Our Journey Continues...

Second Trimester

Week 13 was a lot like weeks 12 for me, not much better and not any worse, just the same.  People always say that second trimester is a fabulous trimester because you regain your energy, you are not normally sick, and you all around just feel good.  Well I was waiting for that and it wasn’t coming.  I wanted my energy back, I was tired of not having the stamina I needed to get things done, and after all, I was into my second trimester already.  Then I thought to myself, maybe it take more then just a week to feel better.  

Week 14 is when I started to notice I was getting some of my stamina back, I had more energy, and I wasn’t feeling sick anymore.  I was actually feeling pretty good. 

This is the week I really noticed that I was uncomfortable in my clothing.  I had been wearing maternity shirts and pants every once in a while, for the reason of they just fit better.  But this week made me realize that I was losing the battle with my pants and they were actually making me feel more pregnant then I was or even looked.  They were also hurting my belly after a while, actually everything, if it was too tight, would.  So I told Mike that I think I need to go get a couple more pairs of maternity pants and some more maternity shirts so I have things to wear.

Week 15 is when I felt as though I finally hit the second trimester glory, I was feeling really good.  I had regained some energy and my stamina had greatly improved.  Besides that, nothing really had changed.

Week 16 I was feeling great, but with the baby growing it caused my body to stretch and change.  Over the last few weeks I started noticing that I felt like my stomach was going to rip in half.  Knowing it was probably just my body stretching to accommodate the growing baby, it was still uncomfortable.  So, I talked to my OB and he said as long as it subsides quickly it is entirely normal and said it will continue throughout most of my pregnancy. 

Week 17 was much like the last couple of weeks, not much of a change which at this point is a good thing.

This week is also the week I gave in and went and bought more maternity clothes.  I was tired of not having anything comfortable to wear and I needed more then one pair of pants to wear.

Week 18 I was still feeling great.  I still hadn’t felt the baby move, but I was sure everything was OK and I am looking forward to the day when I do feel baby move.

Anatomy Ultrasound

October 10, 2012 was the big day, the day we could find out if this baby was going to be a girl or boy.  We were very excited, so excited that we started counting down the days a week before the appointment.  It was exciting to think that we were going to be able to see if our baby was still growing and developing like it should be and how big it was at this point.  It was exciting knowing that we were going to be able to see our baby in general.  It is fun listening to the heart beat, but it was really cool to see our baby and see where it is now compared to where it was the last time we saw it. 

The appointment itself took about 40 minutes and was very interesting.  The ultrasound tech measured my cervix and how much amniotic fluid was surrounding the baby and she also took a bunch of measurements on baby.  She measured baby’s head, the abdomen, the femur, and the length of the feet.  She also looked at baby’s brain, the spine, the kidneys, the 4 chambers of the heart, the diaphragm, the arms and legs, and the umbilical cord.  And although I am sure she looked and or measured more, that is all she pointed out or that I remember. 

All in all the appointment was very cool and it was very cool to see our baby move around, but the thing we remember the most about this appointment was finding out that we are having a baby BOY!!! Yep, a boy!!!  Our little boy weighs in at a whole 9 ounces, the length of his little foot measured a whole 1 inch, and he still had a good strong heart beat, so as far as we know he got a clean bill of health.  I did ask the ultrasound tech if she thought everything looked good, knowing she couldn’t tell me anything but I figured I would try, she said Dr. England would be able to give me all the results when we went in for our next appointment, so, I guess we will have to wait until October 22, 2012 to know officially if everything looks good, but as far as I could tell everything did.

It is crazy to think about, but we only have about 21 weeks left until we can bring home our little boy!    

Week 19 was a fun week, we started calling our baby a baby boy and we started looked for things to buy and although we didn’t buy anything this week it was fun to start thinking about nursery colors, bedding, furniture, and thinking about how to arrange all the furniture in the nursery.    As far as how I was feeling, I was feeling really good.

Week 20 was a lot like the last few weeks as far as how I was feeling.  I decided that I really like second trimester and realized why every other pregnant women does too. 

We bought our little man’s bedding on October 20^th.  It is made by Lambs and Ivy and it called Bow Wow.  My original thought was that I wanted to go with more of a color scheme instead of doing a themed room, but as I started looking at bedding, I noticed there isn’t a fantastic selection of bedding for boys that include more them a couple of colors.  So, ultimately I went with the bedding I did for the colors I could pull from to decorate the nursery.  Let the process of decorating begin!

Fifth appointment

October 22, 2012 we went to see Dr. England again.  He went over the anatomy ultrasound findings and said that everything looked good and that he wasn’t worried about anything.  We did get to listen to the heart beat and his little heart was beating 151 beats per minute.  Dr. England said that he would expect that I would continue to progress as I have and he would see me at my next appointment.  Our next appointment will be on November 19^th.  

Week 21 is the week that my dad bought our crib and mattress.  It was fun buying what I would expect to be the biggest purchase made for this baby and although we haven’t set it up yet, we still have it and that is one thing we can check off our list. 

Week 22 was much like the past few weeks, still feeling pretty good with nothing new to report. 

Week 23 was a pretty good week as far as how I was feeling, there were a couple of days that I felt like I reverted back into first trimester as far as being tired, but overall it was a good week. 

On November 10^th we went to Home Depot to see if they could color match the bedding instead of having to look at tons of paint swatches and still not finding the right color and we got lucky because they were able to color match the bedding so we were able to get the paint and although we probably won’t paint for a couple of weeks, we have it and that is what matters. 

Week 24 I was back to feeling good again, however, I have noticed that I am getting tired more easily then I was a few weeks ago.  Don’t get me wrong it is nothing like first trimester; I still have energy and feel pretty good, I just get tired quicker then my normal. 

As of yet, I still haven’t felt any movements that are undoubtedly baby moving, I am sure he is moving around.  I do feel movement in my belly every once in a while and with this being my first baby and me not knowing what it feels like when a baby moves, I could be feeling him and passing it off as gas or something.    

Sixth appointment

November 19, 2012 we went to see Dr. England again and he said everything looked good.  The heart beat was 148 beats per minute and sounded strong.  I have heard people compare the sound of a baby’s heart beat to the sound of running horses and I heard that at this appointment.  So, that makes me think our little man is closer to the surface then he has been because I have never heard the heart beat sound like that, it was pretty cool to hear. 

Dr. England told me that at our next appointment, which will be on December 17, 2012, I would be doing testing for Gestational Diabetes.  I have heard this test isn’t one to look forward too so it should be interesting.   

Week 25 was a good week for me, I only had to work 3 days this week and it was the week of Thanksgiving.  I had been feeling more tired lately so I was really looking forward to having a few days off where I could just hangout and relax.

I have been feeling more movement in my belly this week, so I am starting to think the things I have been feeling have been the baby moving around, but I am still not 100% positive.    

We bought some pajamas for our little man this week and it was actually the only thing we bought over the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Week 26 is when I officially knew that I was feeling our little guy move around, making the first noticeable kick happening on Thanksgiving night.  I still don’t feel him all that often, but I feel him often enough to know it is him. 

It is crazy to think that I only have one more trimester to go and our little boy will be here.  Second trimester was good to me and I hope third is just as good.  We still have a lot to get done before this little one makes his arrival, but knowing how I get when a deadline is approaching, it will all get done.