This one is for you Melissa! I'm officially 20 weeks in this picture; the belly is getting tight. My abs feel like they're about to explode and I'm only half way there. Is this normal? And I believe I see a hint of a stretch mark creeping up from way below. I hear it doesn't matter how much Shea butter, oil and salve you plaster on it; this is hereditary and I am predestined to get tatooed with the best of them. I went shopping for maternity pants last weekend and didn't find one pair that didn't remind me of bad mom jeans that would land me on an episode of What Not to Wear. I'll stick with the rubberband method for now. I'm still dealing with a bit of insomnia, but that's about all I have to complain about. I had my second pregnancy dream last night and it was a fair-skinned, perfect baby girl. I wonder if my dreams are trying to tell me something...
Justin felt the baby kick for the first time at 20 weeks; he is loving this experience just about as much as I am, and he's enjoying my round belly and other rotund things a little further north. Our next appointment is February 2nd. We got to enjoy the heart beat again - this time it was a little longer and stronger, but apparently our baby is very active, so we heard more swooshing sounds from his/her movement than actual heart beats. I also found out I have an irregular uterus, yeehaw. I noticed that I always felt movement on my right side and after our midwife felt around my stomach she noticed that there wasn't much real estate on my left side. I'm prepared to be a tad lopsided as this pregnancy progresses; hopefully people don't mistaken my baby bump for an abnormally large tumor.
Love your picture and what you have written! These are the most special times of your life and will be so wonderful to look back on!!! GOD blessed this Baby with you both for parents!
ReplyDeleteLove ya,
Mom