well it sure has been awhile since Ive been here. So long even blogger is different, and I have to figure this whole new thing out. I really want to post some picture but I'm not sure I will be able too in this post. I really want an awesome photo editing tool or program or something. I want to be able to mass a bunch of belly pictures into one line so I can see progression.
Anyway, on with the updates. I am pregnant :) 19 weeks and 2 days. Baby girl measures 3 days ahead :) We are due 2/11/13. This pregnancy has been so vastly different than my last and I am very grateful it is mine and not a surro pregnancy. I'm not sure how I would have felt going through all that I have with a surro baby. I am so glad I had this kina wake up call. On the good notes, I have had less issues with my placenta and ultrasounds of this baby. Today we had our anatomy scan and every single thing is normal :) My placenta is still on the lower side of my uterus but with 20 weeks left to grow and it is technically just within normal limits there is every reason to believe it will continue to move up as my uterus continues to grow. I have already gained 15 pounds and my mom told me today how good I look at this weight. I only look pregnant at this weight. I am not sure what she is trying to do with that comment. If I could figure out this picture thing, I could show you how round I look in the middle. At this point in my last pregnancy I had only gained 3 pounds... I feel better having gained 15. My blood pressure is great, I was tipped off by my OBGYN that a small amount of caffiene a day will keep it from getting too low. Success :) It is still lower this time than last, and I really do not have any swelling yet. Yay! What parts have sucked? The first 10 weeks. Well weeks 5 to 10 anyway. Then just part of weeks 10 to 13. And not only is there round ligament pain, seems like my whole abdomen aches most of the time. And heaven forbid I get a little gas trapped in there, man that really really really hurts. The braxton hicks come about 5 a day, but my cervix is still just over a 4 so that is great news. Holding strong. I am trying to enjoy it!
I love getting to feel her move. Its been about 6 weeks now that I have been able to tell she is moving around it there :) but it still takes me by surprise most times, that it is in fact a baby.
Surrogacy is still on my mind all the time. I wonder if I should still do it. Could I go through the rough first trimester again? What will the 3rd bring this time? How big will I get? Am I big now? Every one else seems to think I am still tiny and they ask where I have this baby. A really nice lady at my OBGYN said she bets I am the type of woman who has a baby and within a week looks like I was never pregnant. Gotta say, that made my day :) Josh and I want to get married. That would postpone a surrogacy. Do I want to use my current agency? What about one closer to me?
I am so excited to have this baby though. Another daughter! I am so lucky to have these girls. I know Josh really wants a boy and maybe one day that will happen too, who knows.
