A little update...

It's been a long time since I've given any kind of update on this pregnancy so I thought I should write a quick blog post while I was thinking about it! My thoughts don't hang around for long these days...I've been saying that I have the memory of a fish (you know, because don't they have, like, a 5 second memory or something?). Anyway, things are going well. MUCH better than they were the last time. A lot has changed between 17 weeks and 22 weeks, one being my appetite! I think I eat pretty much everything in sight most days. Must be that my body is making up for all the food it couldn't eat the first 13-14 weeks of this pregnancy. Back then I remember thinking that I'd never be able to eat again and I just longed for the day that I could eat an entire meal and enjoy it. Hell, even just a couple bite of something really good seemed to be so far in the future.


This would explain my binge eating lately. No crazy cravings, just normal things like pickles & pickle juice (which I like anyway), oranges, salads, sandwiches, sushi...sometimes if I see or hear about a particular food item then I might want it rightthissecond but it's not common. One thing I've been craving is alcohol. I know!! What kind of pregnant person craves alcohol? I'm usually a red wine/beer kind of girl, but lately I really want a big Captain & Coke, or a big margarita on the rocks with lots of salt and limes. Vodka even sounds good and I definitely don't drink that- ever! I've never had much luck with Vodka so I stay away from it- my stomach just rejects it automatically. So of course the one thing I really, really crave is one that I can't have. Sad.

What else has changed over the last 5 weeks...oh yeah, MY HUGE BELLY. Oh my God, I'm telling you this thing has taken on a life of its own. I think I was about 30 weeks along with Jake when I was this big. I mean, it's starting to get uncomfortable and I still have 18 weeks to go. Not a good sign, folks. I think around 31 weeks with Jake was when things went downhill pretty fast- weird & annoying pains, tossing and turning at night, the swelling...oh the swelling! Can't wait for that!!


I really do enjoy being pregnant, don't get me wrong! I love feeling the pokes and the kicks, knowing that he's in there and wondering what he'll look like. I love that he's so loved by so many people already and that everyone is excited to meet him (but not for 4 more months, baby. Do you hear me? Stay in there for 4 more months!). I love that pregnancy is 9 months- no less and no more. Because really, if we had the gestation period of elephants, I don't think many women would be up for more than 1 kid. Can you imagine being pregnant for 22 months? Um, no thanks.


On another note, we did find out that we are having another BOY!! Despite me being 110% sure that this one was a girl, there is no denying what the sonogram showed :) Everything looked really good- he's healthy and growing and possibly a little big, but not enough to change my due date. He wighed 14oz at exactly 20 weeks but she said he was measuring about a week ahead. I'm really getting used to the idea of two boys...I think all the fun "boy" things Jake and his little brother can have, going to their sporting events (or plays & musicals if that's what they are into!), all the boy fights that will be way less dramatic than girl fights...I think it will be fun! Jake still doesn't get it though. We've been trying to talk to him about boy names and what we should call the baby. His response? Buzz. Or baby. Or Haley. I don't think we'll be considering his name opinions....


So hopefully this little guy will continue cooking until May. I hope he doesn't decide to come in April since that's Jake's birthday month and I'd really like them to have their own birth months, you know?

Since I try not to post too much without a picture, here is a really bad photo of me taken with my phone. I wish I had something better but if I waited until I looked good, was having a good hair day, had a cute outfit and had the time to take a "real" photo, then it would never happen. Plus we practically live in a cave so the lighting is bad indoors. So, this is what I have. Sara, this is for you ;) LOL!

Taken this morning @ 22w5d and growing by the second.

And just for fun, this is me the about 27 hours before Jake was born at 40 weeks. I'm not too far off from this at just over half the time. Speaking of elephants, I think I might be the size of one by the time May gets here...