The Beloved Second Trimester

I blogged a little bit ago about my lack of desire to do pretty much anything, except watch TV. Thankfully, I've entered my second trimester of pregnancy and everything is back to normal.

I woke up yesterday and after I showered I actually put on real pants, not sweats, but actual pants! And.. I wore them ALL day! Not only that, but I cleaned my kitchen, did laundry, picked up clutter and vacuumed! And not because I was having someone over, but because it needed to be done! It felt great to just clean my house and not sit on the couch all day wishing I could fall asleep.

I read that in the first trimester of pregnancy many women feel exhausted and fatigued because the body is creating the placenta and that's a lot of work... whatever.. I don't know exactly why, but I'm just glad by the time the second trimester rolls around, I'm starting to feel really good again!

I still haven't felt the baby kick, but I have a feeling it will be happening soon. With Jayden I was 19 or 20 weeks the first time I felt him kick on the outside of my belly and with Gabriella I was 16 weeks. I thought maybe because this is my 3rd baby I would have felt it kick a lot sooner, but I haven't. Oh well!

I have a doctor's appointment on Friday and I'm anxious to hear the sweet heartbeat again! Then in another 4 weeks I will have the "BIG ultrasound".. where they spend a long time measuring all the body parts and making sure the baby is developing properly. It's also the ultrasound where you can find out the gender of the baby, however we have decided to wait until the baby is born, so let's just hope we can have enough will power to close our eyes when the ultrasound technician is looking "below the belt". :)

Some people keep asking if we have a "feeling" about if the baby is a boy or a girl and honestly at this point I have no clue! The morning sickness I had was nothing like when I was pregnant with Jayden and Gabriella, so who knows! I also carried both my kids very similar so I don't know if I'll be able to tell the bigger I get.

18 Weeks with Jayden

4 Months with Gabriella

(I don't remember what week I was here)

I'd like to do a better job of taking belly pictures with this baby, but so far I've only taken two. This stage I feel like I just look a bit chubby and not pregnant, so it's not very flattering! ha!