26 Weeks

(I'm sharing this post a day early, since I already typed it out and not much will change between tonight and tomorrow morning)

Apart from our little get-away on the weekend, this has been a tough week.  I just didn't feel well all week long.  I have an appointment with my OB later, so maybe that may uncover something - or else it's just general aches and pains of pregnancy.  My update may sound a bit whiny, but I just want to convey both the easy and the difficult parts of being pregnant.  Overall, I am so super excited to meet these babies... just this week was tough.

Mood: This week I was a bit up and down emotionally.  A few times I just had an uncontrollable urge to cry for no reason.  I haven't been super weepy throughout this pregnancy and that has surprised me, since when I was TTC (especially during clomid time), I was a mess.  This week I felt a bit defeated by the aches and pains of pregnancy, wondering how I will make it 12 more weeks. 

Food: Back to my first trimester food aversions.  I have to force myself to eat meat again, yuck!  I know I need the protein right now too, so that is hard.  Also, it seems like everything is making me feel sick.  I am hungry and need to eat, and then I feel sick, but then I am hungry again.  It's a vicious cycle!  On the plus, I have been craving lots of vegetables.  I find out the results from my 1-hour glucose test later on, so I have been a bit more conscious of how much sugar I am intaking these days.

Sleep: I'm still super tired all the time but sleeping at night has become difficult.  I need to support myself with mountains of pillows.  Rolling over is hard and painful sometimes.  I've had a lot of pelvic and back pain, and also been short of breath.  I think the babies are just in a funny position right now that does not make it easy for me to sleep.  Fortunately, I've been having 1-2 hour naps every afternoon and that seems to get me through. 

Exercise: I think my body is going into protest from NOT exercising for so long.  I have this feeling I'd feel way better if I was able to exercise. 

Body: Ugh, where do I start?  As I mentioned, the pelvic and back pain has been worse, so much so that last week I could barely walk around the house.  I've felt breathless often when lying down (and I'm getting so sick of only sleeping on my left side).  I think my belly is just super heavy.  I knelt down on my knees to do something the other day, and I couldn't get up on my own - I had to use the table to pull myself up.  That was different!  My weight is still creeping up and I've crossed the 180 line (yikes!).  Hope these babies are reaping the benefits of it!  This week I just feel big.  I no longer just have a cute pregnant belly - but my whole body is a pregnant body now.  It kind of makes me want to stay home and just be a frump.  I have a few more stretch marks becoming prominent.  Oh, and my boobs are back to growing (and burning!).  Wow, this pregnancy thing is one continual change after another! 

Movement: This week the movement slightly changed.  It's not as much kicks and punches, as it is like something wriggling around inside my belly.  For the first time on the weekend, DH and I SAW my belly move!  That has been happening more and more frequently.  It's weird and cool at the same time.  As always, it's Baby A we see... Baby B is tucked away, though I have been feeling him/her more lately.  

Notable Moments: 
- Getting away for a short "babymoon" chillcation!
- Seeing my belly move with the babies
- Started packing my hospital bag (a post will follow on this!)
- Being blessed by the ladies in our church who brought by a stack of freezer meals for us to use on those busy/difficult to cook days
- It RAINED for the first time in what seems like months here.  Normally I complain about how much rain we get, but this rain made me feel like fall is coming.  And fall brings us closer to the day we get to meet these precious little ones.  Also it was nice to have a break from the heat!

So, there's my week!