Yesterday was a day worth celebrating! At 14 weeks, I am officially in my second trimester. My really cool iPhone app says that baby will be the size of an orange this week. Apparently it's already a little acrobat doing flips and kicks and waving it's arms around like crazy. I won't be able to feel all that commotion though until it weighs enough (in a few weeks). By next week it's ears should be developed enough to hear me when I talk and sing terribly to the radio! Oh, and it's fuzzy. Yep, it has a coat of fine, downy hair all over. Don't worry, they say it'll shed that by week 33 or so.
In other news, I'm feeling great! I have so much more energy and can stay awake well past 8:00 pm. I haven't been naseaus for a couple weeks now. The only thing that makes me gag is bananas for some reason. I love them, but the second it gets a little bit mushy I have to spit it out. Oh, and brushing my tongue. Other than that, I can eat everything I lay my eyes on! My cravings haven't been too ridiculous. The other night Matt and I went on a hunt for fried chicken and vegetable soup. I just had to have it. Together. Right NOW. We found it, and it was everything I had hoped it would be.
Besides feeling wonderful, physically, I have been a little bit worried. Just like I was worried I was making it all up before I had that first ultrasound, just like I was worried when I thought maybe my body couldn't do it until I heard that strong little heartbeat.. I'm really trying not to jump ahead during this pregnancy, I want to enjoy it all to the fullest. I just have to say though, I can't wait until I can feel the little junebug kick and poke and flip. I can already sense the comfort that will bring. To know on a daily basis that it's alive and well. I prayed last night that God would bring comfort to me in this area because I know I should not be worrying about anything. Guess what song I had stuck in my head this morning while I was getting dressed? "He's got the whole world in His hands.." and the next verse I sang? "He's got the little bitty babies in His hands.."
You're totally showing!!! I didn't know that! I'll post my 22wk picture, it looks disturbingly similar... which brings me to the point- typical that we move straight from worrying that there's no baby to worrying because there is!
ReplyDeleteJenna - We are obviously related! I can't tell you how similar your thought life is to mine when I was pregnant with you! I, however, was not as gifted at expressing it as you are. You are really blessing me through your writing! I Love You!
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