Updates - 19w3d

Sometimes I look @ my blog to check on my baby ... then it occurs to me that the page isn't going to change unless I post something! O:) I guess I really am losing my mind?

So here's my update -

I can hardly believe that I'm 19 weeks and still down 2lbs from when I found out I was pregnant... my books say @ least 10lb gain is normal right now... I'm not carrying any extra weight but it is amazing how the shifting weight can affect how I walk/stand/sit/lay... put on shoes!!

When I walk - I can't walk fast @ all! I get an awful cramp near my right hip - my uterus is trying to grow and the ligament there doesn't like to be stretched! I feel like I mosey everywhere I go.

Just standing - I can't do it as long, my feet and calves start to ache so bad! Oh - when I stand up straight, the muscles between my shoulders ache... I've never had much strength in my back and I think my belly is pulling my back forward a little. :/ bummer.

Sitting - Sitting straight up isn't bad, except I slouch, but if I lounge @ at all (which I do prefer - get my feet up!) I have to be on my side with a support under my belly or I feel all out-of-whack.

Laying - I have to be on my side - I still prefer to be on my back but my body reminds me that I'm not supposed to ... my heart starts pounding b/c I'm cutting of some of my circulation... my uterus tips back and pinches a main artery... hm. When I DO lay on my side I'm to the point where I absolutely MUST have a pillow between my knees or my hip starts to hurt so bad that I can hardly stand it!

Putting on shoes?! Already? - If I have to bend all the way down to the floor to put on my shoes, I feel like I can't breathe! My lungs get squashed by my belly too! If I have something to put my foot up on I'm ok but methinks I'm glad the weather is nice - I need to switch from tenni-shoes to slip-ons... stat!

But the best thing ever right now? Every now and then I feel a little kick :) (baby's feet are about an inch long) and my tummy is changing... it is tight instead of being squishy. :) I like to push on it and figure out how much space baby is taking up. :) I don't even mind that I've started needing to use the stretch mark lotion... as I rub it in I get to think about my baby with no distraction... one day I'll get to rub lotion on my baby and the thought makes my heart melt. :)

:) Love,

from a happy Mommy, me!