I don't think I will be with it enough this time to do those cutesy quizzes (did I just hear an audible sigh of relief from my handful of readers? ;) ), but I did want to at least document some things, so I'm going to make my own categories here! I'm 17 weeks and 4 days currently.
Weight gain: Oy, let's get this over first. I've gained 13lbs so far which is a lot for this point in pregnancy AND I started off about 10 lbs higher than my last two. Not at all excited about losing after baby is born, but it is what it is for now. It's definitely making me more self conscious and less "cute pregnant" feeling, but I'm trying to love my body knowing that this is very likely our last.
Nausea: Very similar to the girls, I was nauseous for about the first 10 weeks, pretty badly (it felt to me, at least), and then it eased up a lot, totally disappearing by 12 or 13 weeks. It felt so terrible at the time but already seems like a distant memory! Ice water did not seem to help this time around, which was my go to last time, but "preggie pop drops" did!
Cravings: Meat, "real food" or "dinner food" as I call it (ie only eating meal food and not snacks, which I'm sure contributes to the 13 lbs!), and Taco Bell supreme tacos. Oh man, such a strong craving for THAT particular taco and I'm not normally a huge taco/crunchy taco fan, though I do love texmex in general. I even tried making them at home and it did nothing to satisfy my craving. I was sort of anti sweets for a while and now back to wanting ice cream but... that may have nothing to do with pregnancy lol.
Least favorite moments: Spending the last few months fighting with insurance over progesterone, which THEY said they'd cover at 50%, only to find out they actually won't cover it at all. Feeling so exhausted that it's sometimes tough to make it to the next room! It happens a lot in the morning but rarely in the afternoon; so weird.
Favorite moments: Clare asks to feel the baby and then giggles and says "baby tickle me!' even though clearly we know she's feeling nothing. It is PRECIOUS. Finally agreeing on a boy name with Steven after WEEKS of discussion, the afternoon we got our blood test results back saying we're having a boy. Apparently we just needed to know that we in fact CAN make boys lol. The name isn't final so I'm not sharing, but it was nice to finally agree on one!
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