Make Some Room Will Ya???

Well I thought I would come write down how I've been feeling the last couple days... *sigh* I've been hurting, sick and tired. I was feeling a bit emotional yesterday too, I'm a bit better today though, I guess. Last night I had some crampy feelings in my tummy... I'm assuming they were Braxton Hicks contractions which I am supposed to be feeling about now. They weren't REALLY painful just an annoying sharp pain for a few minutes. My belly has been hurting too... like I can really feel the baby growing in there. I can feel the stretching and pulling feelings.

Today I have felt a little sick a few times and my back hurts, but no cramps so far. I can feel in my hips and very tops of my thighs (by the joint) the stress being put on them to stretch them out and make room for the baby to grow and come out. Even the muscles in the front of my belly are hurting and I can feel it when i walk or stand. I still have to go to the store and look for the Maternity belt the Dr told me to get. They said it will help lift baby off my pubic bone and help my back too. She weighs over a pound in there alone, not including her amniotic fluid and her placenta. It's a very concentrated couple pounds and it's hard to carry. A lot harder than I thought since I am a fat girl anyway, i figured I would be used to it... well I'm used to being fat all over... not in one spot i guess! :)

Jon and I noticed today that the baby gets all active after I eat mexican food... like when we have Taco Bell for dinner, she gets real active right after... not kicking so much but just moving around in there. Today for lunch Jon and I shared a Taco salad and the same thing happened. He says she must like spicey foods... not that those things are real spicey but spicier than not. :)

I think it's so amazing that since the baby is getting so big, i can feel her even if she just moves around. She doesnt even have to kick me now for me to feel her. I love it so much!! I'm STILL waiting for Jon to be able to feel it!!! He wants to feel her so much too and I feel terrible that he cant have that and enjoy it with me yet. We're almost into our thrid trimester though so I'm hoping as she is getting bigger and bigger she will start kicking and pushing a lot harder so he can feel her too! :)

I've noticed too that when I sleep I sleep half on my belly and half on my side... I'm sure she doesnt like it because I will get kicked/pushed now and then while I'm laying there. I think she wants her room to move around and I'm laying on half of it!! :) I'm sure it doesnt hurt the baby but I'm going to try to sleep more on my side from now on anyway to give her more room in her womb! :) It feels weird when I sit now too because she is getting bigger and I almost feel like I'm smooshing her... I know I'm not but still!

Oh and today, it's been hard to breathe because I can literally tell that my uterus is pushing up and slowly moving my organs out of the way to make room for the baby to grow. It kinda feels like at Thanksgiving when you eat WAY too much and you cant hardly move or breathe... Only problem is, is I'm not full... I'm actually hungry!!

Well anyway, I think that about does it for my latest adventures with my pregnancy...