This Pregnancy... symptoms and confessions.

I found out I was pregnant at 4 1/2 weeks. We told everyone the day I took the test. By 6 weeks I was bloated and looking pregnant! By 9 weeks, I thought for sure I was having twins but found out there was just one in there. I outgrew my jeans by about 16 weeks, but really I have only been wearing maternity ones or "stretchy pants" since 10 weeks.

I was only sick for just under two weeks! I'm pretty positive it was the flu though because Addysin threw up after I started feeling better. That was around week 7 (I think), and thank goodness it was literally a few days after we finished moving. My lower back and hips hurt SOOOOOOO bad seriously the second I released the egg. That lasted the whole first trimester. I was exhausted out of my mind until about 16ish weeks. It slowly went away and one day I realized I wasn't as tired anymore so I cant say when for sure. I honestly didn't do anything most of February and March. I would just sit and watch my kids, or lay in bed. I spent a lot of time at my parents house so my family could keep an eye on my kids while I layed around. I'm so happy I'm through that.

I started feel questionable baby movements at 15 weeks. Chris couldn't feel her until 23 weeks. She is really moving now and we can even watch my belly move. I have a GIGANTIC appetite and unfortunately nothing makes me sick. The only good thing about how I was intolerant of certain foods during my last two pregnancies is that it would slow me down with my eating. Also during my previous pregnancies, if I ate too much I would get such a stomach ache and gas. Or feel like I was going to burst. I never feel that way. I am a bottomless pit. After the first trimester, I haven't had gas pains. I just eat and eat and eat and eat. I just feel big. Then I (stupidly) asked the dr. how much I've gained. ?!?!  I have gained the same amount that I gained in my whole pregnancy with Addysin! I am 24 weeks! Okay, since I got you wondering now... 25 lbs. So I thought, "I have to start eating better and less". Have I done that? NO. I have no control and I'm so hungry!!

Just like my last two pregnancies, I dont exercise. Its terrible. It was my goal to exercise this time but we moved out to the country just when I got pregnant and away from the gym. I'm not one to do videos or stuff on my own. I NEED the gym, and really enjoyed it- especially with daycare.

My varicose veins are worse than ever. They are only in my left leg (weird, but good), and start at my toes and wind their way up to my pelvic area. Each pregnancy they get worse looking and feeling. They feel burning hot when they are swollen. Kind of like pinching on the inside my leg, and like my veins are trying to burst out of me. It hard to describe how they feel. If I run into something on my ankle or Chris massages the back of my calf too hard it really hurts, like pressing on a bad bruise. They look like bruises all over my foot and ankle, and of course bulging grossness. It took a while for them to hit their peak of swelling/pooling, and pain. I was into my second trimester when I had to start wearing my prescription support hose- which are the thickest, most grandma looking nylons you'll ever see. Well, you wont see them because I have to wear pants or long dresses to hide them. They are so hard to get on, but once they're on I dont even feel my veins. Hallelujah! They are such a blessing. I dont have to wear them every day. I probably wear them  4 out of 7 days of the week. When I do wear them I keep them on for about 12 hours.

I have not had any heartburn (yet), which I had pretty bad with the last two. I also haven't really had insomnia. Only a few times. I think its because I took so many naps with my first two pregnancies because I either didn't have a baby or I had a baby that I would take naps with. I was sleeping too much during the day and would be up SOOO much of the night and could not fall asleep. I dreaded the nights.
 One thing that is very similar to my other pregnancies is my irritability. I get so bugged by anything that could potentially bug someone. I get bugged by things that shouldn't even bug a mature adult. I am mature, right? Chris, of course, gets the worst of it. Even if its not concerning him, he still gets to listen to me complain. Sorry babe! And sorry to anyone that has gotten to witness my grouchiness. And one more thing. My ears are like dog ears now. