This past Sunday night I came home and was indulging in a bowl of my family's much loved and fought over Raisin Bran. lol No, its not just for old people....lol
I have to say, I have never felt Sweet Pea so active. I don't know if it was the sweetness in the raisins or if the baby was hungry, but there was a full blown dance party happening in my tummy. lol
I enjoyed every precious moment feeling every little flip, flop, flip, flip, flop :)
I never mentioned it in my last few posts, but I haven't been able to look at, touch or eat chicken since the night my husband bought me Sunrise chicken in my 6th week of pregnancy. That was the last and final night I could touch it. After that, everything changed! Even the mention of the word chicken would send me running to the washroom!
I am happy to say that at 16 weeks, I have overcome another hurdle in the road and am back eating chicken once again. lol
I've been watching a lot of cooking shows on YouTube lately; my new guilty pleasure. lol I cant seem to get enough of them. Maybe its because I've lost all drive to cook, so I'm living vicariously through each of the chefs. lol They've been preparing quite a few chicken dishes, which you would think would have me closing the screen as fast as possible; however, much to my surprise, the last week or two, the dishes have really made me desire giving chicken another shot.
My husband took me out for dinner this week and I thought Id be adventurous and give chicken another chance; living on the wild side, I know!! ha ha ha ha
I ordered the Chicken Parmesan with bowtie noodles, tossed in a rose sauce. Let me just say, my taste buds were awakened and my stomach held its own. I not only had no problem looking at it, but I was able to eat and enjoy it!!
The next night I had chicken again and did so for the next two nights after. I was on a roll and was going to make up for lost time not eating chicken. lol
I also finally have my appetite back. I have had NO desire to eat the last three months. I have literally had to force feed myself to eat three square meals a day. Not because I was feeling sick or turned off foods, but just because I really haven't had an appetite.
I feel cramping every now and then which is completely normal; uncomfortable, but normal. Its my uterus expanding to make room for my growing Sweet Pea.
I get out of breath really easily now. Just walking up the stairs sends me huffing and puffing. My body is using up so much energy to make my little baby, that it doesn't take much to tire easily when walking up stairs or carrying things.
Lets see.....what else has been happening....
We've started on the nursery already getting all of Dennards office stuff out, emptying the closets and building a new closet organizer in there. The room was freshly painted two years ago, so we are going to keep the colour as is. Its a light, creamy, hot chocolate colour; almost like a tan. Its very neutral and can work with any gender and also grow with the child.
The next step will be laying down a new area rug, replacing the light fixture, installing a dimmer, and moving the nursery furniture in once Nya's big girl bedroom set arrives in March.
I like to sleep on my back and have been trying to break myself of this as its not recommended when pregnant. I go to sleep on my left side and almost always wake up on my back. I remember having the same problem when pregnant with Nya trying not to sleep on my back; memories! lol
I feel the most movement at night when I'm laying in bed. Because I'm so active in the day, I'm literally rocking the baby to sleep all day with my busyness. At night when I'm finally sitting down and still, Sweet Pea is up and wants to party! ha ha
My nails are super strong since being pregnant. I use to have weak, brittle nails that never could grow past a certain length, but now they are long and strong. Nya's not use to seeing me with nails; the other night she took my hand and said Mommy, you need to cut your nails! I couldn't help but laugh as she knows I'm always cutting her nails when they get long.
The hair on my legs take forever to grow; loving that!!!! lol I hardly ever have to shave!
I have no stretch marks or black tummy line; never had them with Nya and hope to not get them this time around either.
I absolutely love the smell of freshly brewed coffee. I will take deep inhales when I wake up in the morning to Dennards freshly brewed coffee permeating through the house. lol
Ive noticed my eyes have been getting really dry and sore. I looked this up online and its a very common symptom of pregnancy.
I also get sharp pains in my tummy if I get up too fast or in a strange way. It takes a few seconds and the pain goes away. Its almost like a pulled muscle type of cramp.
I've been feeling the tingling in my chest now of my milk coming in. I remember this feeling with Nya; just not this early on.
At the end of my 16 weeks, my tummy literally just POPPED!!! People at church couldn't believe how much my tummy had grown from Wednesday to Friday night. It was like an over night growth spurt! lol
Good-bye week 16, welcome week 17!!! It only gets more exciting :)
Stay tuned.....
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