I apologize that the blog has been neglected for the past few weeks but I was in Ireland! I feel that this is a completely acceptable reason for not posting. The trip was amazing, Ireland is beautiful and we were very lucky to be given this trip and be able to see all of the amazing things we saw.
Just a sampling, I have to upload them all to our shutterfly page, will post about that when it happens.
We celebrated a milestone in Dublin this past Sunday, 20 weeks! That is our halfway point. It still sometimes feels so surreal that we are here, let alone halfway to meeting our bambino. I can feel the baby move more, its a slight movement and its mostly when baby is moving side to side but I love it. I can't wait for hubs to feel the baby, its only a matter of time at this point. I can feel it when I know baby is moving on the inside so we just have to be patient.
We have our 20 week anatomy scan a week from today! Woo. I am so excited to see our baby again. Its been too long!
Now on to the good stuff, the crazy things that are happening to me...
Pregnancy Symptoms:
Skin: My face is clear as can be, I love it. My tummy is definitely getting bigger, my belly button is stretching like never before. The skin on my belly is tight and itchy, I lather all the time.
Back Issues: My back is still out of whack, the chiropractor has been helping a bunch. Other than that its been a pretty smooth ride so far.
Eating: I have no problem eating which is great. I have been really good, I am drinking lots of water and have had no crazy weight gain so all is well. I am still obsessed with pepperoni, I craved it in Ireland and just bought some last night. We will see how long the bag will last, a good little experiment.
Cramps/Pain: Round ligament pain is my BFF. For real, I can get away from it. I have learned to cope, a little slow breathing, fetal position and just try to relax. It's quite painful at times but the pain tells me that baby needs more room and I like to know that baby is growing.
Sleeping: Ahh Body pillow! How did I live without you, it is really doing a great job at two things 1. Keeping my hips and back all in line and 2. keeping Hubs on his side of the bed. Its fantastic. I missed it in Ireland. I may use it even after the baby is born, its so comfy. I am sure to RAVE about it later on as well.
Mentally: I had a few weeks where I freaked and I think it also had to do with the fact that we were leaving for so long, but the time away from it all was really nice. I think I got to clear my head a little bit. As I look at the calendar we are so busy, work for both of us is insane and there is a lot to do before baby gets here.
Baby Kicks and Moves: Aw I love it. I love it. I love it. More and more I can feel baby swimming around, Hubs has yet to feel it, but I know its coming. Just a few more weeks I am sure.
Nose Issues: Its stuffy a lot, vicks has been my new best friend. I feel very dry lately and I am sure it has something to do with the plane and change in temperature we just experienced. I am not too worried, I have had a few bloody nose episodes but they cleared up before it got too bad.
Overall I love it, there are no complaints. I can't wait to meet baby. Love.
It's 135 days, 17 hours, 57 minutes, 53 seconds
until Monday, December 12, 2011 (Rochester time) EEK!
So much to do. I CANT WAIT!
Now on to the good stuff, the crazy things that are happening to me...
Pregnancy Symptoms:
Skin: My face is clear as can be, I love it. My tummy is definitely getting bigger, my belly button is stretching like never before. The skin on my belly is tight and itchy, I lather all the time.
Back Issues: My back is still out of whack, the chiropractor has been helping a bunch. Other than that its been a pretty smooth ride so far.
Eating: I have no problem eating which is great. I have been really good, I am drinking lots of water and have had no crazy weight gain so all is well. I am still obsessed with pepperoni, I craved it in Ireland and just bought some last night. We will see how long the bag will last, a good little experiment.
Cramps/Pain: Round ligament pain is my BFF. For real, I can get away from it. I have learned to cope, a little slow breathing, fetal position and just try to relax. It's quite painful at times but the pain tells me that baby needs more room and I like to know that baby is growing.
Sleeping: Ahh Body pillow! How did I live without you, it is really doing a great job at two things 1. Keeping my hips and back all in line and 2. keeping Hubs on his side of the bed. Its fantastic. I missed it in Ireland. I may use it even after the baby is born, its so comfy. I am sure to RAVE about it later on as well.
Mentally: I had a few weeks where I freaked and I think it also had to do with the fact that we were leaving for so long, but the time away from it all was really nice. I think I got to clear my head a little bit. As I look at the calendar we are so busy, work for both of us is insane and there is a lot to do before baby gets here.
Baby Kicks and Moves: Aw I love it. I love it. I love it. More and more I can feel baby swimming around, Hubs has yet to feel it, but I know its coming. Just a few more weeks I am sure.
Nose Issues: Its stuffy a lot, vicks has been my new best friend. I feel very dry lately and I am sure it has something to do with the plane and change in temperature we just experienced. I am not too worried, I have had a few bloody nose episodes but they cleared up before it got too bad.
Overall I love it, there are no complaints. I can't wait to meet baby. Love.
It's 135 days, 17 hours, 57 minutes, 53 seconds
until Monday, December 12, 2011 (Rochester time) EEK!
So much to do. I CANT WAIT!
Really getting as excited as you Dan and I'm sure your Mom and Dad are. Can you tell I love babies. And GGparents L&J.
ReplyDeleteBTW, the family photos from Ireland are beautiful. A really beautiful looking family.