Week 15: Only One!

How about some more stats?? :)
Size of Baby: Naval Orange
Symptoms: Round Ligament Pain
Food Cravings: none
Food Aversions: none
Weight: 152
Weight gain so far: 4 lb
Maternity Clothes: I've worn a dress, 2 skirts, and a belly band so far. Oh and a pair of pants for work.
Stretch Marks: no- checking weekly!
Sleep: With a snoogle pillow which I love!
Best moment this week: hearing the heartbeat again!
Miss Anything: Yes! sleeping through the night without having to go downstairs to pee!!!
Movement: nothing yet, just gas bubbles!
Belly Button: In, but looking different!
Wedding Rings: still fit
Looking Forward To: My sister coming next week for baby organization!

Journal:
   Check it out!! Amalah answered my question on her blog!!! I'm so excited! I read through the comments and found someone else claiming to be the original poster... funny- she must have used the same words as I did!  See it here! Amalah's blog is one I started following once I became pregnant because of her pregnancy calendar. It's much more interesting and entertaining than The Bumps.

I had my second OB appointment on Tuesday this week. When the nurse took my blood pressure right away it was super-high! 140/78! I was then nervous that this orange was giving me high blood pressure and, oh goodness, am I going to have to take medication?! Well... after sitting down for a while and getting to hear that precious heartbeat that I'm in love with my doctor took it again and it was 114/58. MUCH better and much more normal for me! *phew! Other than that it was a pretty short and easy appointment. Oh! I almost forgot! When she was checking the baby's heart rate she said, well let's make sure there's just one in there... Immediately I thought "oh shoot- Andrew isn't here... what if she finds two!!!" So she found the sweet baby's heart beat first on the left, then she went to the right and found mine, then she moved a little more towards the center and heard the baby's again. My eyes got big (because she wasn't close to the first spot) and she paused and said... "I think that's the same baby." It was the exact same heart rate and she said it was just from another angle/side. OK!!! If you say so! I'll breathe a little easier once I only SEE one. (although I think twins would be AWESOME... we're not quite financially prepared for that!!!) Anywho... from my last visit (5 weeks ago) I gained 4 lbs. Awesome... I've started to become more concerned about gaining too much weight too fast and not exercising enough. But when I put it like that, that's less than a pound a week. I think now that I'm in my second trimester I'm supposed to gain about a pound a week. Of course I gain 5 lbs in a day but seem to somehow burn it off in my sleep!

I've started taking walks with my dog more too. I'd like to make it more of a regularity but when work is exhausting and then I have to preserve my garden I don't much feel like going for a walk. I'm pretty excited about the new leash I got her though! It's one of those retractable kinds... since she likes to run off when I'm walking too slow. Actually she's pretty good about coming back and we don't walk on a very busy road, but still-- a little more peace of mind. I think she's going to be my post-baby workout too. I'll take this little orange inside me for a walk in the stroller and Libby on the leash. I daydream about those days!

Speaking of daydreams... the other day I was daydreaming about my water breaking and going into labor. I was picturing different possible scenarios and none really sounded great... I pictured it happening at work first, which is probably the worst possible place. Can you imagine your hygienist using her sharp instruments in your mouth and then suddenly writhing in pain from a contraction?? Or better yet have her polishing your teeth and all of a sudden hear a some water dripping/splashing below your head which is placed right in her lap as her water breaks?! Whoa. Talk about traumatic dental experiences. Perhaps I won't be working that late into my pregnancy though... Then I started daydreaming about my water breaking at home. I decided the only acceptable rooms would be the kitchen or the bathroom everywhere else has carpet and I don't even know how you go about cleaning that up. eeeeee......
I also daydreamed about these happening and Andrew being at work. If I am at work then I'd be REALLY close to the hospital and Andrew wouldn't be terribly far but my hospital bag would be at home.... maybe that means I should keep that in my car. :) I pictured what his reaction would be to a phone call, or his reaction to waking up in the middle of the night. How exciting.... what lovely daydreams...

In other news- my feet have been getting SO sore by the end of the night... which I'm pretty sure has nothing to do with being pregnant and has everything to do with that they always do when I'm on them a lot. I have a new routine now that I LOVE. Every night at supper I soak my feet in COLD water with Epsom salts as we're eating. It is incredibly rejuvenating to my feet and my soul. :) Last night I came home from an extra long day at work and was pretty mopey about it all and I was going to lay down in bed for a while when I saw that my awesome husband got me a bouquet of flowers. What a dear! :) So instead I laid on the floor of the dining room under the ceiling fan with my feet up on a chair. It was a sight, apparently. Andrew came in and thought I was crazy... then he gave my feet the most amazing foot massages ever. I love him. :)

You know who else I love??? (In a different way of course)  My sister, Michelle. She is coming out to visit next week and I CAN NOT WAIT!!! She's bringing the MegaBus out to Toledo (which is what I told you about and then deleted) and we're going to head straight to Babies 'R Us to register for some goodies!!! :) Well, we may make a stop at Steak & Shake on the way. (WOW I love that place!) Once we get home we're going to have so much fun ORGANIZING everything. I'm super-psyched. We have to convert my craft room/closet overflow/guest room into a nursery... while still keeping all those other things in there. I love to organize- really I do... but when it's something so huge a project like that I need reinforcements and my sister is the perfect candidate.

Much love!

Prayer:
Father, I thank you for providing a loving husband, a plentiful garden, and a home to live in. I thank you for this amazing miracle inside my womb and I marvel at the beauty of you knowing who this baby is and the person this baby will become, for you have been knitting him together for 15 weeks! I pray that you would continue to be with my baby and shape her into a healthy strong child. I pray that you would help Andrew and I as we prepare to become parents and have the unforeseeable decisions to make. Give us wisdom as we get ready to welcome our child into your world. May we be a blessing to your name forever. Amen.