hey baby

Little girl, you sure are growing good in there!

This past Monday marked 28 weeks/7 months, and boy does it feel good to get to this point. Everything I read in my books says that a baby born this early has a very good chance of surviving with medical intervention, so a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I'm more relaxed and feeling great.

With Sidney, I felt like I got good and fat all over during pregnancy - but with Nugget, I feel like she's all belly! She's a million times more active than Sidney was, and it's so strange to have a baby that actually moves. Like, a lot. Sidney never moved. She hiccuped. But that was about it. Nugget is definitely a mover and a shaker (just like her Daddy was, god help us all).

I passed my 3-hour sugar test, so no gestastional diabetes for me! Since I failed the inital test a few weeks ago, I've been trying to cut out my sodas (my biggest sugar source), and I've definitely upped my water intake. I'm always thirsty, it feels like, and I've always got a bottle of water with me nowadays. I can't get enough of the stuff! I've done good with my weight so far; I lost about fifteen pounds when I first got pregnant, and I've only gained ten of those pounds back so far - I'm still in the clear of not gaining more than 20 pounds total for a gal my size!

This pregnancy has definitely flown by; I feel so unprepared thinking she could make her big debut in just eight weeks. We don't have her crib up, none of her furniture is up actually - with the exception of her swing in the living room. We've bought a few packs of diapers and some onesies. And that's about it! I feel so behind on everything, I know I'm going to get a crazy case of nesting syndrome and try to do it all at once if we don't get started on it soon. It's hard to believe I'm less than 90 days away from meeting my little girl!

hey baby

Thanks for being such a good baby lately, little Nugget. You haven't made me sick, although I've lost most of my appetite. But I'm taking vitamins regularly, and I know you've got plenty of body fat to live off of for awhile. I've been losing weight instead of gaining, which is always a plus, especially since the doctors don't want me to gain more than 15 lbs. tops!

I heard your heartbeat again this morning - your big sister and mamaw were there with me. We're all very excited to meet you! You were a good Nugget and didn't try to hide from the doctor, so we only had to wait about five seconds to hear you coming in loud and clear at 145 bpm. Believe me though, those are the longest five seconds you'll ever experience.

I'm feeling good, only having an occasional bad day here and there - and even when it's bad lately it's not that bad. So thanks, little Nugget. We're finally out of the first trimester, and it's all about your cooking for now. Hopefully I'll see/hear you again in a few weeks.

hey baby

I'm glad the sickness is mostly over for now, I feel better as I get near the end of the first trimester (10 weeks this weekend)!

Some food makes me beastly ill sometimes (the thought of eggs can kill me dead). And sometimes I'm starving hungry and sometimes I can go for hours on end without wanting a bite to eat.

Cold food tastes better than hot food sometimes. The three-hour-old grilled cheese and tator-tots I ate for lunch today was ten times better the second time than when I ordered them at lunch. My gummy vitamins don't make me sick this time around, which is lovely - an added bonus.

I've seen my doctor twice now and things are looking good, which is a huge relief. I was so naive the first time around with Sidney, I never dreamed of all the million and one things that can go wrong with a pregnancy and birth. This time, it's all I think about - so to get the reassurance of my doctor that everything looks normal and on track is a huge weight off my shoulders. I'm just looking forward to taking that step over into the second trimester and ticking off the days 'til June.

hey baby

I know they say that being sick while pregnant is a good sign - signs of a healthy baby and all, but I'm already tired of this nausea and I just reached the half-way mark of the first trimester.

I've got the need to puke but can't puke feeling going on - and it sucks. I was rarely sick with Sidney. The only times I ever puked were when I didn't eat and got hungry and when I took my prenatal vitamins. Other than that, I felt pretty good 99% of the time.

This baby is totally different - I feel pukey and bad most of the time. I'm really hoping this is just a first trimester kind of thing, and I'll be in the clear.

Or at least that's what I'm telling myself right now.

Please don't prove me wrong, baby.