Kelly Belly-21 weeks

How Far Along: 21 weeks!!!

please ignore the sweat ring around my belly button...I had just finished walking two miles...in the insane heat..not sure what got in to me...

Size of Baby: she is the size of a large banana

Maternity Clothes:  pretty much all maternity stuff unless I am wearing a dress.  I am still fitting into my non-maternity Old Navy shorts so I wear them all the time.



The article of clothing that is giving me the hardest time is scrub pants!  You would thing that would be easy but OH NO.  I normally wear a small tall and I get the kind that has elastic and a drawstring.  Well they were starting to get really tight and dig into me when I sat down.  So I decided it was time to get some medium pants.  I washed them and then put them on the other morning to go to work and I am not kidding you they were like parachute pants!  HUGE!!  You would think they sent me and extra large.  I couldn't believe the difference in the small and the medium.  I wore the medium anyway and was uncomfortable all day long...pulling them up, rolling them down....terrible.  So today I went back to the smalls that dig in.  I just have to adjust and put the drawstring under my belly every time I sit down....let's all pray that I don't rip them at work please :)

Weight Gain:  +4 pounds at the doctor today...so that is +10 pounds total.

Stretch Marks:  no new ones....but my belly is stretching out big time now.

Belly Button:  still looking the same...getting kinda tighter around the edges.  



Sleep:  I have been sleeping ok....I get up about every hour and a half to pee.  When I wake up to do this, the hip that I have been lying on hurts and is cramped up.  It is a weird feeling....  I love my body pillows and I have noticed this week that I have started almost laying on top of them.  


I have also started having a tiny amount of reflux this week.  Before I got pregnant I had awful reflux.  I mean it was really bad.  I would get contractions in my esophagus!  I slept in the recliner many nights.  I have been so thankful that once I got pregnant it went away.  I am so scared for it to come back.  The second I realized I was started to have a little bit of reflux I started propping my head up on more pillows.  I am hoping it just stays minor....


Best Moment of the Week:  seeing our little cutie on the ultrasound!

Movement:   Yes!  It was still pretty on and off until about 3 days ago but now I can feel her moving throughout the day.  I love it so much.  I think I am starting to feel her do some rolls now instead of just little punches and kicks.  


Me and some friends went to see the movie Bridesmaids and she rolled around in there through the whole movie.  She could either hear the movie and liked it or she liked that I was laughing.  Either way....it was great!

Symptoms:   peeing all the time still.  People said this got better in the second trimester and they lied.  I pee constantly.  I can pee....walk out of the bathroom...and turn right back around and pee again.  I don't mind it so much because I am just so happy to be pregnant but I just didn't expect it.  I think maybe from the pressure of my uterus I am not emptying all the way.  So when I pee, I sit there for a bit and concentrate and usually I can pee a little more.  I am sure y'all love hearing about this but ya know?!?


I haven't had any headaches this week...WOO HOO!!!!


Ok so now onto the weirdest symptom...MY NIPPLES STARTED LEAKING!!!  I'm sorry but no one told me that this could happen this early.  I mean I knew that it could happen towards the end....but 21 weeks????  I had no clue....and none of the books say a thing about this happening this early.  I feel like I need to explain how I discovered this.  I was adjusting my boobs in my bra because they are beginning to spill out.  When I pulled my hand out there was a little wet spot on it.  I thought that was weird so I looked down at my nipple...in order to do this I had to lift my boob up and out came some clear stuff!!!  I yelled for Lonnie and he came and looked....kinda freaked him out.  He may not ever touch them again :(  Anyway, it is just a little throughout the day and the right one more than the left one.  I actually wore a nursing pad today because my nipple was getting stuck to my bra and then ripping off did not feel good at all....AT ALL!


*Dr. said this was totally normal and some women have it starting at 12 weeks!  He also said that it was a good sign for breastfeeding...that made me happy.


I am having some Braxton Hicks contractions...I am assuming that is what they are.  My uterus just gets really hard for a few seconds and then it goes away.  I usually only have about one or two a day.  I will be asking the dr about this tomorrow.


*Dr. said this was ok and I might feel them more when the baby is moving around a lot..which I have.  He said to only worry if they become regular or I have 4-6 in one hour.


And then there is the left side pain.  I have been having that for about a week now.  It hurts all the way through to my back.  I have no clue what it is...maybe bowel?  When it first started I couldn't even stand up straight....it is better than that now.  It just aches all the time.  I actually think it is better today. 


*Dr. thinks this is related to my muscles stretching.  Since I have to do a lot of bending and twisting with my job, I will probably get this more.  It feels back to normal today.  

Food Cravings/Aversions:  still loving fruit...I'm guessing that I am going to like that the whole time.  I made some ritz crackers with peanut butter in between covered in melted chocolate....they rocked!  I am still drinking crazy amounts of lemonade.

Gender: sweet little princess :)  I am so in love with her......

What I Miss:   nothing at all...I am so glad to be here

What I'm Looking Forward to: I am going to decide on the fabric for the nursery in the next week or two.  We are also starting to clean out her room which makes me happy.  I can't wait to have her room totally empty and then start filling it up with her stuff.  Right now she has a few shelves in the closet.  
  
Weekly Wisdom: calm down Kelly.  Baby girl wants you to be calm....

Milestones: having our big ultrasound and being over halfway there feels huge!  It is starting to become obvious that I am pregnant so I find that people look at my belly a lot.  I really love this :)


I hope everyone is having a great week!