Yesterday I turned 7 weeks pregnant with Baby Dew #2 and let me tell you, I feel {and look} much further. In my defense I am only 5'3" and I have a shorter torso so perhaps that's why I'm rocking a bump so early?
I'm actually starting to think that I am, in fact, further than 7 weeks and it's not just because my belly is noticeably larger {than any 7 week pregnant person I know} but lots of other things have been happening lately too. For one, I have been feeling "movement" for over a week now. At 7 weeks the baby is only the size of a blueberry making almost impossible to feel any sort of movement. The first couple of times I chalked it up to gas but now it's been going on long enough that I know better. I have also been having round ligament pain which {after consulting with Dr. Google} is something that doesn't happen until after 8-10 weeks.
I know every pregnancy is different and that the second time around things happen much faster, but the way I look/feel is comparable to week 16 with Kendall, a big 10 week difference. I started thinking about the timing of things and in October is when I was taking OPKs, got a positive and we did everything we were supposed to do as soon as I got a positive OPK. I did take a pregnancy test the beginning of November {a few days before my expected period} and it was negative, however, I'm starting to think that the reason it was negative was because I took it so soon. I like the sound of that story much better than the "we abstained all month then "did it" one day {3DPO, at that} and got pregnant". I have my first appointment on the 8th so I will obviously talk to my doctor then and see if we can get an earlier ultrasound to verify.
Speaking of, let's address the possibility of twins. Every time I post a picture I get the same comment "OMG TWINS!". Well...I'm sure it would be exciting to blog about Life After Twins but that is not a story I am interested in. Twins don't run in our families and we didn't use fertility drugs so the chance of twins {although still possible} is low. It would be shocking, to say the least, if we found out there were two babies in there. I know it's not that we couldn't do it but we don't want to. Listen, we had a hard enough time deciding that we wanted to add a second member to our family and that's where we want to keep it. We don't want to be out-numbered by our children. So, let's keep the twins comments to a minimum.
I'm feeling like this baby is a girl. It's not like this crazy, strong, motherly instinct but more like I can't imagine life as a boy mom. Like last time, we have a girl name picked out but cannot agree on a boy name, at all. And, if you ask Kendall it's a girl. I even mentioned the possibility that it could be a boy and she laughed. Oh and let's not forget the Chinese gender chart, which also says girl. We'll see!
Hmm...let's see...sleep sucks. Like I literally wake up every hour, no joke. I just cannot get comfortable, already. I busted out the good ole body pillow this week {lucky Jimmy} and it helps bus then I want to switch sides in the middle of the night and it's a whole process. I am normally a tummy sleeper so I'm fairly certain that's why I can't get comfortable any other way.
Other than that I feel great. No morning sickness, no crazy emotional roller coaster {yet}, no maternity clothes {surprisingly} and I haven't been overly tired like I was with Kendall. I've actually had a lot of energy and I'm happy to report I've been maintaining my 3 times a week workouts.
My next update will most likely be after my doctors appointment so hopefully I'll be able to report back on the due date/twins issue.
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