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Pregnancy 2.0: 26 Weeks

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26 Weeks

Size of baby: She’s the size of a butternut squash, according to the Ovia Pregnancy app on my phone.

Feeling: Okayish. Prenatal yoga has been helping to stretch out my achy parts, but at the same time, I haven’t done any kind of stretching in SO long that really, it’s making me sore in other places too. The other day I tried to convince Kyle to rip my legs off because my hip joints were hurting so bad. (He declined.) Other than that, I’ve been feeling pretty good.

Craving: Pi Day made me want pie, so on Monday I decided to whip up an apple pie. SO GOOD. I’ve also had a big craving for Vietnamese spring rolls, and was pretty sad that the place downtown where I used to get them at all the time was all out. Serves me right for stopping there after lunch. The hunt continues …

Other: I got the requisition for my glucose test at my prenatal appointment on Monday, so I’ll be doing that on Friday when Kyle’s home to watch Isla for the hour or so that I’ll be gone doing that. My regular doctor was away, so he had a locum filling in for him, and when the locum asked if I had my “sugar test” done yet and I told him no, he said to me, “Bad girl!” Umm … not my fault? Then when I asked him about what allergy pills were safe to take, he said he wasn’t 100% sure and that he’d look it up. I figured he’d bust out a medical dictionary or something but noooooope – he hopped on the computer and WebMD’d it. WHAT? Needless to say, I’m just going to hold off taking any pills until I either A) See my regular doctor again, or B) Ask a pharmacist. Ugh.

We’ve also decided on a middle name, so the baby officially will have a name when she arrives. Although the other night I had a dream that I gave birth to a boy when I was told it was a girl, haha. We have boy names picked out too, so you never know! Crazier things have happened. Isla would be happy if we named her baby sister “Ketchup” though. ;)

Irony

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Last week I went to my first prenatal yoga class and had to fill out a waiver and make note of any health issues, etc., including this baby’s due date. There was also a section that asked how many pregnancies & deliveries we have had. It was the first time I’ve had to “mention” my miscarriage that I had in July, and ironically enough, I just remembered that if I didn’t miscarry I would’ve been due this past weekend, on March 7.

Just a random, sobering thought for today.

I tend to forget push that experience to the deep and dark corners of my brain and not think about it a lot, but then again I have been showing signs of subconscious paranoia during this pregnancy. I check the toilet paper after I go to the bathroom for any specks of red, a habit that I don’t even notice I’m doing half the time. Every cramp now has me wonder.

I know everything is just fine this time around – at least for now. If having a miscarriage has taught me anything, it’s that nothing in life in guaranteed. Shit happens, both bad and good, and we’re forced to adjust to whatever is thrown our way. Like that waiver; nothing like a little reminder saying, “Hey, remember that one time you were pregnant but your body went, ‘Nooooope!’?” to really put things in perspective for you.

I know I’ll never 100% forget about what happened last summer, but I can at least try my very best not to dwell on it. It’s tough when it’s brought up unexpectedly, but that’s life – full of the unexpected.

 

Pregnancy 2.0: 24 weeks

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24 Weeks

Size of baby: About the size of a garden eggplant, according to the Ovia pregnancy app.

Feeling: I’ve been feeling kind of gross lately (i.e., gassy), and I’m just going to blame it on Baby Girl growing and shoving my insides around to accommodate herself. I’ve also been fighting a bit of a cold that I caught from Isla, so really, I’ve been a hot mess.

Craving: Orange juice and hummus. I satisfied the OJ craving with some clementines, and bought hummus at the store the other day and have been eating it with anything that’s dippable as a snack.

Other: We’re also pretty certain on the baby’s name! Kyle and I are still trying to decide on a middle name, but the first name is more or less a sure thing :) Like with Isla, we’re not telling anyone what the name is until she’s born, but you can have fun guessing if you want! I also start prenatal yoga tomorrow, so I’m really looking forward to that!