6 Months Pregnant, 3 Months To Go
So excited to hold this little man. I've gotten the baby's clothes out and into the drawers - Yes, can you tell I'm a little excited about this! I went through the clothes and I think we'll be covered with everything. So nice to have another little boy, I already have everything. There will be a few differences with seasons and sizing of clothes but I think the clothes we have should work out fine. And Thanks to Syd Whipple (Nathan's cousin) who introduced Fels-Naptha the clothes are still on great shape, only a few had stains on them when I pulled them back out. Plus, people have been so extremely generous with hand-me-down's! THANK YOU EVERYONE!! Such a tremendous blessing!
The boys room has been moved around and everything is finding its place. Harlow will stay in his crib at least until the baby comes, I've decided, there's no rush when he & I love it so much. But the toddler bed is up and ready for him so he can get use to it being there.
I feel like Harlow is becoming a little more attached to his Daddy which is fun to see & nice to know, with the baby coming in a few months. Glad to see that he loves being with Nathan and doesn't always have to be with Mommy, because I am sure there will be many times that Harlow and Daddy will be hanging out together, doing "buddy" and manly men stuff :)
Braxton Hicks are becoming a good friend of mine, we spend quite a bit of time together. With the early menstrual-like cramping and now the braxton hicks cramping I haven't been able to exercise nearly as often as I'd like, nor as I did with Harlow. But for my sanity and baby's health we're just needing to take things a little easier this time around and I'm okay with that (most of the time - not gonna lie, some time's it hard, but I know it's for the best). The Braxton Hicks usually don't hurt but they catch my attention, whereas with Harlow I'm not even sure I had any...I do get them fairly often in my lower back, along with the all-over abdomen and lower abdomen ones. I am taking them as happy signs that my body knows what it is doing and is starting to prepare for what God made it to do - birth this beautiful miracle. (*When I got induced with Harlow I worried that I would never get the chance to go into labor on my own or that maybe my body would never get the chance to learn it. Maybe it sounds dumb but I am grateful that I had the miscarriage in regards that I let my body do it's own thing and It Did It, it knew what to do. I know that my body does know what to do. And because of the miscarriage it's had a chance to practice it, on its own, without pitocin. I think it will help with this delivery. So the Braxton Hicks are a good sign for me :) as long as they stay just braxton hicks and not preterm labor, yikes, which also can happen with cholestasis...crossing our fingers that I just don't have that problem this time.)
Baby is wiggly. Feeling the baby move is probably my favorite part of being pregnant (but I also just love looking pregnant, big belly and all! Call me crazy but I think it is so fun!!) This pregnancy there have been times when the baby moves and it makes me feel like I am on a roller coaster, almost making me a tad bit sick and definitely feeling those roller coaster flutters. He's still so little that I can't feel what part of his body is pressing into my side, but that will come. I loved touching Harlow's little foot when it'd get pressed into my side...like as if he was in my arms and I was rubbing his real feet. Nathan asks fairly often what it feels like to have a baby move inside of you and honestly, it's almost surreal and totally hard to explain. But one way that I think is really accurate is to think about when you've gone fishing or caught a fish. The second that fish comes out of the water and you told it in your hands (it has to still be very wet to understand the sensation) and the fish wiggles its slippery body in your hands. or better yet, if you were to put a fish in a small bucket of water, put your hands in with it and feel is slide around between your hands. That's what the baby's big movements or somersaults feel like. Like the baby has just slipped around, like the fish, in your belly. The kicks...I don't know how to explain those, but I love them and they make me smile!
No itching yet! Yippee!! But the pain in my bottom right rib is getting worse. It is nerve or muscle related because it is on the outside of my ribcage. If it was liver related it would be an internal pain. So I'll be grateful it's not that! But really that's the only thing I can complain about, life is truly wonderful and I am enjoying this pregnancy! So excited for another little boy! So excited for our growing family! So excited for mine and the baby's health so far! So excited I have this growing belly!
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