Some updates:
My belly is growing larger; I know this is an inevitable thing but it still is super intense and still slightly alien. My belly button is turning strange shapes. It's nowhere near becoming an outie yet, but it is definitely different than usual. The pearly skin on my abdomen is getting thinner and thinner; you can see little veins through the alabaster. It's all pretty gothic, heh. I haven't gotten any stretch marks yet, and I am liberally using Earth Mama Angel Baby's body butter underneath their stretch oil. Once this runs out, I'll go back to my faithful Weleda pregnancy body oil.
I'm just starting to understand some of the typical pregnant problems, especially regarding my relationship with Brant. It's a struggle. I can't feel intimate or sexy very often at all, because each time I do, I look down and realize that there's a baby there, which totally kills the mood. It's almost funny, if it wasn't so frustrating some times. It's hard for me to look down and be me, then suddenly realize that actually it's us. I'm no longer just me, but a we, and sometimes this little one being here makes what used to be parts of my normal life seem wholly inappropriate. But no worries. I know this too shall pass.
I got a haircut. Finally. It really made me feel much, much better. On the same lines as above, sometimes, with my body becoming distended, getting a little pregnancy acne on my shoulders, my hormones causing more sebum to be produced, I often feel so not beautiful. My hair was OUT OF CONTROL. The top was (is still!) oiler than ever (my tea tree hair stuff can't touch it) but the rest of it was frizzing like crazy. And knowing that I can't recolor it (at least, I wont, personally) until after the baby comes, I decided I wanted a change. So it's cut. It is not shorter at all (she trimmed the ends, but you can barely tell) but layered all-over. It's what they call "emo hair" (super embarassing to say), but it doesn't really look emo on me. My hairstylist called it a modern mullet, which I think is HILARIOUS. Go ahead and google "emo hair" and you'll see what it looks like. Then imagine that my hair automatically preps it up a bit--to my chagrin, and you'll know what it looks like exactly.
Tomorrow is my monthly appointment with the midwife. Colleen's coming with me to this one. Brant is desperately needed at work, so she can come and hear the baby's heart beat for herself! I also need to schedule the ultrasound. As soon as I do that, we can know what gender this little one is (though, she/he may choose to change it later, so it's a little silly...but still!).
I want emo-hair!!!! It's so cute!!! let me know how that oil stuff works. I'll be bummed if it's like magic cream, because what I used did not work for me and I'll be sad I didn't use it.
ReplyDeleteI was always jealous of people who said their sex lives were so amazing when they were pregnant. That was not me. at all.
I had lots of backne and "chestne" when I was pregnant. I've never had acne problems so it was hard, but it disappears as fast as it came.
I also had a very "whoa" moment when I was halfway. Because in the very beginning the baby doesn't even look like a baby yet. But halfway through it's a baby.....a whole baby and now it just needs to get bigger! (and of course more developed, but you catch my drift). It put me into a bit of a panic frankly. But I have to say my favorite pregnancy moment was finding out the sex. It was a really magical day. If I could relive a moment over and over, it may just be that moment. I'm really excited for you to experience it. Are they having you schedule at TRA on Lilly (once Northwest Radiology)?
I'm so excited to find out the gender!!! They are scheduling at TRA. I'll have it on Thursday at 1pm. Hell yeah!
ReplyDeleteThanks for all of your other comments too; I always love reading them.
They're so helpful and often funny. I appreciate you!!