22 weeks already. hard to believe. i was sitting in church this morning thinking, in 18 weeks (or less) i'll be holding a sweet newborn in my arms. i'm almost giddy thinking about it, and somewhat overwhelmed already about it. i imagine that's pretty normal, facing the transition from one to two babies. and brady simultaneously seems much older all of a sudden, and still my little chubby baby himself. it's hard to imagine having him be the older child, and having a new little. i'm so grateful to get to be in this season of my life though - i think of our family growing all the time, and i'm so grateful to get to experience it this year.
so, 22 weeks.
i'm feeling great, and have tons of energy. no food aversions or cravings to speak of. feeling baby move tons, she's active like brady was - even in the middle of the night! i'm sleeping poorly, waking up to pee often and having trouble falling back asleep but i remember that second trimester insomnia with brady too so must be normal. thankfully i haven't gone back to work yet, so i'm able to sleep in even if i've been awake at night. we are working on a name for baby girl but undecided yet on either first or middle. i'm so grateful to be loving coffee & look forward to my quiet mornings with a cup again. i've been absolutely obsessed on pinterest planning baby girl's bedroom. it's so exciting (i love decorating in general, so a girl room is extra fun).
i've been able to work out more this pregnancy so far, and feel good doing it. it's good for me mentally, and a nice break for brady & me on long cold winter days when we don't get out much otherwise. he gets to play in a new environment, and i get some endorphins out of it. win-win! i've gained ten pounds so far with this pregnancy, and i don't remember where i was at this point with brady but i gained a lot with him overall and i feel smaller at 22 weeks than i did with him - so hopefully i'm more where i should be. i'm still wearing my pre-pregnancy jeans (with belly band, they're nowhere near zipping but fit otherwise), and with little man i was out of them near the end of my first trimester. also with brady, i was STARVING all the time - i felt like food had never tasted so good. this pregnancy it feels more normal eating, like the amount or frequency i was when not pregnant. maybe just the difference in a boy vs girl pregnancy? anyway, we'll see what happens towards the end of things when weight gain is faster - but for now, i'm grateful to be feeling good and not feeling as huge as i did with brady. that was a little hard on my body, especially towards the end when i was so swollen.
looking forward to my glucose test in a couple weeks (NOT) and hopefully continuing to feel good as i round out my second trimester next month!
