The
last time I wrote was before we went to beautiful Aruba for our 3 year wedding
anniversary and our “babymoon”… It was a fantastic trip! M got to take a few
maternity pictures of me with the sunset on the beach in the background. We
went snorkeling and drank fruity beach drinks (virgin drinks for me of course)
but it was pretty cool to get away. I won’t lie – some mornings were pretty
rough for me and I got sick a lot. Heartburn and headaches are still my vices,
which will probably be here to stay for the rest of this pregnancy! On a positive note, it was nice to finally
look pregnant and I had a few complete strangers ask me when I was due, which
was cool. It meant that they knew for sure that it was a baby bump and not a
pot belly. J
Yesterday
was Mother’s Day and my parents and in-laws came over for Sunday lunch. We all
exchanged flowers and gifts and Lee, mom, and I talked about the baby shower.
The “grandmothers-to-be” are planning a big shower for me and inviting all
family & friends. It will be in late July, when I am 27 weeks. I need to
finish the nursery by then, so we can do a nursery reveal to share your room
with everyone. Of course, I am counting HOURS until Tuesday (tomorrow!) at
1:30pm when we go in for our anatomy scan and hopefully get to find out your
genders. So, you better cooperate! ;-)
As I have said before, our main wish is just to have 2 healthy little
beans. We welcome any gender combination…
I
have been feeling ok lately – no major complaints except the normal pregnancy
symptoms. Sometimes my back hurts, sometimes by head, sometimes I have all
symptoms at once and feel miserable, but other times I have none at all and
think for a second that I am normal. But I have not felt any kicks yet. I felt
some flutters here and there, but nothing that I could with 100% certainty say
was a kick. The doctor told me that’s normal and I should start feeling
movement around 18-20 weeks. I can’t wait… So much to look forward to! So far I only gained some 4-5 pounds – from 112
pre-pregnancy to 116 on a normal day. I am not sure where the weight is to
account for this belly bump, but I would imagine its all baby weight. Again,
the doctor tells me to wait and that this is normal, but I always have to
remind myself to eat. I just have no appetite and food is still not as
enjoyable as it was pre-pregnancy.
My
favorite pictures from Aruba:
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