How far along? 25 weeks, 6 days
Total weight gain/measurements: 18-20 lbs?
Maternity clothes: Bought a pair of shorts and the cute dress in the picture above at Target. LOVE them.
Stretch marks? Two of them are fading??
Sleep: Mixed bag. Slept terribly last night, but usually I'm pretty okay except I continually wake up to pee.
Best moment this week: We celebrated Mother's Day part 2 with our mothers and a brunch at Blue Mesa. I LOVE Blue Mesa. I LOVE food. I LOVE buffets. It was a great day.
Miss anything? I've been really sad about alcohol lately. I don't even drink that much normally!
Movement: She is doing belly flops on my bladder. I'm not sure why or how. It's very interesting.
Food cravings: Mexican food. I ate it four meals in a row this weekend.
Anything making you queasy or sick? Last night's burger wasn't too great. I mean, it was delicious. But it made me queasy.
Gender: Baby girl.
Labour signs: No, thank goodness!
Symptoms: Exhausted, big belly, still some lingering nausea, WILDLY CRANKY.
Belly button in or out? Mike and I like to play a game called "IS IT FLAT YET?" It is not, FYI.
Wedding rings on or off? Left hand rings are a go.
Happy or moody most of the time: Less crying this week, but I have been insanely cranky and moody and angry. Maybe because we didn't go to Tyler this past weekend as planned.
Looking forward to: Getting my Young Living check in so I can pay for the rest of Evelyn's bedding. Ready for my next doctor's appointment!
In other news, my anxiety is off the charts lately. After we took this picture on Sunday, I burst into tears because I hadn't felt Evelyn move in quite a long time. Mike kept reassuring me everything was okay, but I was convinced she was dead. She has since made up for that with all the belly flops, but being pregnant after a loss...and realizing that my loss doesn't mean I can't have another...is terrifying.
So are emails. I got an email from Lucie's List (which is a great website) and at the bottom it said "Just don't feel right? Check for pre-eclampsia." Um. I just spent all day yesterday at home because I "just didn't feel right." So I read this article and one of the symptoms is AN IMPENDING SENSE OF DOOM. Please go reread the last paragraph: an impending sense of doom is pretty much my life story. Now I'm convinced I have pre-eclampsia.
BUT ON A MORE POSITIVE NOTE, our birth boot camp class is going awesome. I love learning about natural birth and I am dedicated to doing everything I can (in my power) to make sure Evelyn has a natural birth. Obviously, I'm not going to fight off a doctor if something goes wrong, but I also refuse to let one stomp all over me too. I would love to hear your natural birth stories and what resources helped you as you prepared for one.
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