Preg-O Update - 21 Weeks

21 Weeks
-4 lbs (-5 lbs total)

Leave it to me to lose weight while pregnant. If only my steady diet of breakfast cereal, oranges, italian peppers and american cheese sandwiches and, lately, italian cookies helped me in my weight loss endeavor when I'm NOT pregnant. Life is cruel.

Anyway, I went to the fetal anatomy sonogram on the 26th. I was worried what I would find when I got there because I'd not been feeling ANY baby movement, so I asked the Husband to occupy the kids at the mall while I went to the sono alone. All that worrying was for nothing because the baby kicked and waved and wiggled the whole time it was"on-screen". Everything is developing as it should and Baby is doing fine.

Today was my monthly Dr visit and I might have gotten more information from the Dr had I listened to the Husband and left Baby Girl at home with him and her brother. As soon as we left the waiting room, she screamed, cried and carried on. My eldest and I figured she thought we were there for her at first, but she cried even louder when she saw my very tiny, very gentle Dr put the doppler on my stomach to listen to the baby's heartbeat and then even louder when she put the blood pressure cuff on my arm. We were out of the office in record time.

For the past week, Baby has FINALLY decided to let its presence be known on a regular basis. It started quietly when I realized that the sensation I was feeling in my chest was the baby kicking. I was used to my babies kicking to get out...this one was kicking my insides. What a freaky sensation! Baby must have changed positions because now I'm getting kicks (or punches) that I recognize.

Happy New Year, everyone!