I guess I need to start the belly pictures now that I am definitely showing. At 17 weeks with Alien I probably am at about where I was at 23 weeks from my first pregnancy in terms of bump size. In some ways it is nice - I sort of sped through the is she just fat or pregnant phase of this pregnancy, but since I had almost none of my own maternity clothes from Noelle, I had to make some early purchases this time around. I got a lucky break a few weeks ago when my friend who had twins at Christmas gave me a great set of hand me downs. Hopefully since she had twins they will last me through the end of this pregnancy since I am predicting I will be huge!
I had a midwife appointment today and Alien looks great. I am measuring well and have gained a reasonable amount of weight thus far. Alien's heartbeat was just a bit slower this time then it has been, 147. Boy after all? And I got the go ahead to schedule our mid-pregnancy ultrasound. So we should have our 18 week fetal study ultrasound next week followed shortly after by our regular diagnostic ultrasound around 20 weeks.
Jean did already mention that I may want to cut out bread towards the end of my pregnancy. We are aiming for a slightly smaller Saxton baby this time around!
Besides a few cramps and pains occasionally and my normal need for a foot pillow at night on days I've spent too much time running around I've been feeling great. I've been sleeping all night with the exception of my bathroom breaks, all the nausea has stopped, and I actually haven't been feeling faint or having the charlie horses recently. Here's to hoping things stay this way as work is getting crazy busy and I have to work several of the upcoming weekends in preparation for summer!
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