Fortunately it was very uneventful! I started feeling our sweet baby around 15 weeks and it was very obvious that is what it was. This baby, like Ayda, did not leave me wondering "was that it?". Kevin felt him/her at around 16-17 weeks. Ayda loved to show off her kicking for anyone but this baby seems more shy. As soon as you put a hand on my tummy the kicking immediately stops. It is really funny.
I have felt great through the second trimester as well. There were several weeks that I said if I didn't feel the little kicks throughout the day I would forget I was pregnant. I had wonderful energy, no nausea, no sciatica, and no other aches. I have exercised way more with this baby and even been able to jog some. I feel great. My weight gain is the only thing frustrating me. I have gained way more weight already than I did with Ayda. It stinks but I also know I am eating healthier on average than I did with her and exercising. So I don't know why the weight is coming on so much but I feel healthier so I am going with it. I'll worry about the pounds after the baby is out.
I hit 27 weeks yesterday which is hard to believe. I feel like the next three months will go so fast and the baby will be here. I decided to do the glucose test again this time around because our midwife has a more holistic approach to it. I originally said I wasn't going to do it again because I was negative for gestational diabetes with Ayda and I felt like drinking a super sugary drink is not the healthiest idea for me or baby. But our midwife prefers I eat a very specific diet of protein and carbs and then have the blood drawn an hour after. I'll have to be very prepared that morning to eat such a breakfast and then jump in the car and get to the center but I was ok with that. I feel like it is easier on my body to test that way. After that test in a couple weeks we won't be testing for anything else. We'll just wait till I go into labor!
We opted out of using a doppler to hear the baby's heart beat after the 12 week appointment. So we didn't hear the sweet sound at 16 or 20 weeks. But alas at 24 weeks we finally picked it up with the fetoscope!!! It was around 150. I have been able to hear it with my regular stethoscope a couple times since which is neat. I counted around 150 both times again. Consistent baby!
I think that gets me caught up! I'll really try to blog after my appointments from now on. At least then I'll have something to say perhaps!
