What I Learned About Pregnancy

Now that I'm 1 month postpartum, I thought I would do a little post on what I learned about pregnancy. This is obviously just in regards to my own pregnancy, as we all know, each pregnancy is different in their own way. These are just my thoughts and opinions!

17 weeks

1. Pregnancy waddle is real. It's crazy how much your hips want to be ahead of the rest of your body when you're standing, or walking. Plus it doesn't help that it feels like there's a head in-between your legs!

2. Cravings are also real. Kit Kat Chunky's, Creme Eggs, & Cherry Sours have never held such a special place in my heart. 

18 weeks

3. It's really hard not to compare yourself to other fellow preggos.. but try your best not to and remember that this is your own personal, unique journey!

4. You may get the weirdest, most inconvenient pregnancy symptoms, such as carpal tunnel, jumpy legs or blurred vision... & you might have them all at once.

20 weeks

5. You may feel extra confident with your baby belly & take a million photos of it.

6. Climbing stairs and hills gets real challenging in the later months. 

24 weeks

7. You may pee yourself a little while brushing your teeth/tongue due to sensitive gag reflex. 

8. You may change up your wardrobe to sports bras and leggings once things stop fitting.

26 weeks

9. The first trimester is brutal. If you're one of the special ones who didn't get sick, consider yourself lucky. I was nauseas and threw up everyday for 14 weeks... but then it was like a light switch & I wanted to eat everything!

10. The first time you feel the baby move, is amazing... but the first time I saw my boyfriend feel the baby move, was so emotional.

29 weeks

11. You're really not as "big" as you think you are. I've been looking back through my belly photos, and I really wasn't as huge as I or anyone else thought I was!

12. The gender ultrasound is so fun! We knew we wanted to find out what we were having right away.. Having the ultrasound tech show us his "parts" was so emotional! All I could say was "it's a boy!!!" & then tears started falling. It was the first time I cried at an appointment.

34 weeks

13. You may think you're in the clear for stretch marks, but truth is, you probably just can't see them on that part of your body. You'll see the reality of it once the baby is out. 

14. Emotions change on a dime.

38 weeks

15. It's not as hot as you think it is. Careful not to freeze your boyfriend by opening windows and turning off the heat in the car, during the winter months. 

16. Pregnancy is really not that glamorous at times.... Consider it preparation for the also not so glam labour & birth. 

38 weeks

 17. You will miss your belly after you give birth.

18. You never really get used to your belly sticking out so far. I grazed mine on doors, walls, and the fridge countless times. 

40 weeks

19. Epsom salts & lavender bubble bath is a treat for the tired, aching body.

20. 9 [10] months of pregnancy doesn't prepare you for the overwhelming feeling of love when you see your baby for the first time.

40 weeks & 5 days

A Late Night Random Post Of Gifts, Food + Photos!

I've been so uncomfortable today. My belly feels so tight, full and heavy. It may or may not be because I've also been really snack today. I won't admit to anything. Either way, I can't find a position thats comfortable enough toe it or lay in, especially since my stupid ankle is still swollen, sore and bruised! It's a tough life I tell ya! Haha, no I'm just kidding. It's a good life, just a bit uncomfortable today. 

Anyway, I've decided to write a pretty random blog post. I've collected a few photos of random things I wanted to share as well. 

Like these adorable mugs. Sierra made them for us! For starters, the mug itself is so great, I love the shape of them. Second, how cute are those trees? It made me wanna go scratch a "K+B" into a tree in our backyard. Maybe we'll do that. and then add "Baby H's" birthday whenever he's born! That's a fun idea. I'm going to do that. 

She also sent me this hahaha Which I laughed at when I opened because it was completely wrapped in a whole roll of toilet paper LOL Plus I'm still super loving Kit Kat Chunky's. I don't know what it is. The other day, Bo asked me if he could have a bite of my unopened Kit Kat. I said "yah, but could you cut it in half and take a bite from the middle?"....because I wanted to keep the very end parts to myself. What kind of crazy person am I becoming? hahaha

Adding to the cravings list is ice cream! I just love frozen treats so much. I think I'm going to get a box of those orange, pink and purple double stick popsicles next time I go to the store. Anyway, this ice cream is caramel with chocolate fudge swirls, and chocolate covered caramel pieces. Seriously, its so good. I originally wanted strawberry ice cream really bad, but couldn't find any at Wal Mart... We had just come from Sobey's and I didn't want to go back. 

