Wow, here we are again! At first this pregnancy felt sooooo slow. I think maybe because I basically found out the second I was pregnant from being impatient, but now it does seem to be going by very quickly. I had my 16 week appointment today (at 16wk4d) and everything was great! Just a quick checkup of weight, urine sample, and a heartbeat check!
So earlier this week my friend who goes to the same OB and is only a few days ahead of me texted me to let me know she had her 16wk checkup, and when she went to schedule the next one which is the anatomy/gender scan.. they were super backed up and couldn't get her in until October 17! I was hoping to get in right at 18 weeks again this time which is the week of October 3. Apparently our practice which has 3 offices and HAD 3 ultrasound techs is suddenly down to 1. One left and one is on maternity leave, so all patients are going to the main office to be seen by the one tech left. AH! Luckily today I saw my regular doc who delivered Tilly and I love, so as we were in the appointment I mentioned to him I heard they were backed up and basically went on to BEG him to get me in somehow ASAP! haha He said he didn't think it should be too long and said he would walk up with me and see what he could do. Well... when we go to the scheduler she said now the ultrasounds were backed up until NOVEMBER 3 at the earliest.. what?!?!?! Even he was shocked! So he told me to hold on and he would see what he could do. He came back and said he couldn't squeeze me in there but he would write a referral to let me get my scan at the hospital so I wouldn't have to wait. Hallelujah! I would've hugged him right there in the hallway if it wouldn't have been weird haha! Sadly with referral appointments there is one referral lady who has to call you to make that appointment, uh! The checkout lady did say the hospitals normally only have a 2 week wait at the most, so we'll see. She said I probably wouldn't get a call until Monday, so I am very impatiently waiting!!! If for some reason there is still a super long wait there, I guess I will just end up going to an elective place for the gender because I am dying to know! Lance would LOVE to wait until birth to find out but I would die. Full on fall over dead from anxiety. #dramaqueen
As far as my prediction I am still thinking girl. I think mainly because of such a similar pregnancy along with just knowing all things girl. Honestly though I know I am going to walk in there completely unsure and not really be surprised either way. Lance said since he has no idea either this time he will pick boy just to be opposite of me! lol Guess we'll see who is right soon enough!
Anyways... here we go for a little monthly update!!!
16 week belly!
How far along: 16 weeks - 4 Months
Size of baby: Avocado (4-5in, 3-5oz)
Maternity clothes: I pulled my tote out and starting washing a few things right before 15 weeks. I tried to wear a pair of the jeans one morning, but after walking around in them in my room they were just too big. I actually started out about 10lbs less this pregnancy than I did with Tilly and also have gained weight A LOT slower. Once I was in maternity with her, around 18-20 weeks, I was quite a bit heavier on the scale so I guess that's why nothing fits yet bottom wise. This is the first time I actually have an issue with my bottom half being "too small" haha! I can still wear my regular clothes, they are just super uncomfortable where they dig into my waist. Luckily I can bust out the hair tie trick for a few weeks until I can fit better into the maternity clothes. I did get a new pair of skinny black jeans (maternity) from Old Navy that fit perfect. I'll probably live in those and leggings for a bit. Sadly since those fit so well now, I am not sure how long I will be able to wear them. My butt and legs blew up last time so I'm assuming it'll happen soon enough. Thankfully I have a huge supply of maternity wear, so I really shouldn't need to get anything this time. But honestly with my free Old Navy shopping (I've blogged about this before) I probably will add a few things here and there. I have about 5-6 maxi dresses that I plan to live in at the end when all restrictive clothing is the enemy.
Sleep: Ah. Awful. I still pee a million times a night and in between all that, I have the CRAZIEST dreams. I never feel rested now and am constantly exhausted.
Symptoms: Well well. I really thought the nausea was getting better when I updated at 12 weeks. Wrong, wrong, wrong. I stopped the Diclegis cold turkey at 13 weeks and that was a HUGE mistake. The nausea came back even worse, plus the 3 days I was off I had the most horrific headache of my life. Once I did some Google research, I found that apparently some people have a hard time getting off this medicine and it should be weaned very slowly. Great. So back on it I went. I did 2 pills for about 3 nights to feel human again, and then I went down to 1 pill a night for 4 nights. By this time I still felt OK during the day and thought I was ok to try and stop now. Ugh. It was bad, but not AS bad as before. I suffered through (at this point I was ending out 14 weeks) and it slowly got better. I did have one really bad afternoon where I had to call my mom over to watch Tilly until Lance got home so I could go lay down in misery and get some sleep. Thankfully since 15 weeks each day the nausea seems to get a bit better. It's definitely not 100% gone but no where near where it was. I also have this overall feeling of just feeling bad. I swear with Tilly I thought right at the second trimester I felt so much better. Nope, not this time. So maybe it is a little stinker boy in there?? haha My dry hair/skin is still full force (same as before) and also my leg hair grows so much slower (same as before). My belly is still staying way bigger than last time, which is crazy since I gained the weight so much faster then. Pregnancy is definitely an interesting thing. Now at 16 weeks the nausea only comes randomly and sometimes still pops up pretty rough at night, but hallelujah for mostly relief!
Miss anything: Still gonna say alcohol here! ha Is that bad? Oh well.
Movement: Crazily, yes! Around 14 weeks I felt the baby. But it wasn't so much movement, but the hard mass of the baby moving around. Now I feel more like flips than kicks or what I felt at first with Tilly. I am definitely ready for the swift movements to come though! Lance actually felt the baby this week at 16 weeks, which is crazy because it took him so long before. I could feel he/she rolling around like crazy so I grabbed his hand really quick and sure enough he felt it!
Food cravings: Still carbs and unhealthy foods! ha I do pretty good during the week since I always eat at home, but weekends I tend to be "bad". I also can now stomach my coffee again.. woohoo!
Have you started to show yet: Still way large and in charge here. It's baffling how big this belly gets at night and then balances out more in the mornings. It definitely is starting to stay more on the bigger/pregnant looking side. I am for sure ready to get out of the "Is she fat or pregnant?" phase and get the round belly! haha
Best moment of this month: Slowly getting rid of the nausea and hearing the sweet little heartbeat going to town.
Tilly's 16 week update-
