I've made it to the half way point! I feel like this pregnancy is flying by! I am finally feeling wonderful, and I love it. No more sickness or nausea, and my energy levels are back (although I still fall asleep early every night despite my best efforts to keep my hub company). It's been awesome to feel like myself again...I hope this lasts! About two weeks ago, I felt the baby move for the first time. Now I can feel it all day long. It's really cool. I still haven't had any specific cravings, except for Thanksgiving and Christmas food, but that happens to me every year around this time. Here's a little survey with more updates:
Total Weight Gain/Loss: None to date...I lost a few pounds in the beginning, and have put one or two of them back on, but I'm still right around my pre-prego weight. I'm sure that will change now that I'm feeling better, tho : /
Maternity Clothes?: Yes! I had to go buy a new pair of pants because most of my jeans are getting too uncomfortable. I tried a paid of maternity jeans on and they were like heaven! I am still wearing all my normal tops for now...
Sleep: Pretty good. I wake up a lot through the night, but that's more to do with my cat jumping on my head and less to do with the bambino.
Best moment this week: NOT throwing up at all! A week is the longest I've made it since I found out I was pregnant, so that is definitely the highlight of my week!
Movement: Yes! I can feel little kicks and punches. I can always feel her right after I eat, and then at night when I'm sitting still on the couch.
Food Cravings: Nothing specific, although I have a real sweet tooth lately. And that's strange for me because I really don't eat sweets. I'm usually a salty and savory kinda gal.
Gender: Still a girl
Labor Signs: Nope!
Belly Button in or out?: In, but it's less deep than it was, which means it's on it's way out...eeek!
What I miss: Sushi, big time. Also, I've missed working out. I've turned into a hibernating slug over the past 5 months, but now that I am feeling better I'm stepping back out into the exercise world!
What I am looking forward to: My "nesting" urge to kick in (see "hibernating slug" above). I am seriously dreading getting the baby's room ready. It's currently our spare room, so that means we have to clear out all the furniture in there and figure out what to do with it. The closet in that room also currently serves as my "overflow" closet, and it's full of excess clothes and other crap that I didn't find a place for when I bought this place about five years ago. Needless to say, it is going to be a project. But I will be happy when we finally bite the bullet and get it done.
Weekly Wisdom: Now that I'm not tossing my cookies all day long, I need to cut out the cookies-literally. I haven't been really worried about weight gain too much since I haven't been able to eat much. It's tough to pack on the pounds when you only keep 1/3 of your meals in your belly. But, now that I'm better I need to start monitoring my intake-especially with the holidays around the corner!
Milestone: Feeling her move, picking out nursery furniture
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