Total Weight Gain: 23 pounds
Maternity Clothes? Yup, mostly.
Stretch Marks? None on the belly. I'm finding more on my thighs and hips. These hips don't lie...
Sleep: Pretty dang good. I'm giving in to naps like nobody's business.
Best moments: Talking about co-sleeping with our baby. I didn't think it would be a thing that Ryan would want to do, but he brought it up while we window shopped for a bassinet. (Maybe he just doesn't want to spend money on one, hah!)
Movement? Yes. And sometimes it hurts!
Food Cravings: Ice cold watermelon.
Symptoms: Just the usual aches, fatigue, thirst, hunger, heartburn, and constant urge to pee.
Belly Button in or Out? Out.
Happy or Moody? Happy!
Looking Forward to: My sister-in-law called to say she'll be in Phoenix on Labor Day. Woohoo! She's planning on going to a concert and asked if I would/could come. I'll be extremely pregnant by that time, with only a couple of weeks until the baby arrives. I think I'll opt out this time, but hey, I can still see her.
We were given a DVD from the birth center to watch this week. It's about natural birth and the stages of labor, all that good stuff. There was a bit about the history of different birthing methods around the world. I saw the most horrifying things- there was a clip from the 1930s of a woman "giving birth", completely unconscious. I won't go into it.... Watching babies being born isn't the cutest thing. It makes me think, "What the heck am I doing??!! Why is this so gross??" but our midwife explained that watching it happen to other people, complete strangers, is completely different than experiencing it. My baby may look gross to other people, covered in all that nasty stuff, but hopefully she'll still look super cute to me. Plus, I'll have all these endorphins running!
If you're a mom, feel free to tell me your experience of first seeing your baby in the comment section. I just really like these stories and they give me confidence :)
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