Yep, it’s that time again. In short: I’m finishing up my 16th week, and so far, so good. If you’re curious, here’s the backstory.
A quick summary of the last month:
The really big deal is that I had a bunch of tests done for cystic fibrosis, Down syndrome, fragile X syndrome, and a couple of other bad dudes whose names I didn’t catch. All of them came back negative or normal, which totally rocks. There are so many things that can go wrong, and I’m exceedingly grateful whenever we can rule out any of them.
They also got some awesome sonograms, and I got to not only see, but also *hear *the heartbeat: wish-wish-wish-wish-wish. Lumpy has all kinds of human features now: limbs, organs, a face, and whatnot. It was really squirmy, too, which was crazy to see, since I’m only just starting to get a belly, and can’t feel it moving or anything. (And that was my first real “mom moment”. The tech was having trouble getting a still shot, and I automatically apologized for Lumpy’s wiggliness. As though I could have done anything about it. :rolleyes:) We still don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl, though; we’ll probably find out in a couple of weeks when they do another scan. While I’m curious, I find I honestly don’t care one way or the other. I’m far more concerned with it being healthy than anything else.
They also thought I might be a week farther along, which I suppose is possible, but I don’t think so. More likely, Lumpy’s just big. So I have that to look forward to. My poor poon.
And though Lumpy’s big, I’m not. I still haven’t gained a lot of weight, only about 3 or 4 pounds total. Some of my pants no longer fit, and I did pick up a few maternity items that I haven’t worn yet, but I still look pretty normal. My husband and I can definitely see my belly, but I don’t know if a casual observer would notice. So the doc says I can increase my carbs a little. Yay carbs!
Overall, I’m feeling pretty goddamned normal. Cramps and rectal pains are now few and far between, the nausea is also rare, mild, and only comes when I’m going to bed (although I did barf the other night). I’m not really getting headaches, and I feel like I have most of my energy back. The one bummer was that I started having some severe back pain which made it hard to walk, climb stairs, and so on, but I put more padding on my side of the bed, and voila! I’m walkin’ like Christopher.
So! Any questions for the chick who doesn’t look or feel particularly different in any way*?
*ETA: Except for the rosacea. My face still looks like total crap. “Pregnant glow”, my ass. I’m glowing like Rudolph’s frakkin’ nose.
