A couple of days ago one of the kids at school said the cutest thing. There was a class in the library, and a couple of students noticed that the wallpaper on Paul’s computer was one of the sonogram pictures (the one where the baby is sucking his thumb). One student asked the other, “How come the baby already knows how to suck his thumb?” Before the teacher could interject (explaining that it’s a reflex-type of thing), the second student answered, “He can do that because he’s smart, like Mr. Darr!” The teacher told me this story at lunch, and it just made me laugh. The way kids’ brains work just boggles my mind. I had to write it down before I forgot.
19 Weeks
The farther this pregnancy progresses, the better I feel. I am grateful for this fact. i was so afraid that I was going to be sick the whole time! Here’s the lowlights and highlights lately: I have figured out that it is really hard for me to sleep on my side. I miss being able to sleep on my stomach! The only thing that makes it worth it is knowing that I have a sweet spirit that I get to bring into this world. I also have discovered that once I wake up, I’m awake. Apparently it doesn’t matter if it is 2 a.m. or 8 a.m. I wonder if it’s just prepping me for after the baby arrives…lol On the plus side, I have been able to start feeling the baby move, and we found out that the baby is a boy. I am looking forward to having a snuggly baby boy to love, nurture, and help grow strong.
16 weeks
Wow! I will officially be 16 weeks tomorrow. I can hardly believe that in roughly 5 months this baby will be here! Highlights of second trimester (so far): much less morning sickness (I had to switch to a battery operated toothbrush because my manual one was triggering my gag reflex…I mean, it was kind of pointless to brush my teeth and then throw up…it made me feel like brushing my teeth again, but what would have been the point?!), feeling less tired (though I can still sleep a solid 10-12 hours if allowed to), and being able to cook again (for the most part. Cooking some things still smells nasty for some reason). Not-so-great things: super sensative nose (we went to Sea World last week, and the fishy smell in the penguin encounter almost knocked me out), crankiness (honestly, I hate being cranky and not being able to know why, other than hormones, I am cranky), and minor pain coming from my sciatic nerve. Every once in a while I’ll get a jab of pain right where the nerve is…nothing radiating down my leg, as of yet, but the jabs are not fun. One nice thing is that I am on Spring Break right now. I’ve had one week off and have one more to go. I have been able to sleep in and lounge around for most of the days (something that this pregnant lady loves to do when allowed). Next thing to look forward to: in a few weeks I go for another ultrasound to see if we can figure out if this peanut is Team Blue or Team Pink. Stay tuned!