Wow
– this pregnancy is going fast! I’m
already over halfway through! If you’re
a mom of two, did your second pregnancy seem to go super quickly too?
I
realize I haven’t done much blogging about this pregnancy yet, so I’ll give you
a brief rundown of the similarities between this time and last:
My
size: I double-checked my blog from last time, and I had gained exactly the
same amount of weight at this point as I have now (8 pounds). I also have finally started showing to the
point where the rest of the world can tell that I’m pregnant and not just think
I ate a little too much over the holidays.
Exhaustion: Oh man, am I tired ALL the time! I’m even more exhausted this time around, but
I’m pretty sure that’s bc I’m chasing a 1 ½ year old around. Last time, when I was tired, I could just
take a nap. This time, little Miss G
will come over and grab my hand and insist I come with her wherever she wants
me to go.
Nausea:
Fortunately, now that I’m well into 2nd trimester, the nausea seems
to have subsided. I definitely had a lot
more nausea this time around than I did last time. When I was pregnant with G, it seemed that
any nausea was really triggered by hunger.
So I could just eat something (anything) and the nausea would go
away. That was definitely not the case
this time. When I was nauseous, I would
eat to try to make it go away, but it would persist and then I would just be
nauseous and full.
Food: I am hungry ALL the time. Just like last time. However, I don’t seem to like the same foods
as much. Last time around, I could eat
mac n cheese every day and not get bored of it.
I think I did eat a green apple every day – usually with some cheese
& crackers. I still like those
foods, but they’re just ok, not something I necessarily prefer over all other
foods. This time, I seem to like beef a
lot better than chicken. I am craving
fruit more than usual. Last time, the
weird food that I all of a sudden liked (which I had always hated) was
mustard. This time it’s salt &
vinegar potato chips. I usually detest
salt & vinegar potato chips! Don’t
ask me why, but for some weird reason, they all of a sudden taste good to
me! It’s so weird!
Baby
movement: This baby has definitely
started kicking! And, looking back at my
blog, it seems like I started feeling the movement on pretty much the same
schedule as last time. I just was able
to recognize the feeling as soon as it started.
This baby (so far) seems to be on more of a schedule than G was. There are certain times of day when I’m
almost guaranteed to feel it kick, whereas with G, I never knew when she would
be active. We’ll see if that continues
or not. But it’s an interesting
observation. I’m also curious to see if
this one gets hiccups as much as G did – though I won’t be able to feel that
for a while longer.
Aches
& Pains: I have started to feel
some of the back pain that I experienced last time. I’m hoping to stay even more active this time
than last time, which will (hopefully) help with the back pain, even though I
know there’s only so much one can do to prevent it. Last night I got my first foot cramp of this
pregnancy. I remember getting foot
cramps and Charlie horses throughout the last pregnancy and had kind of been
wondering when they would start this time.
Guess I better start eating some more bananas!
The bump at Disneyland. |
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Obligatory bathroom selfie of the bump. |
My second pregnancy seemed two months shorter, because I was due two months earlier in the year. I mean obviously it started two months sooner too, but it still played mind games with me :) And I would go days with out feeling Axel move but that was only because I never sat still long enough. I didn't worry but if I needed some reassurance I would just have to lay down for five minutes :)
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