Tuesday, March 20, 2018

25 weeks!!!

i think i need to give myself permission to acknowledge that this pregnancy is different on my body and that is OK.  i think (or don't remember correctly) i had an easy pregnancy with bowie.  and in all my pregnancies i have never had morning sickness, so i consider myself very lucky!  but i feel like i am carrying this baby differently which is making it more uncomfortable for me.  not to mention the exhaustion is hard and the physical exhaustion of a keeping up with a toddler is no joke!

i had my monthly check up this week and everything is good.  not much to report, but there will be some changes with my doctors office since she is moving locations, so we talked about and planned how my appointments will go for the month of april.  it will actually be a busy month with 3 doctors appointments in april.  my doctor will be on vacation when i am scheduled to do my gestational diabetes test, so i will do my blood work and see another doctor that day to get familiar with the new office, then i have a 28 week growth scan and then will end the month with seeing my normal doctor when she returns from vacation.

baby boy is moving around a lot and you can even see it if you watch my belly.  bowie likes say "baby belly" a lot and even will tell jarad he has one too!  we are trying to get her used to the idea of sharing things when he arrives.  we set up my car with the infant car seat as well as bowie's car seat to see how it would feel, and at first bowie seemed a bit jealous and said "no bow bow's car seat." but she seemed to warm up to the idea.


i haven't been having any major cravings, just lots of snacking, both salty and sweet!  i have been loving fresh salads for lunch and honeycrisp apples and oranges.  but don't get me wrong, i have eaten my share of salted carmel ice cream and love my carbs!

weight gain this week = 1 pound
total weight gain = 2.5 pounds

baby milestones...

~lungs are continuing to develop
~hair is thickening and probably has a color
~nostrils are starting to open
~new sense of balance and can tell which side is up and which way is down
~about 14 inches long
~between 2- 2.5 pounds!
~size of a cabbage
~primitive memory is developing
~his spine has 1000 ligaments, 150 joints and 33 vertebrae




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