23 Weeks and 4 Days Pregnant!

I just got back from my 5th prenatal appointment. It went good, my weight is up to 130 now, my blood pressure was 80/50, and from now on we'll be measuring my belly. You know you're getting close when the doctor starts talking about preterm labor! So I've gained about 6 pounds, about a pound a week like I'm supposed to. I didnt start gaining till just a few weeks ago. My blood pressure gets lower and lower every time I go for my appointment. My mom said dehydration contributes to low BP, so I'm going to try drinking more water. The doctor wasn't concerned though. Looks like I won't be having any high blood pressure problems later on! My measurements were right on target also. Next appointment is July 27, and I'll be 27 weeks and 4 days. I'll be taking my glucose test then, so I have to drink this orange liquid they gave me an hour prior to the test. Oh goody..? I wonder if it tastes good. I think after my next appointment I'll start to go every 2 weeks instead of 4, but I'm not 100% sure when we start doing that. And at some point I'm going to need an rh shot since I'm rh negative, but the doctor didn't say anything about when that would be at this appointment. I always forget to ask these kinds of questions till I'm already gone. After this week, my school semester will be officially halfway over. It FLEW by! And I've surprised myself a lot...I've gotten A's on everything. Hey, if this full time employee part time student thing is working for me and I'm doing well at it, I'll just keep this up until I finally get my RN. It'll take a little while longer, but I'll need the good grades to get in since it's so competitive.

I'll post a belly picture next week. There hasn't been a huge difference..I don't think. 16 weeks and 3 days left! (115 days)

Movement @ 22 Weeks 5 Days :)

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In the very beginning he's on the right side, then around 0:50 you see him move over to the left side very quickly. After that you can see small kicks and movement on the right side :) Very small movements but visible! There's definitely a baby in there!

22 Weeks and 3 Days Pregnant!

Wow, my belly has exploded in the past two weeks! Well not really I guess, but I sure can tell the difference! I'm rounder and every morning when I wake up I feel like it grew over night. Doubt that, but it feels like it! I'll post a picture next week :) I've started taking classes this summer and holy cow, with work and school it seems like I never have time to myself! I'm only taking two classes, and I only work 3 days a week (8.5 hour shifts) but I also have A LOT of homework. My schedule is so packed. But I'm doing good! We've decided on a name, but I'm not sure whose last name he'll get. Baby daddy and I haven't been getting along lately...at all. And it feels like it gets worse and worse. But the name we decided on is Aiden John. Aiden is just a mutual name we could both agree on..the ONLY one we could agree on. John is his daddys middle name and his daddys daddys middle name. I agreed to pass something down since I didn't want to name him completely after my boyfriends dad. My next doctors appointment is in 8 days. I think it'll be a boring one, just checking all the usual things. I want to see him again! When I'm 7-8 months pregnant I decided to get a 3d/4d ultrasound. I heard you can actually tell what the baby looks like..can't wait! I finally started gaining weight like I'm supposed to! About a pound a week it seems, maybe a little less. At my last appointment I was 125 lbs, and when I weighed myself a few days ago I was 128. But I weighed myself in the morning and I was 127. Your weight is always less in the morning. so in the past 20 days I've gained about 2 pounds, maybe 3. I think I look like I'm gaining weight all over but I guess other people don't see it. I'm getting complimented more now than I did when I was skinny, and I doubt single guys would try hitting on me if they knew I was 18 and 22 weeks pregnant! Silly boys. Cravings! Nothing really intense or weird, but I seriously eat a cheeseburger every day. And I love to eat ice cream now and I never ate it before! Maybe once a month if that, but now I eat it at least 3-4 times a week. And I'm still eating burritos a lot, but burgers have taken over.
Anyway, I'm tired and I need to go pass out. I work in 8 hours, and then I won't have time to myself for another 12 hours. Story of my life.
Love you Aiden John <3 123 days till I see your handsome face! (funny..123. I just noticed that.)

