Getting Ready for Wriggles

I admit I've put off writing on here for several weeks now even though I've definitely been thinking about it. It's not that I don't have anything to say, but more that I don't want this blog to turn into an all consuming pregnancy-baby-toddler blog. But I suppose it is a blog about my life, and I the biggest thing in my life is my little growing baby. Sure, other things are happening - I'm working, trying out a new (prenatal) yoga class, organizing the house (and nursery!) and visiting friends as well as having visitors at our house. But do you really want to hear me whine about how tired I am from all the work? Or a play by play of my yoga class?

Wriggles (what we've named our baby for now) is 25 weeks now, which means I'm only 15 weeks from my due date (AHHH!!!). It seemed like the beginning of this pregnancy was moving so sloooowly as I waited to finish my first trimester - the riskiest part - and move into the safer and certainly more comfortable second trimester. Now things are just rushing by, and I only have a few weeks left until I'm in the last third of my pregnancy. So far, things have been going great. I've managed to avoid most of the second trimester problems, and I love all the sweet kicks and movements I'm feeling every day. I crave fresh fruit and veggies, and both scans have showed an active baby without any problems, measuring right on schedule. 

One thing I find very strange is that I forget that I'm pregnant nearly all the time. I wonder to myself, does this happen to everyone who is pregnant? I look down at my round tummy and for a second I ask myself, "What the heck did I eat?!" and then I remember I'm just pregnant and that isn't a 3 pound burrito in there. My husband also manages to forget that I'm pregnant quite often, until my tummy appears, then he is quickly reminded with a tiny panic attack. Has this happened to other ladies out there?

23 weeks!

I'm also trying to be more kind and forgiving to myself. Feeling extremely tired? It's okay to skip my workout and go to bed early. NEED some ice cream? I'll have a few spoonfuls and help the baby with the calcium intake for the day. I'm trying to get home early from work, and ask for more help than ever before from Paul. He's been great about making me dinner when I feel like I just don't have the energy to get off the couch (or the energy to do anything, really). It's hard to do, but also, growing a person is hard.

We've really started preparing for Wriggles' arrival now, with the whole inside of the house repainted with durable paint, the nursery being put together piece by piece (with all the lovely presents from my baby shower!) and our near weekly discussions about names. Because we are not finding out the gender of our baby, we've got to pick both types of names and all of our baby gear is gender neutral. We've even started a baby guessing pool, where the closest guess will win a prize from us! If you'd like to make a guess, click HERE and you can put it in as a guest (no sign in needed). If you're reading this, I'd love for you to make a guess!

 

 

 

That's about all for now, we've got a few busy weeks coming up with more visitors, a babymoon, spring break, and of course, Wriggles' arrival in June! Things are only getting more exciting!