I still have delusions of bringing this blog up to date, but I thought I’d better cut straight to the interesting part because this is a story people have been interested to hear.  And truly, it is a crazy story.  Not at all how I expected to bring my second daughter into this world! Continue reading →

I’m quite behind in posting this, but going to try to catch up now, bit by bit.  This pic would have been from June 11.  This pic is very deceiving because this baby’s trick has been the belly that comes and goes.  It is so weird.  I mean it makes sense depending on how fatigued my abdominal muscles are maybe, or maybe how bloated I am.  But it’s just so drastic, and sometimes there’s seemingly no rhyme or reason to it.  But anyway here’s the pic: Continue reading →

I am 18 weeks today.  I kept meaning to write a 17 week post.  I’d think of small things to write about, but then didn’t right away, and whatever I wanted to say was gone from my memory before I ever wrote it down.  So basically nothing super eventful.  So I imagine this will be a short post (ok relatively) unless I start rambling (totally possible). Continue reading →

Today (okay yesterday, by the time I actually finish up this post).  So Tuesday.  I had my 16 week OB appointment.  Which I’ve been VERY excited about.  Not as much for the appointment itself (though that too).  But also because I knew I was supposed to schedule my big ultrasound today.  But more on that later.  Here’s how the appointment went: Continue reading →

Week 16.  Feeling a lot better.  Sleeping a lot better.  Sometimes staying up too late, which says something in itself that that’s even possible.  Still the occasional headache, and it’s still really hard to get rid of if I get one.  But they are less frequent also.  In general, pregnancy is getting a fair bit easier.  Some aches and the occasional sciatic nerve pain, but that’s a lot easier to deal with at this point than insomnia.  I’ll have to be careful though to do what I can to not let that get out of hand. Continue reading →

I alluded to having a lot on my mind in my 11 week post.  I’m starting to write this on 4/26, and who knows how long it’ll take me to click “publish” on this one.  And I’m not going to rush it.  I have so many thoughts on this topic, but I feel like I can never adequately put it into writing.  But I thought I’d take a crack at it even though I don’t think I can do it justice.  Even though it’s not truly related to this pregnancy, there are always a lot of thoughts swirling in my head on this topic.  Especially being pregnant again.  And especially as a sweet woman from work is going through it now. Continue reading →

Today, like every new week, feels like another new victory.  Things are finally getting easier too, I think.  For the most part, I have been sleeping better (last night being an exception), and I think maybe the headaches are getting less frequent and less difficult to get rid of.  So that’s happy news too.  I was feeling a bit disappointed this week because I hadn’t really noticed any tummy changes in a while (realistically, I know–from experience–that this can go in spurts).  But then a coworker commented on a little belly, so I felt better about it. 🙂 Continue reading →

I sat on this post so long on week 13, I finally decided I’d just save it and post for weeks 13-14 together.  It was a little confusing anyway because it depends on who you talk to whether the second trimester starts with week 13 or 14.  But this way, I can without a doubt celebrate the beginning of the

SECOND TRIMESTER!!!!

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