so i tried to re-wear the t-shirt i wore at 16 weeks & well... no dice. i think it reached my belly button? anywho, i know my trusty rolling stones shirt lasted 40 weeks once before, it'll act as a stand in this time around when i need it to. glad it can be making an appearance in this pregnancy :)
the last week of my second trimester went by pretty quickly, just like all the ones before it & i'm just getting more & more pregnant. seems like that happens every week. my belly's getting bigger & the kicks are definitely getting stronger. this little boy is SO active. it was so fun to have him in my belly on our trip to st. louis... even though we had to leave parker back at home, it kinda felt like we got to take one kid along as this little man kicked & punched the whole weekend. sam said it was because he missed his big brother.
speaking of his big brother, parker loves my belly. he loves "tickling the baby" and he even specially said "ni-night" to the baby in my belly one night when i was putting him down. he likes to pull up my shirt to "see the baby" & it all makes me so happy.
as much fun as these parts of the pregnancy are, there are parts that are getting harder too. i am so stiff when i wake up & it's like a five minute process to get out of bed. it's so lame that i have such horrible pelvic pain with pregnancy... i pride myself on being strong & physically fit but thanks to pre-existing bad-back & hip conditions, pregnancy seriously just cripples me. with the hip-spreading & ligament stretching, there is so much pressure on my lower back & i almost always feel a dull pain in my back. sometimes it feels like my left leg is tingling or has fallen asleep & if i'm down on the floor with parker or trying to flip sides in bed it feels like my legs are being ripped off my body when i move. so that's fun.
but it's all worth it right? only three more months til we get to meet this little boy. i think i'm gonna like him.
I totally hear you on being crippled. I feel like an old person and toward the end of the day, I'm usually waddling. My issue is my tailbone...it's awful. And maybe it's a boy thing because this baby is LOW and my poor lady bits feel tortured by the end of the day! I didn't have any of this with Delia! Anyway, you look amazing. It's crazy how fast the weeks keep passing!
ReplyDeleteyou look great! congrats on moving into the third trimester! :)
ReplyDeleteYou look great! Considering how much you are always doing, I would have never guessed that this pregnancy was anything but super easy on ya! That just goes to show how strong of a person you are. ps- LOVE that parker loves the baby. SO CUTE!
ReplyDeleteman, almost to the 3rd trimester, say what? You look fabulous, sorry you don't feel it. But in the end, yes, totally worth it!
ReplyDeleteyou look absolutely amazing!! such a cute bump! yay for only three more months!! that is SO exciting!!! and i am loving that Parker is loving the baby already, so cute!!
ReplyDeleteAwww, I remember when my oldest would pat my belly and talk to his little brother. Those moments are the best. Yay for third trimester!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you are having discomfort, but yeah, it will be well worth it! Keep focusing on the prize at the end of all this ;o)
ReplyDeleteAdorable!
ReplyDeleteYour belly is so cute! Congrats on moving into the 3rd tri! Sorry you are hurting mama, but it will all be worth it! ;)
ReplyDeleteI had terrible back pain when I was pregnant. I went to a chiropractor, and he fixed me every time! I was skeptical at first because I'd never been to one before. But man... I will never miss a chiro appointment while preggo again! It made a world of difference in how mobile and flexible I was!
ReplyDeleteOh friend, I have the same terrible low back/pelvic/hip pain! I had it with Lily too. The only things I have found that help are prenatal yoga and prenatal massage. You look great as always. Feeling whaleish over here at almost 30 weeks!
ReplyDeleteYou look great! I am right behind you at 23 weeks. My 2 year old still doesn't seem to understand the whole baby in mommy's belly deal. I think it's so cute that Parker seems to grasp it and "tickle" the baby.
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