Moving around

It still startles me every time I feel Hayden move. And he is an active little fellow! He's very responsive to Jay, who likes to poke and push to make him move around. His favorite time of day is of course, whenever I lay down. I thought it was only at night, but Jay and I took a nap today and discovered that as soon as I'm laying down and still, he takes the cue to start bouncing around in there.

It's so hard to imagine that in a few months, this little guy that does all this moving will be our wiggling, breathing little boy. But it gets more exciting every day.

Oscar is definitely more protective these days, accompanying me every time I go down the stairs and especially the basement. He used to be content laying at the door, waiting for me to come back; but now he likes to trot ahead of me and look around. He's my little shadow, until Jay comes home and then he's attached to Jay. He's doing well roaming the house outside of the crate, except for a few mishaps with socks and tissues today. But overall, he's acting like a grown up!

Congratulations to Bryan and Elisabeth, who welcomed Camden Anthony Watts this week! He made his debut a few days later than expected, but I'm sure it was worth the wait!

26 weeks

We had another doctor's appointment on Wednesday. This one was an early one, since I had to do the blood glucose test for gestational diabetes. Basically I had to show up at 8 on an empty stomach for them to test my blood. Then I had to drink a GIANT cup of sugar water and have my blood tested again in an hour, and in another hour. The test is to see how my body is processing sugar. After the long two hours, we're good to go with no gestational diabetes!

Our ultrasound did not produce any good pictures, since Hayden was in an "impossible position" which means his back was to us. We got to see his little feet and hands, and also checked the heartbeat since Jay hadn't heard that yet. He is growing well (but not too big!) and hopefully our next appointment he will be in a different position so we can do the 3D ultrasound.

My weight gain is moving along steadily, which the doctor said is fine since I didn't gain much at all in the beginning. At our next appointment I'll also get the Rhogam shot (since I have A- blood and Jay has O+), which will be on the 25th of September. For now, all is well though!

Hayden moves around all the time, most often when I eat. He has taken recently to kicking in rapid succession, which feels funny for both me and Jay. It's like little flutter kicks, so maybe he's trying to rival his daddy's six-pack before he comes out!

We also got Hayden's stroller in the mail this week (thanks Gloria!) and put it together. Now all we need is the baby to put it in! It gets more exciting with each passing week, but we're glad he's still in there growing and getting big. This week I went to the PX in Ramstein (about 2.5 hours away) and they had our crib assembled in the baby furniture section. It was exciting, since we won't actually be able to put our crib together until we move back to the states. Right now most of his stuff is in the basement, waiting patiently to either be put in the nursery or be packed and shipped to GA.

Only three months to go!

Some constants...

Well once I felt the first movement, our baby seems determined to remind me that he or she is in there! Lots of little movements throughout the day, it feels so funny! It still surprises me every time, but hopefully soon I'll get used to it. This part of my pregnancy has been pretty much consistent with lower back pain, a sore tummy (thanks to everything stretching out) and heartburn. Pregnancy isn't as glamourous as the celebs make it look! I'm quickly approaching the end of my wearable wardrobe, so let's hope that the maternity clothes I ordered get here soon.

What an exciting week!

I felt the baby move for the first time this week! I was on the phone with Jay, and felt a tiny little movement that I wasn't sure was the baby or not. Everyone always says, "you'll know it when it happens", but how will I know?? I told Jay I thought it moved, but I couldn't tell. Then a few minutes later, it happened again! So not only did I feel our baby move for the first time, but at least I could tell him right away!

Since then I've felt a few little movements here and there, and it's amazing! Jay is halfway home in the in-transit phase of this deployment, so my fingers are crossed that he'll be home soon to share all of this with me!

My belly is starting to look a little more like a baby bump, but we still have a long way to go!