Pregnancy Update Weeks 17-20

At 15 weeks, I thought I was on the downhill swing of the nausea. However, baby nugget had other plans. We managed to continue to be nauseated and headache filled until the completion of week 18, plus a few days. I think the biggest aspect to be dealt with was the mental aspect. It was hard to think it would all be all over and then it wasn't. Anyways, we made it with help from Daddy and little dirtier house than I would prefer. I am feeling much better and am hoping it stays this way for a while.

In the last week, I have felt the baby move more and more and even felt he/she from the outside tonight. The nugget seems to be strong and active at this point and loves food as much as me. In the last week the scale took a much larger jump than I ever thought it would. However, as I am typing I remember it was around Christmas time when that happened with Makena. Maybe I can keep this a little more under control in the weeks to come, but I am not holding my breath.

I have had some other changes with my body that haven't been so welcome but no one needs to know about those. All I am can is I hope this "new normal" is not the "new normal" forever. :)

We are supposed to find out on Wednesday (25th) whether we will be welcoming another precious little girl or a bouncing baby boy into the family. I can't wait. It is so weird not to know. There was no sonogram at 16 weeks so it has seemed like a long wait! I just hope everyone is cooperating. It makes me a little crazy because I'll feel sure it is a girl one minute and start getting all these ideas and then the next minute I am thinking it could me a boy. Then I start the process over again. I have such a precious little girl it is hard to think of having anything else but another precious little girl. (Yes, I do understand they would probably be very different, but precious none the less.) Then on the other hand I would love to experience having a little boy. (shhh...I hear little boys love their momma.) Either way I will be happy, I just want our little nugget to be healthy and ready for the adventure of life.

Stay tuned for the rest of the story...