Been Lucky

I've been so lucky to not have morning sickness or most of the common pregnancy horrors. Its been going so well that I've been spoiled. But over the last week or so I've been having some pains in my hips and pelvic bone that are pretty bad. It gets so bad at night sometimes that I can barely walk, which can be bad when you have to go to the bathroom NOW. I know its due to my hips spreading and I just hope that once they've spread as far as they need to go, the pain will stop. They can only spread so far, right?

Other than that, things are going very well. I continue to feel the little thump in my belly more and more frequently. And I think it must be a hand or foot up in my rib area that I feel pressing every now and then. Its nice to feel her just to remind me that she's there every now and then. Its amazing how protective you feel over something you've not been able to see yet. Earlier this week, a friend of my brother and his wife had their baby quite early. She was only 24 weeks and 4 days, which is what I am exactly today. The baby is in NICU at a hospital here. She was only a pound and a half and very tiny. Lord willing, she will be in the hsopital until December before they might be able to take her home. Seeing the pictures of that teeny tiny baby girl hooked to all those machines makes you realize how important it is to have patience. As much as I'm ready to meet Georgia Lou already, I'm more than happy to wait three more months to have a happy, healthy baby girl to take home with me. So everyone, say a prayer for Savannah Grace and her mommy and daddy.

25 weeks down, 15 to go!

Signs

The last few days I've been feeling Georgia Lou pressing up in my rib area. I think this is by far the strangest thing I've ever felt. I guess because you always hear people say you felt the baby "kick" that I only expected to feel little thumps and pokes here and there. But this feels almost like there is a bug or something crawling on my ribs... from the inside? Its so strange.

I also feel like my belly has grown a lot in the last week or so. Suddenly people around my office building are noticing that I'm pregnant. I think until now its been hard to tell if I'm pregnant or just putting on a little weight. I'm glad that they now know for sure.

Yesterday, I finished painting a sign with letters spelling "Georgia Lou" to hang on her wall. I added some flowers on either side of her name to match the bedding that we're using in her nursery. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. We will be hanging over the door to her room.

I'm having a "Girls Night" with a group of ladies in the Auburn area tonight. We're having dinner and then going to "Sips n Strokes." I've never been but apparently ladies get together and drink wine and paint. So, I'm going to bring myself some grape juice and a wine glass so I'll fit in. There's an instructor and everyone does a similar style painting but you choose your own color scheme. I'll be choosing colors that will match Georgia Lou's room so I can put it in her nursery. I'm excited! I'll post a picture of how it turns out.

24 weeks down, 16 more to go!

23 weeks down, 17 to go!

I am now over 23 weeks pregnant! More than half way there! I really haven't had much to complain about during my pregnancy so far. I was very lucky not to have morning sickness. I have some general back and hip pain, but I had some of that before I was pregnant so I'm used to it. I've had heartburn/reflux a lot more frequently but I just keep some antacids in m y purse and I'm good to go. I'm just now getting to the point where I have difficulty getting up from low seats or rolling over in bed. I can only imagine how much harder it will get over the next four months.

I've started to feel a tiny thump inside my tummy every now and then in the past few days. The doctor told me that I have an anterior placenta, which might cause me to take longer than most people to begin  feeling her kick. At 22 weeks, I was beginning to worry that I would never feel her move? I wasn't worried about well-being because I've had several ultrasounds over the last fews weeks and I could see her little heart beating and her hands and feet moving in there, so I knew she's ok. I was just anxious to be able to start feeling her. And I know that Scott is extremely anxious to be able to feel her as well. He puts his hands on m y tummy all the time just hoping. Sometimes he lays his head down on my tummy and talks to her. It must be daddy-baby secrets though because he whispers and I don't know what he's telling her. One night, he must have pressed an air bubble or something because it made a noise. He swears it was Georgia Lou talking to him.

The closer I get to my due date the more nervous I get. I guess I should be nervous about labor and pains and recovering, etc. But I'm really not. I'm nervous about bringing her home and taking care of her. I'm sure I will be fine but I'm anxious about it. But knowing how excited Scott is makes it a little easier because I know that he will be here to help and support us both.