5 months!

I literally became a pregnant lady overnight! Up until this past week I had the easiest pregnancy. Zero complaints. About a week ago I suddenly felt like my body was hit by a truck. It hurt to stand up, walk, and move at all! Since the pain was so severe and so sudden I called my OB and went in the very next day. My Doctor said it was perfectly normal and caused by my ligaments stretching to make room for baby. Also, that the pain will probably stay the remainder of my pregnancy. Awesome. To explain just how pathetic I was, Glenn pushed me around Target in a children’s shopping cart while we went to Target afterwards. I was walking slower than an eighty year old woman and it was worth any embarrassment. I’m not one who deals with pain well, so I have been visiting the chiropractor, icing 2-3 times a day, taking pilates, and sleeping with a pillow between my legs. I am determined not to be miserable. Any more pain managing tips are welcome! I have been feeling a lot better and don’t have too much pain until the evenings. The other night I was so stiff and sore again that my husband piggy-backed me up the stairs to bed. That is he picked me up and I informed him I needed a glass of water, then my phone, and to shut the curtains, and, and, and… poor husband just trying to be nice. We were laughing so hard by the time we made it upstairs and he was all keeled over. There is a perk of all this ligament stretching. Baby girl has decided to make an appearance this week and I finally have a noticeable baby bump! Along with my newfound baby belly, I have a disappearing belly button. I seriously looked down in the shower and was like, huh, I had more belly button just yesterday.

And for the happy news. I am finally feeling baby girl move!!! Last Tuesday night we were relaxing on the couch watching a movie and I felt this repetitive jabbing in my lower abdomen. I kept quiet at first because I didn’t want to be a tease and have Glenn feel nothing. After a couple minutes I was confident it was baby girl and I grabbed Glenn’s hand, placed it on the exact spot, and just smiled when baby girl kept moving for her Daddy. Glenn did a little happy dance on the couch. Now I notice baby girl moving all the time. She is especially awake and active in the evenings. I love knowing that my baby girl is healthy and active and growing. I am so excited for every pregnancy milestone and I am getting more and more excited to meet her every day! I just want lots of massages in the meantime :-)

I just want to take a second and say how blessed we are with wonderful family and friends. I know how happy baby girl makes Glenn and I. But, I really love the happiness and support from our family and friends as well. Completely out of the blue my sweet friend Stephanie texted me from JoAnn’s that she saw the cutest fabric and wanted to know if it was a print I liked. She made me the cutest car-seat cover and brought it to church like the next day. I don’t think she knew just how much that meant to me. And just a couple days ago baby girl got a package in the mail from my parents with a cute outfit, some hooded towels, and washcloths. It made my day! Thanks for all the love! I appreciate these sweet unexpected surprises so much. It makes me realize that this baby will be showered with love, and also how loved I am. These parents to be can no longer resist the clearance racks at Target. We always have to look. We ended up buying this super warm baby snuggle wrap thing that obviously she won’t need until next winter, but how could we resist, especially for $6! Baby girl is starting to accumulate some stuff and it’s just one more thing that makes it so real. Just four short months left!