How I'm feeling: Same as last week, really. Not a whole lot is changing lately, and I don't feel like I'm getting THAT much bigger these past weeks. I feel like I'm bigger sooner than I was last time, but am not growing as fast anymore, so maybe I won't end up being that huge at the end of it all?? But I could be wrong. I've been struggling a little bit with how I look this pregnancy, I feel I just look so much bigger than last time (even though I weight pretty much the same), and I think it must be because in New Zealand, we only have 2 mirrors in our entire house, and neither of them is full length. In fact, they are pretty much only chest height. Here I feel like I'm surrounded by full length mirrors, which really lets me see how my body looks. Can't say that I'm loving it, but I know it's all worth it in the end.
Weight gained: Since I messed up last week by not weighing myself, I don't know what I gained this week either, but I am now at a total of 8 pounds gained.
Cravings: none really that I can think of.
Aversions: none. Boring, I know.
Movement: Lots of movement these days, especially noticeable in the evenings when I'm relaxing on the couch. Still can't feel or see it from the outside, so Mark hasn't been able to feel anything yet. I'm excited for him to be able to feel it because I think it really makes the pregnancy more real for him.
Exciting things this week: I heard the heartbeat for the first time! You might be thinking, wow, that's pretty late in the game to be hearing it for the first time, and you're right. At my last 2 doctor's appointments my OB tried to hear the heartbeat for maybe a total of 2 seconds, and then was like, eh, we'll just do an ultrasound. We could see the heartbeat (and baby, obviously), but didn't actually hear it. So this time she heard it right away, a strong heartbeat of around 160. I'm thinking we're having another girl, but we'll find out next Wednesday!! And I'm trying to come up with a fun way to share it with you all, so get excited!
I'm not really a big fan of sharing bare belly shots, but I wanted one from the front, and you couldn't really see anything with my black shirt on, so this is the closest to bare belly you'll probably see. Can you see my little bruises (they look like red dots sort of) on either side of my belly? That's from the lovenox injections. Those bruises are actually the smallest ones I've had since I started these injections, so that's a plus!
Weight gained: Since I messed up last week by not weighing myself, I don't know what I gained this week either, but I am now at a total of 8 pounds gained.
Cravings: none really that I can think of.
Aversions: none. Boring, I know.
Movement: Lots of movement these days, especially noticeable in the evenings when I'm relaxing on the couch. Still can't feel or see it from the outside, so Mark hasn't been able to feel anything yet. I'm excited for him to be able to feel it because I think it really makes the pregnancy more real for him.
Exciting things this week: I heard the heartbeat for the first time! You might be thinking, wow, that's pretty late in the game to be hearing it for the first time, and you're right. At my last 2 doctor's appointments my OB tried to hear the heartbeat for maybe a total of 2 seconds, and then was like, eh, we'll just do an ultrasound. We could see the heartbeat (and baby, obviously), but didn't actually hear it. So this time she heard it right away, a strong heartbeat of around 160. I'm thinking we're having another girl, but we'll find out next Wednesday!! And I'm trying to come up with a fun way to share it with you all, so get excited!
I'm not really a big fan of sharing bare belly shots, but I wanted one from the front, and you couldn't really see anything with my black shirt on, so this is the closest to bare belly you'll probably see. Can you see my little bruises (they look like red dots sort of) on either side of my belly? That's from the lovenox injections. Those bruises are actually the smallest ones I've had since I started these injections, so that's a plus!
Wow this pregnancy is FLYING by! It's funny, the first time around, I was dying to meet my little girl. To hold her in her arms, to sing to her and kiss her face and just snuggle with her for hours and hours. And obviously I'm excited for that again, but I don't want the time to go too quickly. I want to cherish my last months with just Riley as my baby, because after baby #2 gets here, everything is going to change! So for now, I'm just trying to enjoy my little Riley baby, while patiently waiting for her little brother or sister. :)
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