Pregnancy is a lot of fun emotionally, but physically it's not very glamourous! Besides the bloating that can literally add three inches to my waist (I measured!), and even make relaxing uncomfortable... I get bouts of heartburn that keep me up at night, swollen, stuffy sinuses and this morning I woke up with a beautiful, swollen 'blemish' over my left eyebrow.
And although my pants do NOT fit anymore, I don't have a pretty little bump, I am just 'thick' through the tummy!
Oh, and last but not least, every couple of weeks my uterus goes through a growth spurt which leaves me gasping in pain should I stand or turn quickly. God help me if I sneeze without preparing myself. I thought Mom was going to call 911 the other day - the pain was searing but faded quickly.
By late afternoon, baby begins to move more than usual and I always feel guilty that I'm sitting, squishing him for hour upon hour as I work away at my desk, my snug waistband digging into my tummy and putting more pressure on the baby than my clients put on me! My tummy cramps a bit and my lower back begins to ache. It's a great reminder to go home, stop working and take care of myself.
The heartbeat is extremely easy to find now, just a tiny bit below my belly button and heard within a few seconds of trying. It's still fast, between 140 and 155 usually (that's healthy and normal!), and as I said before, you can tell when the baby moves because of a 'swoosh' and change in the heartbeat sound.
For all the physical challenges I really do love being pregnant. Yesterday a couple of people actually noticed the higher roundness of my tummy and commented that I was showing! That was very cool. And feeling the baby move is like this secret little reminder that s/he's there and happily growing. The roundness of my stomach is foreign and makes me laugh when I see myself in the mirror.
Overall, the pregnancy is pretty boring and normal. Something I would not change for the world. It's all happening quickly and perfectly. It's astounding to think that we will have a baby... our baby... that we've waited so long for.... in our lives. Well, I suppose we *do* have a baby in our lives!
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