17 weeks

I finally feel good! It is almost like I am myself again.

Is it strange that at 17 weeks I look smaller than 15 weeks? Either the bloating subsided or the baby switched positions. It should be about 4-5 inches, or the size of an onion, according to babycenter.com.

I haven't gained much weight but have had such a hard time finding foods to eat that I don't think I took in enough calories. Now that I am feeling better I am eating better. I go back to the OB on Monday and will hopefully find out the results to all the tests I have had.

After Monday's appointment we will be able to make the appointment for our ultrasound to find out what the baby is. Kevin (and all the men in my family) hope for a boy and I am hoping for another girl. We will both be thrilled with either and pray for a healthy baby. I have nicknamed this baby "little Kev" because the pregnancy is so different from Mia that I wonder if it is a boy. I will keep you posted!

week 16

This week was intersting. I felt this baby kick for the first time Friday night. I had felt fluttering before but not actual kicks. It caught me off guard because I hadn't been waiting for it. With Mia, I waited week after week until I felt the first kick. Finally, it let me know that she was okay and it was a daily reminder that I was pregnant and didn't have another miscarriage. It was also bittersweet with Mia when I developed the pre-eclampsia because the nutrients were with held from her and she stopped kicking. I knew in my heart that something was wrong and waited for any little movement and was so relieved if I felt it but it wasn't good strong kicks. This little one seems pretty strong and I hope that everything will go the way it is suppose to.
I had two appointments this week. The first one was a heart ultrasound and the second was I had to wear a holter moniter for 24 hours to moniter my heart. I have no results yet but hopefully they will be okay. I see my OB on the 18th and am anxious to hear what she has to say. The headaches were massive this past week as well. I went to the chiropractor and that seemed to help a bit so I may go a few more times and arrange for a prenatal massage.
Aside from that everything is good. Mia is growing and so cute. She says "mama, dada, baba, and hi". She also calls Hank "Ha". It is so cute to hear her little voice. She is happy as ever and such a pleasure to be around. She will be a good big sister to a boy or a girl. We will find out what it is within the next month!