"A man does what he must- in spite of personal
consequences, in spite of obstacles and
dangers and pressures- and that
is the basis of all human morality."
~Winston Churchill
Hi, hello again. It's been a while. Well, I'll cut to the chase, Mr. Pending and I are expecting a little boy late this spring! We're both very excited for him to join our family and equally excited for Miss M to become a big sister!
I'll be 22 weeks along when I wake up and so far everything is going great. We had our first 100% positive anatomy scan two weeks ago and I can't adequately express how relieving it was to leave that appointment with nothing but good news. There weren't any concerns or follow-up appointments needed. Nothing but "everything looks perfect, see you in four weeks." I honestly don't remember how my appointments went with Little Bear, but there were complications during his delivery, and since losing Sarai and the health scares we had with Miss M, this felt huge. I know we're not out of the woods yet and something bad could go wrong, but right now everything is perfect and I'm grateful.
How far along: 21 weeks, 6 days (22 weeks)
I'll be 22 weeks along when I wake up and so far everything is going great. We had our first 100% positive anatomy scan two weeks ago and I can't adequately express how relieving it was to leave that appointment with nothing but good news. There weren't any concerns or follow-up appointments needed. Nothing but "everything looks perfect, see you in four weeks." I honestly don't remember how my appointments went with Little Bear, but there were complications during his delivery, and since losing Sarai and the health scares we had with Miss M, this felt huge. I know we're not out of the woods yet and something bad could go wrong, but right now everything is perfect and I'm grateful.
How far along: 21 weeks, 6 days (22 weeks)
Sleep: I sleep a lot because Miss M sleeps a lot and it's glorious. Still sleeping on my stomach too which I love. I'm a belly sleeper. Funny story, one of my big worries about getting married was sleeping. Not because I was worried about sharing a bed with someone or anything normal like that, but because in most movies and pictures I saw of couples sleeping in bed together were of both of them sleeping on their backs with their arms over the covers. I thought I had to learn to sleep like that and I'm totally an all under the covers, on my stomach, kind of gal. Thinking of this always makes me laugh.
Ahhh! Nooooooo!
Movement: I have an anterior placenta this time (poo), but I've already felt movement for several weeks. Baby boy is breech and I feel most of his kicks down low and on my sides. Mr. Pending felt him move a couple weeks ago too which is always a wonderful experience.
Cravings: Meat, please.
Symptoms: Craving meat. Pants are getting tighter. I need to be careful with what I watch because if it's a little sad, I will cry.
Innie or Outie: Innie. I don't think I've ever had a full outie, but they sure are cute.
Wedding ring: On
Best moment of the week: Feeling the little guy move because I know he's alive and well. And having my first girls' night with Miss M where we played with dinosaurs and I painted her toenails. It's been a good week.
What I'm looking forward to: February 1st so I can start the 14 days of Valentine's Day for Mr. Pending because I love him. Pregnancy wise, I'm excited to hit viability day.
Size of Baby: Baby is the size of a baseball mitt (or the size of a small doll)?
Cravings: Meat, please.
Symptoms: Craving meat. Pants are getting tighter. I need to be careful with what I watch because if it's a little sad, I will cry.
Innie or Outie: Innie. I don't think I've ever had a full outie, but they sure are cute.
Wedding ring: On
Best moment of the week: Feeling the little guy move because I know he's alive and well. And having my first girls' night with Miss M where we played with dinosaurs and I painted her toenails. It's been a good week.
What I'm looking forward to: February 1st so I can start the 14 days of Valentine's Day for Mr. Pending because I love him. Pregnancy wise, I'm excited to hit viability day.
Size of Baby: Baby is the size of a baseball mitt (or the size of a small doll)?
Milestones: Baby should be breaking the 1-pound marker. He has eyebrows and eyelashes. If he's going to have hair, which I doubt it, he'll be sprouting it on his head, and he's developing his grip, vision, and hearing. Neat!
The Bump:
~22 weeks
Okay, now I know January is almost over, but I have really wanted to write some of my goals for 2016 so here they are in no particular order:
- Study my scriptures at least 4 times a week (daily is my main goal, but I'm starting small).
- Gain roughly 25lbs by June.
- Lose roughly 25lbs by December.
- Figure out a good low carb meal plan and make healthier meals overall for my family.
- Exercise at least 4 times a week, with 6 days a week being my main goal.(The diet and exercise goals boil down to creating healthier, sustainable lifestyle changes that will improve my quality of life)
- Study humor and learn how to tell jokes.
- Learn how to be a good storyteller (if you have ever heard me tell a story, you'll understand this one).
- Create something at least once a month.
- Sell 4 paintings this year (baby steps).
- Read something I want to read each day for at least 15 minutes (again, baby steps).
- Improve patience. A lot.
- Be kinder.
- Get to know all my neighbors in this building.
- Practice Arabic regularly and include Miss M in the lessons.
- Finish potty training Miss M.
- Learn to cut carrots when I'm cutting carrots.
I want 2016 to be about becoming healthier physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I would also really love for it to be the year I find my groove when it comes to being a mom because it's been hard figuring out how to balance everything, feeling like I'm losing myself, and beating myself over all my shortcomings. I know I haven't been at it for long and I know I will gain more experience and knowledge as the years go by, but I'd like a better foundation and I'm working on that.
That's all for now.
Over n' out.
That's all for now.
Over n' out.
