Some updates!

I bought my first maternity clothes last weekend and am loving them.  I finally have a bit of a baby bump and though don’t have a big round belly, am starting to look pregnant, which I love.  I finally got the comment, “You look pregnant” so that was a nice affirmation.

I had my monthly check up this week and it went well.  My blood pressure is lower than ever (109/70) and I’ve gained 5 pounds since the beginning. After my next visit in September I’m going to start going every other week as I’ll be in my 3rd trimester… it’s going too fast!

I’ve felt movement for a couple of weeks and for about 2 weeks know I’ve felt definite kicks and jabs and I love it every time.  Sometimes it just feels like hiccoughs deep in my belly, but there have been times I felt for sure if I was looking, I would’ve seen my belly jump.  Josh isn’t liking it though- each time I call him over to try and feel, she stops.  He said the baby is already giving him a complex and teases that I’m hogging her all to myself.  I try to reassure him that we still have 17 weeks for him to try and feel it.  I found out at my last ultrasound that my placenta is on top, so that’s why it took longer for me to feel anything.  Good to know.

Almost 24 weeks in and so far, this has been great.  I feel good, I love the waves of content that wash over me a couple of times every day, and I love watching everything grow (except my bra size- that has been super annoying).  Twisting and bending is getting a little more difficult, but for the most part, I feel better than I have in years.  So no matter what happens in the last segment, I can at least say that the first 2/3rds of the pregnancy were wonderful, save a couple of weeks of not feeling well in the beginning.  But I’m even thankful for that, because without it I wouldn’t have figured it out until much later.

I go on vacation this week and though this is usually a very drink-heavy gathering of friends, I’m very much looking forward to it and thankful I feel so good and am still completely mobile.  I can’t wait to see how the rest of this plays out!