Pregnancy: Week 17
Hi Everyone! Happy Monday!
I'm 18 weeks pregnant today...so amazing. I'm still so amazed that things keep going well each week that progresses. Still holding my breath about this a little. But things could not be going more smoothly.
Here's how the last week has been:
- Nausea. Still. Zofran helps, but I keep trying to go off it with pretty sucky consequences
- My lower back has been aching. Not all the time, but it's just seeming harder and harder to get comfortable. The backache goes away when I lie down
- I can't believe how big I am already! Several times this week I've felt like there is a balloon getting inflated inside of me...a fairly uncomfortable pushing/stretching out that lasts for a few hours. And it's already getting a little hard to move around, stand up after sitting on the couch, roll over in bed, put on my shoes, etc. And I know I am going to get WAY bigger...this is just the beginning
- Feeling pretty good and happy and positive (aside from the nausea, which just sucks)
- Yesterday and today I though MAYBE I felt some movement...way low in the center of my belly...I'm not totally convinced, though...hopefully I will feel something definitive this week!
- OB appointment tomorrow...a little nervous that she'll find something wrong (eg hearts no longer beating), but not too concerned as my belly is just growing like crazy. Finding out the sex is still two weeks away...I am getting impatient!
Hope everyone has a lovely week!
XOXO