Compare/Contrast: so far, I’ve been feeling similar to how I was
during Cara’s pregnancy when it comes to maternity clothes. Only this time I’m
all for the pants, but I’m hesitant to start wearing shirts. This is mostly
because I feel like I have only a few maternity shirts so once I start, I am
down to wearing the same clothes every week haha. I just absolutely refuse to
buy more clothes for a temporary moment in my life.
Also, really weird moment came around when I turned 21 weeks – my morning
sickness came back! I was worried it was a bug, but I didn’t have a fever or anything,
just felt very sick and anything I ate (no matter how small) felt like it was
too much. That was rough, but only lasted a couple days and then went away, luckily!
The movements have been different this time. I didn’t feel anything for a
while, which started to make me nervous, but once they came, they came on hard.
Cara, I didn’t start feeling until 19 weeks (like right as I turned that) and
didn’t see them or feel from the outside until around 21 weeks. Gwen, I
remember seeing a kick out my side at 19 weeks (she had some big legs!), this
one I felt movements later, but they’ve gotten bigger quicker.
Also, comparing the anatomy scan – this baby is a big wiggler. The lady kept
trying to look for the gender, but she wouldn’t stop moving. Then she’d freeze
the screen to take a picture and I’d feel a big wiggle and I knew when she’d go
back the screen wouldn’t look the same haha. Learning we were having another
girl wasn’t too shocking for me – this pregnancy just resembles so much of Cara’s
that I felt like that was the case. But she’s going to be so loved and welcomed
to our lovely girl gang we’ve got going on in our home!
I also am convinced I’m crying a lot easier this time and over much more
than before. I’ve said this with each pregnancy, but it’s like a ton of crying
all the time haha.
Luckily, I don’t feel as sore. I don’t have PGP this time and only a few
stretching pains when I sneeze or cough or get up too quickly. Although I am
very terrified about how my abs are going to look after this one!
Oh, and sleeping – so much worse this time! Like usual, I turn from side to
side, but I feel like I don’t get as large of a stretch at the beginning of the
night and I feel like some nights I can make it an hour before I need to switch
sides, but other nights it’s like 15 minutes! And Minnie cuddles with me all
night, like she has with each of the other pregnancies (funny since she doesn’t
seem attached to the babies when they are born, she must just like the shelf my
belly creates for her haha). And I definitely need to be asleep by 9:30, after
that it’s a very rough morning. Luckily no dreams that are too freaky this time
around.
I am still talking to this baby as much as possible, but I’m still mostly
looking forward to when she’s born (my newborn hunger is EXTREME this time
around!!)
Best Moments This Month: Movements for sure! They came later than
with my other pregnancies, it was more around 19.5 weeks, but they’ve been very
strong since then. I’ll have moments at work where she’ll kick my side and it’ll
move my elbow off my belly haha.
Oh – and there’s a spoiler: finding out we’re having another girl!! I
honestly didn’t care one way or another on gender, but knowing finally is
great! Plus, this girl is going to be the cheapest baby we’ve had. We only have
to get a coming home outfit, a crib, bedding set, and little things like a new
baby book, a log for the first three months tracker (I love having those), new
bottle nipples, maybe a few binkies, etc.
We got the coming home outfit (so that’s checked off from the list above)
from Kohl’s I got with my $10 Kohl’s Cash so I only spent $1.06 on it and it’s
really cute and bear themed (because that’s what I’d like to do with this one).
What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting the last of our baby needs for
this one (she’ll be wearing all the hand me downs from Cara and Gwen as far as
I can make them fit), finding a bedding set seems to be quite the process – I just
can’t find one I absolutely love, but I’m determined.
I meet with an actual doctor next visit to talk about a possible c-section
and what my options are (we’re going for VBAC, but I still have to meet with a
physician), but I’m looking forward to that because they said my placenta is growing
is very close to my scar so I want to ask them about how that impacts if I have
to have another section (I forgot to ask the midwife after the ultrasound). I
also will get my drink for the glucose test so I’m looking forward to having
that done (with Gwen I passed with super flying colors – I love hearing that).
I’m just hoping this baby isn’t like Cara and crashes after drinking the drink.
I, of course, also look very forward to many more movements – it’s my
favorite part of pregnancy! And then there’s the name, I have one I really love
that was on my list from my last pregnancy so hopefully I can convince Larry to
love it too haha.