20 Weeks and 5 Days Pregnant!

Officially halfway there! Things have been pretty easy lately. I haven't been sick, I haven't had heart burn, I've just been comfortable. And I think I'm just now getting to the point where I actually look pregnant. But to someone who doesn't know me, I doubt they'd be able to tell. I still feel movements every now and then but no serious kicks or punches just yet. All my clothes still fit me perfectly! I have a feeling I'll be able to go through this whole pregnancy without buying maternity clothes. Awesome! My next appointment is in 3 weeks. Either at this appointment or the next one I'll have to get a shot since my blood type is O-. Mothers who have rh- blood types get this shot in case the baby has a + blood type so the mothers body doesn't attack the fetus seeing it as a foreigner. Not excited for that. I saw the dentist today. Going in, I knew my gums would probably bleed because I've heard how important good dental hygiene is and how your gums become more swollen due to the increased amount of blood in your body. But it was a LOT worse than I imagined. I haven't gone in a while (maybe a year and a half) so they really had to pick at them. And my being pregnant didn't help. It hurt SO bad! And I tasted blood for like, an hour afterwards. And my mouth was sore for a while. So I got ice cream :) But hey, this pregnancy has been a breeze for me. If dental issues are all I have to deal with than I am one lucky girl.
That's all for this week! And I got a belly shot :) There's a little something but not much! Other girls around my age that are also pregnant but further along were already huge at this point! And I'm just now barely starting to show. It kind of sucks! Never in my life have I ever wanted to gain weight so bad.

Here's ma belly :) And those are my real nails ;)

19 Weeks and 5 Days Pregnant!

Almost halfway there!!!! So right now it's 12:04 am...technically it's Thursday. Yesterday morning I had my fourth prenatal visit, and everything looked good! My blood pressure was 90/60, which I think is a little low? But he said it was good and I was told when you're pregnant you can get high blood pressure, so it's a good thing that mine's low now. My weight is 125 pounds. Aren't I supposed to be gaining some decent weight by now? At my first appointment I weighed 126 and I was 8 weeks pregnant. My second appointment I was 12 weeks and my weight hadn't changed. Third appointment at 16 weeks I had LOST 2 pounds..I was at 124. Now at 20 weeks I've gained one pound and I'm at 125. but overall, I've lost one pound. My doctor isn't concerned. he never mentioned anything about it. And since there's no real weight in the baby now (he isn't even a pound yet), anddd since he's getting all the nutrients he needs from me, he's fine. I'm not eating junk 24/7 (I've never really had bad eating habits. I've never been a fan of sweets, I HATE soda, and water is all I ever really drank), I'm taking my prenatal vitamins (though I may miss a day every now and then. I was never good at taking pills daily, hence the reason why I'm in this position!), and I've always had a small figure. I kind of think of the baby as a parasite right now. Sounds bad, but if you think about it..my belly has gotten bigger, my boobs have gotten bigger, and my feet have gotten bigger (I was a size 8, now I'm 8 1/2 wide. That was a slight problem when we needed shoes for my mom's wedding and the shoes we ordered didn't fit me anymore!). So where's my weight going?! Oh well, no worries :) My next appointment is June 29 when I'm 24 weeks. Time is going by SO fast now! But I'm so ready for my little boy to be here! I ordered his bedding set the other day and I'm expecting it any day now. I ordered it from amazon because 1) there's always a much wider selection online. and 2) SO much cheaper! The theme is frogs :) it's adorable! And guess what? Baby daddy and I have ACTUALLY agreed on a name! I'm not going to reveal it yet, but his initials will either be AJT or AJK. I haven't decided whose last name he's getting. We haven't decided on a middle name but we're torn between two that begin with J. One of them is his fathers and his fathers fathers middle name. The other is just one we like that has a better ring to it. So it's basically deciding whether or not we want to follow tradition or make our own path. I'll post a belly picture next week and maybe make a video since its been 2 months since I have. 142 days left <3