6 Months

To document my pregnancy, I think it's helpful to remind myself of what the past month has brought for us. This is probably of no interest to anyone but me (and maybe Mitch!) but I think I should be remembering these good and bad things. Everything is so new and unknown to me.

Here I am at 6 months:

During the past month:
-Work has been insanely busy and stressful (and we all know how bad I am at handling my stress). I really internalize it all. I had a slight breakdown on Friday and told Mitch I thought I might combust or implode or something of that sort. I'd say that maybe it's just pregnancy, but when work is crazy, I'm stressed--pregnant or not. I really think men have a unique ability to not let their work life affect their emotional psyche, but I (and many other of my working friends) worry about everything, all the time, even if I'm not at work. I'm really trying to improve on this.

-I am sleepy all the time. All the time! The problem is that I don't have time to take naps and have been getting up early, going to bed late, and traveling. Lately I feel like I could just find anything soft and fall asleep on it (our couch, in the car when Mitch is driving, and almost fell asleep in a meeting with my boss when he left the room for a minute. Oops.)

-Forgetful. In the middle of sentences, thoughts completely evade me. "What was I just saying?" is a pretty common phrase around here lately.

-Baby jumping! Baby boy has been moving so much. Mitch was also able to feel him kick for the first time this past month. He jumps on my bladder all the time! I think I hit my all-time record for # of bathroom trips the other day at work. It's actually really fun to feel him in there.

-Uncoordinated. Last week I fell while we were running to catch the Trax. I was so scared I'd hurt the baby. I couldn't remember how I landed, and Mitch said I fell only on my side, so he thought we should be fine... I even scraped up my whole left foot and leg. I think the baby is okay, but it really shook me up. I'm trying to walk slower and think about my movement.

-Craving water all the time. I feel like a really thirsty camel, that will only drink ice water! lol. I can't really stomach luke warm water right now, just the ice-cold kind. Which leads to my next item...

-Hot! I get hot very quickly now. The 90 degree weather outside doesn't help, but sometimes I find myself getting hot even in air-conditioned buildings.

-Side and back aches. I've started getting uncomfortable sleeping, and trying several pillow techniques taught to me by my fabulous, knows-everything-about-Pregnancy sister. The pillow tricks have really helped, but I still find my back hurting a lot.

-Baby's first classical music. We've started playing classical music for our boy, in hopes that he will hear it and develop a better ear for music than Mitch and I have! It has really helped me feel more peaceful at home, especially when I'm stressed out.

-Nursery work. Mitch has been working every night on the nursery, and loving using all his tools! Our neighbors keep coming to ask what all the saws are for (he has a circular, table, jig AND miter saw. I had no idea there were so many kinds of saws!). He is loving it and is about 3/4 of the way done with our wall paneling. Before he started he even did some 3d computer renderings of the room to show me what it would look like. I think having a husband who loves to do any type of construction projects is really coming in handy... I don't want to overwhelm him, but once he's done I think I have some more projects for him to start!

-Health. Lastly, I am so happy to report that my high protein "diet" has really been helping. I haven't gained any weight all month, though the baby has, meaning I've evened out my "5 lb. overweight pregnancy" status. The high protein meals really keep me feeling full and energetic, and I'm finding that too many carbs really make me more tired, once their energy wears off.

Whew, this is a lot of information, but it's helpful for me to see what has been happening. We are hoping that the last 3.5 months go well, and are slightly excited for the heat to subside, so I don't feel so puffy all the time!