#24w4d

[queen-gi-gi]

They warned me it would happen and it finally did. I sneezed and peed myself. 😞

[justawanderinglostsoul]

Prenatal Appointment #4

•I'm up to 173.5 lbs, a total gain of 7.7 lbs. •BP was 123/70. •Fundal height is 26cm. •Baby's heart rate was ~150 bpm and her head is in my lower right stomach. Pretty sure she's still transverse but we have plenty of time for her to flip. •I have to go in for my 1-hour glucose test in two weeks. •Next appointment should be at 28 weeks. •Even though it's a while from now, I asked about how long they will let me go over my due date. Doctor said I will be induced the night of 40+6 if I don't go into labor on my own by then. •I'm good to fly for our trip at 27 weeks, but I was advised to walk around to avoid blood clots. Everything is good so far, I even got a surprise short ultrasound today! I was able to see baby kicking as I felt her, and she looks great!

[areyouintherelittlefetus]

So I haven’t updated this blog in a while, and I’m not entirely sure why... I think in the very beginning of this pregnancy I was a little paranoid that I would miscarry, and so I didn’t want to get too excited and have a bunch of old blog posts reminding me of what I had lost. And then, the idea of updating became a little daunting. It had been so long! So much to catch up on! And the longer I put it off, the more stressful the idea became until I was just like “nah bro.”

But I am feeling suspiciously stress-free right now, so I’d like to make a little update!

I’m currently 24 weeks 4 days pregnant. Five and a half months! Baby girl is perfectly healthy as of her anatomy scan at 21 weeks.

I’ve gained about 5kg so far, which isn’t bad, but they don’t want me gaining more than 8kg for the entire pregnancy, so I need to get my butt back to the gym! I’ve gone to a few hydrogymnastics classes and they’re really great. I get cardio and a bit of strength training, but without any stress on my joints. I can also easily modify any of the exercises if they put too much stain on my belly, and that’s really nice.

We’ve started buying some small baby things. I bought a few outfits from her at Primark, which is the most amazing place ever. I hate the idea of spending a fortune on a mountain of baby clothing that she’s only going to wear a handful of times before growing out of it, but I also can’t rely only on hand-me-downs. Primark is an amazing compromise. She has 15 onesies (two of which have a skirt, so they look like dresses) and we’ve spent less than €40. I also have started buying diapers, which can be tricky because who knows how different brands will fit her or whether her skin will react to any. Right now I have three small packages (25-30), each from a different brand. The return policy here is like 15 days, so I can’t even buy a shitton of packages as they go on sale and keep the receipt to return later. I have an envelope that I’m now stashing money in that will ONLY be used for diapers once she gets here.

We also found a carseat! We haven’t bought it yet (still waiting on the tax return), but we found it and fell in love. It’s the Doona and it is absolutely perfect for us. So perfect that I think I’m going to make a blog post specifically about it later lol.

I’m not having any unusual cravings yet. All I ever want to eat is sushi, but that’s not something that changed with pregnancy. I try to limit myself to no more than twice a week, because fuck sushi is expensive. There have also been days when I’ve thought “I need Oreos or I will die.” One of those occasions happened at night when the store was closed, so obviously I did not get the Oreos and obviously I did not die. I was sulky for like an hour and got over it. Is that how cravings work?

Symptoms: My skin is a hot fucking mess (really bad acne everywhere, including big pimples in places I’ve never had acne before, like my hip/top of my thigh/lower belly), occasional constipation, super sensitive nipples, and fatigue.

This is only the tip of the iceberg, but I don’t want to be here all day writing, so I’ll just try to make sure I update more frequently.

[paisleighjoanastasia-blog]

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My little duck is kickin away tonight ♡ #24w4d #PaisleighJoAnastasia

[sassy-perfectionist]

How depressing, just as I was starting to show more the baby decided to change position and now my bump is super small ): my coworkers don't even believe how far along I am, I just want to get bigger and actually look pregnant!

[eunsongaji]

6/23

조이에게 틈 나는 대로 (흥얼거리는 정도지만) 찬양 불러주고 _ 내 영혼이 은총 입어/ 시냇가에 심은 나무 일주일에 3번은 성경을 소리내 읽어주려고 노력하는 중이다. 토요일 고운언니가 성경태교동화가 좋았다고 해줘서  조이 태교용으로는 마지막이란 생각으로 하나 더 주문했다. 퇴근해서 누워서 뒹굴대며 핸드폰 하기 보다 조이랑 대화하면서 조이의 성품과 안녕을 위해 기도하고 많이 교제해야지 조이야 사랑해.  나를 엄마로 만들어줘서 고마워-

[mehimandbaby]

I can see Avia rolling around; it is making my stomach bulge as she does so.

Pregnancy is so incredible, I swear.

[igeekoutalot]

I go into my closet at least once a day just to look at Aubrey's clothes. They're just so cute☺