Pop tarts. Love them. This is why I wanted strawberry ice cream. Could you imagine, warmed up strawberry pop tarts, with a scoop [or three] of strawberry ice cream on top!??! It would be like warm apple pie with vanilla ice cream... & come on... who doesn't love THAT!?

I also had a weird craving for thousand island dressing & instant pudding. 

We also bought some outfits for our little baby yesterday. It was exciting! The little onesies  are newborn, holy crap, so tiny. I know its a good chance he's not going to wear these for very long, but we don't plan on buying much more newborn sized clothes at all. The pants are 0-3 months. So stinkin cute. The white and grey striped onesie with the orange is my favourite! Everything else we have for him right now, has been given to us as gifts. I'm going to wait until my mom sends me a package from home [Red Lake] & then I'm going to do a blog post on some of the things we have so far. She got me this adorable car seat blanket that I want to show off! I had to leave it in Red Lake over Christmas though, as I only had a carry on and it wouldn't fit [I was trying to avoid baggage fees and make it a quick check in!]

Speaking of baby. I tried to make an overlay of what a 30 week baby would look like on my almost 30 week belly[29w3d]! I think it turned out looking pretty neat! 

Not too bad for 7 months +1 week +an abundance of snacks in the last 12 hours. haha!

Well.. I think anyway ;)

Another one I made a couple days ago. I was pretty held up this day. My ankle was petty sore and I just didn't feel like doing much. So I just laid around and watched Greys! 

Well I think I'm just about done now. As random as this was, I felt like I had so much more to say/talk about. Apparently not. Must've all slipped my mind :P 

Have a good night!

Bump Update - 29 Weeks

How far along?  

29 weeks

Total weight gain/measurements: 

My measurements are the same as they were at 26 weeks?

Waist 35

Belly 44.5

It would probably be easier to tell the difference if I was wearing the same shirt and standing the same way in all 4 photos.... but heres weeks 26, 27, 28 & 29. Hmm....

Maternity clothes:  

Just the 3 shirts my mom got me for Christmas. The one 3/4 sleeve is my absolute favourite.. the other 2 may end up showing the bottom of my belly in a month or so... joys of having a long torso!

Stretch marks: 

No new ones... I thought maybe I had gotten some on my thighs, but I may have just been seeing things, or they're very unnoticeable. 

Sleep: 

I need a new bed. Slept like a rock at moms house.. Back to my normal 'up all the time' sleeping pattern at home

Best moment this week: 

Finally making it back home to NB from ON after a very very long day of travels. Although I will say, it could have been MUCH worse! I got very lucky that I got to sleep most of the drive from Red Lake to Winnipeg.. Then I got upgraded to "Plus" seating on my first West Jet flight for free.. and then upgraded myself on the second flight....I'm pretty sure the very nice flight attendant retracted my payment on that flight, because there was no charges on my credit card! Happy New Year to YOU you wonderful human! 

Miss anything? 

The bed I slept on at moms. 

Movement: 

Alwayyyysss! He started being his crazy active self as soon as we got back to the airport! This baby is so cute it hurts my soul.. He's so in tune with my feelings and emotions, its crazy. He was very very excited to be back home with his daddy! 

Last night, Bo went to kiss my belly & instantly got kicked in the lips haha it was so stinkin cute & quite hilarious! 

Food cravings: 

 I do still enjoy my Chunky Kit Kats ;)

The want for apples has also come back... I found myself really wanting one last night, & of course, I was all out. I went to get grapes the other day too, but there was one rotten one in the middle of the bag in all the bags I checked! Pain in the butt. 

Also.. Ice Cream. 

Anything making you queasy or sick? 

Nope!

Gender:  

Boy!

Labour signs:  

Nope!

Symptoms:  

Headaches again.. grrrr. I'm assuming its from my lack of/ messed up sleep.

Hips are also sore as sh!t

Belly button in or out? 

In

Happy or moody most of the time: 

A bit of both. 

Looking forward to: 

My next prenatal... which isn't until the 23rd.. but still looking forward to it. It'll be nice to hear the little turkeys heartbeat again & see where he's measuring at. He's been right on track at every appointment so far... now with my lack of belly growth in FOUR weeks, I'm curious as the what the heck is going on!