August 26, 2009

• 14 Weeks = Second Trimester!

  Wow, I just can't believe I'm 14 weeks already. I still feel like I should be about 7. I thought time would go more slowly but I guess when you sleep 12-14 hours a day it makes things feel like they're moving at light speed.

  I find myself looking towards the future more these days. My appetite still isn't back, I'm still tired a lot, and I occasionally feel sick (mostly when I'm tired) but overall, I'm thinking differently. It's still kind of sinking in that this is real, I'm still pregnant, and my chances of bringing a baby home at the end of all this is nearing 100%. And that just means so many things.

  Right now I'm thinking about vaccines and the risks associated with them. Autism as well as others like seizures. I know it's a controversial subject that most people have an opinion about and I'm not looking to start a debate. I'm pretty sure we will vaccinate our kids, but I'm also pretty sure we will drastically alter the schedule that they are given. Did you know some kids get six vaccines at once? I hope to never give more than two at once. I have found a few altered schedules that people have used and I'd like to try that. Especially if we have a boy.

  Last night as I was trying to fall asleep I felt the strangest little pop in my lower abdomen on the left side. It was EXACTLY where the doctor found the baby's heartbeat. It felt like a little piece of popcorn popped in my belly. I immediately wondered if I could have felt the baby move so soon. I got online to check and most mothers can't feel the baby until 16 weeks, and even later if it's their first baby. So it probably wasn't the baby, but man it was weird. It felt just how women describe it. I haven't felt it again, so I guess I'll never know until I for sure feel the baby move and can see if it's similar.

  I made the pregnancy announcement on facebook a few days ago. It was pretty much telling "the world." Or MY world at least. It was so fun. I got about 80 responses that same day between facebook and myspace from people congratulating us. It felt great to finally share the secret and let everyone know the good news!

  I start school on Monday. I'm probably as nervous about this semester as I was about my very first semester at BYU. I'm so worried I'm not going to be able to get to my classes and handle a full school load. It's hard enough to shower and go grocery shopping in the same day. I'm hoping my energy comes back very soon.

  Me and Jeremy were going to pay to do a 3D ultrasound at the mall to find out the gender early, but I don't know that we'll do that now. I've been researching it and I'm just not sure it's 100% safe. Many doctors don't even recommend having any ultrasounds unless there's a medical reason for it. (Aside from the main one given about half way through the pregnancy.) And 3D ultrasounds can use sound waves that are 100 times more powerful than the regular 2D ultrasounds you get at the doctor's office. So yeah, yet another thing to worry about. I'm still thinking about it.

  Well, I think my typing is waking my poor hubby who is currently sleeping so adorably next to me. (And Mr. Potter is curled up on his feet. So cute!) I'm gonna get to sleep! Hopefully. I'm getting more and more uncomfortable in bed. It seems I can't lay on either side for more than 15 minutes without having to roll over to allow blood back into the arm I'm laying on. It's so weird. I never had this problem before. But yeah. Gonna try it.

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