I'm a little behind on doing a bump update. I know that I say this every week but time really is flying by so quickly! I'm already early in week 24 of my pregnancy and this week, our little girl is the length of an ear of corn. Over the last couple of weeks, she has also been the size of a banana, spaghetti squash and a papaya. She's growing strong every week!
at my cousin Veronica's bridal shower!
I get so nervous about proclaiming this, but in general, I have been feeling really great. Every time I say that, I worry that tomorrow I'll wake up and feel like I got hit by a truck. But so far so good!
A few things:
Lower back aches. Ugh. Sitting on a soft surface (like the couch) or laying down (even on my side) causes some serious lower back stiffness.
Perpetual glasses-wearing. One side effect of pregnancy that I did not expect is that I'd have such a tough time wearing my contact lenses! They feel like little razor blades in my eyes. Fun. I can usually get away with wearing them one day per week, so I try to pick a day when I have some fun plans or something. Otherwise, it's glasses for me!
Bending down/shoe tying days are numbered. I've definitely been struggling with this one lately! I can still reach things, however, it's just straight up uncomfortable to bend down or forward with an expanding midsection in the way.
Stairs are getting harder and harder to climb. I have a number of stairs to climb out of the Path station every morning (I counted about 60 the other day), followed by a 1/2 mile walk to the office. Though I've done this walk for years, now I find myself seriously huffing and puffing through the stairs part. I wonder how that will be 2 months from now! Eek.
These are the things I've been noticing, but I really can't complain. Knock on wood, I still feel incredibly lucky to have had a great pregnancy thus far. Here's hoping that continues!
Meanwhile, Baby Girl has been on the move like it's nobody's business! It's still hard to feel it on the outside of my tummy, but she pretty much kicks, punches and somersaults all day long. I can't wait for Shaun to officially be able to feel her little punches! Any day now, I hope!
Baby's First 5K
On Sunday, we walked a 5K in north Jersey. Admittedly, I was a little nervous about this one! I haven't been great about exercising in general (my daily stair climb + 1 mile walk to and from the office has been the extend of my working out time per day), so I was wondering how I'd do with a healthy 3+ mile walk. I'm happy to report that it was great! I felt really good. Though I was definitely ready to take a seat after it was over, I was pretty proud that the papaya and I made it through. Afterwards, I napped and Shaun made me pancakes. Now that is a Sunday morning I can get used to!
Monday marks my 6 month appointment and I have my glucose test. Eek! I'm a little nervous about this one, but I'm doing my best to eat very healthfully this week in preparation of the gestational diabetes test!
Some other stuff:
Rings: Still on!
Bowls of Raisin Bran consumed: many (at least 1 per day)
# of seats given to me on the train: usually 1 per day
Sleeping: Yup! On my left or right side, with my upper leg swung over in front of me
Most comfortable: Sitting straight up in my chair at work. My lower back likes this one!
Most uncomfortable: Standing for long period of time or sitting up in bed with no back support
Resources I'm loving: My What to Expect app, Your Pregnancy Week-by-Week book (a gift from my sisters!)
How I spend the evenings: Watching all the great TV that has started, falling asleep on the couch, and having Shaun help roll me off the couch to move to bed
Cooking: Been doing more of this lately! More energy = happy Rachel
Home projects completed: Some! I'll do a full update, but we moved and organized a bunch of things over the last week and I'm pretty psyched to really start getting Baby's room ready!
I think that's about it for the last couple of weeks. I'm feeling so good and really just loving this whole process. Seeing my body change is truly incredible and feeling my baby girl moving around has just been pure joy :)
Have a great Tuesday everyone!