Week 21
Well, I am definitely getting bigger! The bump is starting to be more and more a part of my life. So are cupcakes, cupcakes need to be a part of my life too.
The photo above was taken at a Food Truck festival down at the Cape. This day marks the first official acknowledgement of the bump by stranger. I know that others have probably wondered "is she pregnant?" before this, but I haven't heard about it yet. At the food truck festival, I separated from Eric, his brother and girlfriend and then met them in the beer garden area. As I walked in, I was searching for my ID in my purse assuming I would have to show it. The guy checking ID looked at me skeptically and said, "are you actually going to have a drink?" I replied "no." He responded "I didn't think so, don't have to show me ID then!" Ha ha, why didn't you think so? Could it be the ever-growing belly? I still hold out hope that by the time I have my next baby, research will have proven (and people will have accepted) that a small amount of drinking is okay, kind of like coffee used to be a no no and now it's okay in moderation. Yes, I know, this is a high hope but I don't drink caffeine anyway, and I would enjoy a nice SMALL glass to wine every once in awhile. I know this is widely accepted in other areas of the world and by many doctors, so I'm just looking for some mainstream acceptance :)
Week 22
One of my major reasons that I wanted to find out the gender of my baby was because I am not really a "love at first sight" type of girl. Of course I will love this baby, but everything I can know about him before he is born is going to make it easier and easier to "know" him, and love him at first sight even after what could be a very painful and exhausting labor :) I don't want to call a baby "it" for 9 months. Now that we know he is a he, I feel like I am slowly learning other things about him. I often joked in the first trimester that he loved vacation, because I always felt less nauseous on days I did not have to work. This continued to be true as I spent a four day weekend in Florida for a friend's wedding.
I also know from the ultrasounds that he LOVES to move all around. I'm starting to feel these movements more regularly- I'm not sure if it's really "kicking" or not, but it's definitely movement. I am even starting to notice that this baby is just like his dad when it comes to sleeping. I don't feel anything from him in the early morning, but at night- he is all over the place! According to my recent e-mail updates, babies do start to develop sleep cycles at this time, so I guess what I'm feeling is normal. It's fun to know this little detail about him and to imagine that maybe I will continue to have some quiet mornings even after the baby is born. Ha, I know- so much wishful thinking in one update post!
Most things are going delightfully well these days, a very nice contrast to the first trimester. I have been struggling with the whole rest/workout/work balance. I completely understand that in order to have a healthy baby, I need to rest more now. This was relatively easy over the summer when I was absurdly exhausted, feeling terrible and not working a full time job. But now, I'm at work at least 8 hours a day and usually have some work to do at home. I want to keep up with my workouts, but I still have normal errands to run, and things to do around the house. After a long day of being on my feet at work, it's hard to know if the best thing to do for my sanity and the baby is to go for a walk (or swim, yoga etc) or just put my feet up. I have been trying so hard to get more "feet up" time, but man there are just not enough hours in the day and I really need to start looking at daycares and make lunches for the week and do laundry- and well… the list goes on.
Last week I swear I ran a different errand every day after work. This often happens especially when I'm away over the weekend when I would normally bust out as much as possible. So, this week I am tackling the errand problem first. I made a list of all the things I needed for the week. I ordered what I could online, and the other necessities I lumped into other things I have to do, so that I'm only running errands twice this week and once is on the way to work on Wed morning (grabbing a gift bag and some ribbon at Walgreens), and the other time is on my way to dinner with friends on Thursday (returning some maternity clothes that didn't fit) I still think it will be a busy week because I'm visiting two daycares after school and I really, really need to start writing report cards. But, I'm hoping the more organized I am, the more rest time I'll be able to carve out. I figure by the time I'm 80 years old, I may have balance figured out a bit better. No?
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Your belly is adorable! :)
ReplyDeleteI remember going to Whole Foods with John when I was very pregnant and they card both people if one person buys alcohol and I always thought that was silly since I was clearly about to pop out a baby. You are looking fabulous! 2nd trimester is the best one-enjoy it!
ReplyDeleteYou look so great and your bump is looking so cute! Like I said in my text before - it's a great accessory ;)
ReplyDeleteI also hope that when I get pregnant one day having a small drink here and there is more mainstream accepted!! Like you said, it is part of many many cultures. It's not like I'd want a shot of tequila in the middle of pregnancy, just a small glass of wine every so often!
Love the first bump picture even more looking at it this 2nd time - such a cute bump! Also, I love imagining that the baby is going to be like Eric in his sleeping habits haha. Maybe you'll start overheating at some point too. Only buy him shorts?
ReplyDeleteI drank wine every now and then while pregnant. Especially towards the end my midwife suggested it. I also had sips of beer every now and then and later towards the end some more of this dark beer I liked. I also enjoyed lots of laziness while pregnant and am so glad I did. Also, if you don't have that love at first sight feeling don't feel like there is anything wrong. I didn't feel it either but it's not like I despised the child. I was just like woo yay, she's out of me, get me some food and let's go to sleep ha. Clearly I'm sentimental. ;P
ReplyDeleteYou look adorable pregnant! Really, you do! I hear you on the not being able to drink thing. I can have 1-2 drinks a month, but I had used those up already so I could not have any drinks this weekend on vacation and it was kind of hard. I feel like it takes away from my ability to really, truly relax sometimes... but so it goes!
ReplyDeleteGood luck figuring out a balance between work/life/working out! It is so hard to balance it all and then when you add in the exhaustion of pregnancy, I can't imagine balancing it all. I really do not know how I could handle my job + being a mom!
I stink at the work/life/working out balance. It's not my strong suit at all. But I keep chugging and plugging and then some nights I'm a monster because I haven't had time to read/blog/relax and then I'm just grumpy. I need a nickname for my grump.
ReplyDeleteYou're a gorgeous pregnant woman, btw. Glad to hear things are going well =)