tap.a.roo

because it's the coolest feeling ever...

i had to share

that i have been feeling so much movement since my 16 week post.

all of the sudden, my bump grew ten fold

and i started to feel more frequent taps (aka quickening)

the coolest thing

it's always when i'm very still

typically when i'm lay with my feet up but my back propped

but today i felt it sitting in my chair at work

just a little "hello" to remind me everything's ok

usually it's on the right but today it was on the left

and, last night, one motion was so big that it actually startled me

so neat!

my doctor told me i would feel it somewhere around 19 weeks

but it also depended on the location of my placenta

she may have told me 19 weeks so i didn't fret if i wasn't feeling anything

understandable.  because i would.

but i'm definitely feeling things

which, i guess, means i have a more posterior placenta

yay for posterior placentas

isn't the body pretty neat-o?

i think so

it's so hard to believe a living thing is right down there

moving away

love it.

for visual people.  16 week fetus (anterior placenta)

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16 weeks.

i didn't feel like this pic showed the enormity of that which i feel in my mid section.

so i tried a close-up.  better.

 

inanimate comparison:  the size of a large avacado.

maternity clothes?:  leggings, yes.  but i'm in the in between phase right now.  i have one pair of jeans left that button, but i use the rubber band trick or the bella band for the rest.  i wear a few maternity tops.  i love the long length!  question:  do the maternity pants with the elastic wasteband (not the full pannel) last you for the whole pregnancy?  wondering if they're worth my money.

cravings:  mcdonald's cones.  strawberry cake.  (see this post.  it is to die for).  also, other fruity treats...like, peach yogurt or blueberry cake doughnuts (must not buy these).

aversions:  i am friends with chicken again.  not just a slab of it, but cut up.  i tried caffeine in one of those store bought starbucks drinks and i did not like how it made me feel.

emotions:  nothing to complain about.

fatigue:  getting better.  it's to the point where i don't necessarily realize it during the day, but i will get home and just crash.  i have no trouble sleeping...until i get up for that first potty of the night.  then my mind starts a-racin'.

symptoms: lots of bathroom breaks, a little back pain and some shooting pains in my pelvis region.  nothing out of the ordinary.

weight gain:  3 lbs. 

what i miss:  lately...nothing.  :)

fears/concerns:  i'm anxious for our anatomy screening at 18.5 weeks (feb. 1).  the big ultrasound when we get to see m&m on the big screen for a while.  just hoping we have a healthy one.

highlight of the week:  ok, maybe i'm crazy but i swear i am feeling a little movement.  let me explain.  if i lay really still, i sometimes feel a fleeting little tap on the right sight of my lower belly.  right where my doc always finds the heartbeat.  it isn't often and certainly isn't strong, but i really don't think it's gas.

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