Mood- I was feeling happy and super productive!
How my body feels- Feeling great. My only complaint was my back hurting when I sat for a long period of time. My pillow became my best friend! Looking back now I think this was about the time that I should have started slowing down. Maybe started semi-bedrest?!?! Who knows. I guess we'll know more the next go around. :) I had a lot more tightness when I worked out...being my first pregnancy I thought it was all pretty normal. Now I look back and wonder if I would have rested more (done less between 23-29 weeks) would it have kept me pregnant longer?
Weight gain- At 23 weeks I was up 10 pounds.
Movement- I started playing lullabies to him in the evening and he would go crazy (now that he's here he still loves music....especially being sung to)! I also noticed him moving a lot when I was exercising. It felt like he would change positions. I loved feeling him in there. It was the best part of pregnancy. My hands were always glued to my baby bump. Even at night I would wrap my arm around my belly so I could feel him moving. The first night without him in there was lonely.
Exercise- Still going to Define, walking at the park and the gym.
Cravings- This is when I became addicted to peanut butter. YUM. To this day I'm still on a peanut butter kick.
Sleep- Still up at 3 am to use the restroom.
Doctor Appointment- We went back to the Maternal Fetal Medicine doctor on February 6th and they told me I had a bi-lobed placenta and that he was a beautiful baby :) (heart rate was 150). The bi-lobed placenta never caused any issues. They said the only thing to be careful of was after I delivered him....things took a little while longer than expected regarding that but everything was fine. Since William and Gordon were in the NICU I stayed busy texting everyone with our surprising news of baby boy's arrival! The only people we called were our parents when I went into labor....everything happened so fast! 1:30 am my water broke and 6:21 am baby boy was here.
Important things this week- On Superbowl Sunday we went to church with my parents, my mom and I got pedicures and then we flew home in time to see the Giants win! A couple days later, February 7th, I turned 30 years old! Gordon took me to my favorite restaurant where I proceeded to stuff myself. No wine = more cake. The following week was super busy. I had a work dinner at Eddie V's that was delicious. I remember shopping around City Center and having a lot of contractions. I started to get nervous until I realized I hadn't drank hardly any water all day. I immediately started chugging water....I spend the entire work dinner in the restroom. HAHA. Have I ever mentioned that at every ultrasound appointment the doctor asked me if I had to use the restroom a lot because he was directly on my bladder!
That weekend Gordon and I met my parents in Kerrville and got my new car!! So so excited to have a nice big "mom car".
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