February 1, 2013 (18 weeks +):
For me, this week has been quite exciting since Friday
afternoon. That of course, is because I received the paperwork to schedule my
ultrasound! I am scheduled for February 15 (20 wks +?). I will get to see Baby
again soon! We will also find out the sex for sure. Gus and I have BOTH felt baby move this week!
Quickening is what it’s called in all of these prego books. Something else
totally new for me was my first ever migraine, which I think is from all of the
hormonal changes (but how should I know). I will never make fun of migraine
commercials again.
I am way more visible
this week (or so it feels) and almost all the athletes have noticed in some way
or another. The softball girls are definitely the most excited about it, out of
all of my teams. I did have to remind my men’s soccer team that, yes; indeed I
am pregnant and haven’t just put on some weight over break… It did make me
laugh! I have been much more comfortable now with my baby bump, whether or not
people know I am pregnant doesn’t really matter to me anymore. I do, however,
like to wear clothes that actually show “the bump” because I think it looks
better than wearing a shirt 3 times too big just to try to hide it (no thanks)!
On Sunday Gus and I met our friends Julia and Chris for a
hike (Julia, Taj (their dog), me and Oso) and mountain bike ride (Chris and
Gus). We spent the early afternoon together and got a late lunch. It is so nice
to have some quality friends around that are so close. I met Julia and Chris
when I was going to grad school and we have been friends ever since. They will
be getting married this fall! After that, I got cleaned up and sported my
maternity dress to the men’s soccer banquet. I realized that although I loved
wearing my new apparel my jacket couldn’t button over my chest or stomach. Good
thing it’s getting warmer out.
I am still able to do my daily 3 mile jog with the doggies,
plus some extra elliptical cardio that I do for warm-ups and cool-downs for my
lifts (I just want some extra cardio in truthfully). I still lift 5 days/wk,
but it has been ~2 weeks now since I have benched (no more lying on your back
after week 16). I overhead press and do push-ups instead. I still Olympic lift
(I decided that snatching and clean and jerks were still okay if I did it
lighter). So my weight is up this week to a 12 pound total pregnancy gain,
which I am totally fine with too. I am healthy, and if that means I am a few
pounds over where I should be, I can deal with it.
Some more good news about the week: it looks like Gus will
be bumping up from a “temporary employee” to a full-time employee at work
(which means he has the same job, but will now have benefits). This ultimately
means he will have more security with his position. Gus is happy about it and
if he’s happy I am happy too. Another great thing we heard about this week is that
our good friends, Ashley and Scott, will be moving to Monterey Bay next month! Now
we’ll get to visit them more! It means so much, as we get older, to have good
friends within driving distance.
Gus and I also decided to have a non-traditional baby shower
in late April (so his best friend Trevor and Esther, his girlfriend, can come
too). First thing non-traditional is that we’re hosting it, it’s going to be a
BBQ instead of a crazy, estrogen-fest, game-ridden-extravaganza, and it’s
male/female. I think it sounds like a blast. Just the type of party we can get
on board with!
Me at 18 weeks:
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