDDER, silly!!"
And he still tells everyone the baby is a boy!! :)
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