New Doc

I got to see my new OB yesterday. He's a little on the weird side, but very nice. He did a quick ultrasound in the office to "make sure I was pregnant" and confirmed that there is indeed a midget in there. Once again, we have proof that baby likes to kick my bladder. He is measuring right on target (possibly a little ahead) and all looks well.

After my appointment, I ran to the grocery store and saw a couple walking out with their brand new baby. I started to get emotional and realized that I was tearing up for a very different reason this time. Very surreal.

Babymoon

Dave finally felt the baby move over the weekend. It was a nice anniversary treat. The baby gave 3 really good kicks and each time I asked, "did you feel that"? Dave says "I feel your stomach moving". Yeah, that's it boy Dave. I think he was expecting to feel an actual foot kicking him or something.

Dave thinks he's funny: (while I was trying to pick up the last of the laundry, I dropped a sock and asked Dave to pick it up for me) "You could get it if it was a candy bar". Boy was he lucky I was in a good mood! Rather funny actually.

Ultrasound Update

At the ultrasound on Friday, everything measured and looked perfect! A+ for the midget. While trying to get some good shots of him, he kept boxing me and bike pedaling into my bladder. Now I have proof that he does kick my bladder all the time! He looks so much bigger from the last ultrasound...it's so fun to see him growing!

22 Weeks Today!

Yeah for another week to check off the calendar! We have another ultrasound scheduled for today to check measurements and the baby's major organs. I have been so lucky to have so many ultrasounds to put my mind at ease....I really look forward to them. It's amazing to see such huge development over such a short period of time and I love to see the little guy jumping around in there, it's so fun.

After the ultrasound, Dave is treating me to a steak & shrimp dinner (not sure which restaurant we'll be going to yet)! Just a brief history: pre-pregnancy, I would only include red meat in my diet once or twice a month and the rest would be chicken, fish, or vegetarian. I just was not a red meat person, plus I was trying to keep meals more healthful. Since becoming pregnant, I haven't had chicken in 5 months! It tastes like trash to me. Seriously. I have become a huge red-meat eater and I can't get enough of roast beef, burgers, and carne asada. So weird!! The funny thing is that Dave is trying to lay off red meat, but with my new crave on the rise, he has no choice but to eat it. However, tonight I'll be ordering the steak & shrimp and he'll be having the baked potato & salad. Dave eating salad. HA!!!

Busy!

Today was a busy busy day at work! We found the "solution" to my swelling foot: walks. It must be poor circulation, because the more I sit or prop it up, the more it swells. I look like I have one hobbit foot! I've tried walking the two nights it's been the worst and the swelling goes down completely after 15 minutes. Glad to have that under control. Now, back to the busy days. I don't like them so much because I don't have time to sit and feel the little midget bounce around. He's been very active lately; I can feel him kicking about every other hour, but on busy days I get too sidetracked to sit still for very long. Oh well, I guess that means he'll be slamming me in the evenings when I can relax ;)

Braxton Hicks

Yesterday I started feeling some scary cramping. Midget was bouncing around like crazy for about 3 hours straight, so I wonder if that had anything to do with it. The cramping was very uncomfortable and kept coming, so I decided to look it up in my books and start tracking it. I counted 4 in one hour and decided to call my doc. Apparently I'm having Braxton Hicks already. Doc says most women have them after 20 weeks, but they don't feel them. Again, my super-sensitive body is freaking me out. I was told that if I have more than 6 per hour, to go straight to OB triage. I'm praying that won't happen and if it does, it'll happen in a couple weeks when we reach the 24-week mark. For some reason, that milestone makes me feel so much more comfortable. If anything were to happen, I'd want it to happen then.

The Rings are Off

I woke up yesterday morning and got ready to jump in the shower. I always take my rings off before I get wet, but it took me quite a while this time, so I decided to keep them off for good. I'm so paranoid they'll get stuck on there and I'll have to have them cut off. Not a good experience from what I've heard. PLUS, after looking in the mirror today, it seems that I have about an inch of regrowth already. I had my hair highlighted about 3 weeks ago and it's growing so darn fast! Not only is the regrowth obvious, but it's much more obvious since my hair has gotten darker! I've heard of that happening during pregnancy, but always thought it a myth ;) So, I'm off to get a touch-up on my hair before the trip and will be ringless through the duration of my pregnancy.