Todays post will be scattered and about many little things. Might be boring for you, but some things need to be blogged about even if they don’t relate to anything.
I am 23 weeks pregnant as of yesterday, and am feeling like I should rather be closer to 43 weeks pregnant. I get winded walking up the stairs. My heart races will race and race and I have to go lay in bed to bring it back to normal. I’ve also come to that great point of feeling over-full all the time. Not with food, but with stuff. As in, baby is where all my innards should be, yet my ribcage hasn’t spread out enough to accomodate them, so sitting is very uncomfortable. Anywhere. For any time span. Laying down is the only real option, which you can imagine is pretty inconvenient at the best of times.
Another discomfort I feel like complaining about is probably less appropriate to talk about, but I’m gonna. I feel like my boobs are physically trying to tear themselves from my body. Thus begins the hunt for a sports bra to start wearing to bed. Without one, instead of sitting up and getting out of my bed in the morning, I’ll end up on the floor.
To add a positive light to the situation, baby is hypothetically 1.5 lbs this week and as long as a cob of corn! It sort of makes things make sense a bit more. I don’t show too much and its hard to imagine that the baby is already so long, but I’ve discovered something. I have always held my stomach in. Always. Not because I’m embarrassed or aware of it really, but its just natural for me. Its gotten even more that way since having Dekker and having my abs work so hard to keep up with his bulk. I have been pretty unconsciously doing it this whole pregnancy as well, which I think is really great actually. I should try to exercise my ab muscles as long as I have them right? But since I’m having this full feeling that takes the wind out of me, I’ve discovered that just letting my belly be “free” gives me so much more room in there! Letting my abs relax lets my baby bump show while letting me breathe better. Win win 🙂 I complain, I know, but I assure you all that I am more than 200% thrilled to be pregnant and do not take it for granted for a second! We are sooo anticipating baby #2! Hoping to book our 3D ultrasound in three-ish weeks maybe?
One more quick note about the baby. At our last appointment, we heard the heartbeat on the doppler, as per usual. The sound wasn’t normal though. It was more of a snapping sound. Our doctor pointed it out to us and said the snap is actually the sound of the heart chambers physically closing and moving and doing their jobs! Very cool 🙂 This baby sure keeps us on our toes, learning new things all along the way.
To run off in a completely different direction, Brady rounded up the garden today and the town guy came and mowed our whole lawn 🙂 There is grass everywhere, but I’m hoping we’ll get a wickedly strong east wind in the next couple of days that will blow it all away, and then it will finally look pretty. I can hope. But either way, things are starting! I think we’re a bit behind but I’m hoping we’ll be able to have a garden up in the next couple of weeks.
I don’t have tons more to say really. I’m typing this post early because for some unknown reason, Brady and I are both wiped and fatigued today and need to go to bed early tonight. Lucky for us, the chicken for the spaghetti casserole was already prepared from the other day and in the fridge, so the casserole is doing its cooking thing without our help, and Dekker’s sleeping. I’m totally looking forward to supper and Arrested Development and my nudist baby.