At this point I have been consistently feeling movement since about 18weeks 4 days. It's an amazing feeling to have this baby moving and kicking inside me. She isn't super active, but I usually feel here several times a day. At first the only time I could feel her was when I laid down on my back and relaxed. Then I could feel her kicking a little, but mostly just rolling. And let me tell you, that is one weird feeling!! It's almost a combination of that feeling you get when you go through a steep dip in the road or on a roller coaster and a tickle. Her favorite position is to lay across my stomach and face towards my back with her legs all curled up. I can tell when she is laying like this because I get an ache on my right side or the left side and if I push on my belly it's a little bit harder there.
Movements now are beginning to change. I am starting to be able to feel her when I am sitting and a few times now when I am standing. Yesterday was interesting because I kept getting this funny bump right near my belly button and I couldn't figure out what it was. It happened like three times throughout the day and I finally decided she either had the hiccups or I was having a muscle spasm of my own. I still don't know for sure, but would definitely be neat if it was her having the hiccups.
So far I still have not gained any weight. I have been holding steady at the same weight for about 4 or 5 weeks now. I have a little bit of a baby bump, but I would think at 5 months my belly should be a little bigger. I suspect that later I will find myself being especially big. The only problem I am having right now is that I am just not that hungry. I do eat, but it doesn't take much to fill me up and some days I don't have much of an appetite. Right now it feels like such a chore to figure out what to feed myself each day. I think maybe I am just frustrated with trying to find the right combination of foods to fit my diet and to keep my sugars at a good level.
Tomorrow I have an OB appointment. I am sure it will be a normal checkup. I will have to let them know that the Endo doctor has put me on insulin at night before bed. So far that has been going on. My morning and breakfast numbers have been good. I have added a little bit more carbs to my lunch meal so that number has increased a little and my dinner numbers are still a little up and down. I see the Endo doctor next week and have to go in for blood work for my monthly thyroid check.
Other than that there isn't much happening. My friends are getting together here at my house tomorrow to plan the baby shower. We pretty much know what we are going to do, so it's mostly a meet and greet so everyone can meet each other and for them to be able to divvy up the work and costs between them. I am thrilled that so many people want to help and are as excited about this baby as we are.
Oh ... we did do some other baby stuff this week. Steve and I put our crib and dressers on layaway this week. We wanted to just buy them, but unfortunately we don't have room yet in the baby's room. We are still working on getting our attic cleaned out and organized so that we can make room for baby stuff. Right now the baby's room is being used as temporary storage while we sort everything out. We are getting there, slowly but surely. But, back to baby purchases. We also ordered our glider and it will take 10-12 weeks because we picked the wood and fabric we wanted. Baby bedding has been decided upon, although not purchased yet and Steve has decided how he wants to paint the baby room. This is one of the things I am letting him have control of because I can't paint and I want him to be as much a part of all of this as possible. And he gets to help make all the decisions on the big purchases. Usually I do the research and pick a few things I like and then let him choose from a couple of options or I pass the ideas by him and get his approval. We really do make a great team and he is wonderful!! I think it's pretty cute when he decides that he wants to start looking at stuff and he gets online and starts showing me all this cute stuff he finds.
We still have some major work we are trying to get done in the house before the baby comes. The biggest indoor project is to get her closest redone. This means new drywall, mud and tape, and new electrical. Right now Steve is working on replacing all of the bedroom doors upstairs so that they all match and latch properly (an issue we currently have). He already replaced some lighting fixtures and we have a new one for the baby's room too, but he will put that up during the painting process. We ordered a fence for outside and a shed and we are just waiting for those to be installed. We've been told by the end of June it should be happening. The only other projects we really want to do is get a deck put on the back of the house, close in our little back porch and make it into a pantry. We are hoping to have that done by the end of the summer, but we will see.
Other big news for us is that we are going to Disney in 2 1/2 weeks. We are taking my mom and my 7 year old nephew with us. We usually do a summer vacation with them but last year we didn't take one because of our IVF and next year we probably won't take a vacation because the baby will be too young. And this is probably the last year we will be able to take any type of expensive vacation, so we decided to go all out. We are very excited and I can't wait to post pictures and stuff when we get back.
And finally ... here is a 20 week belly picture:
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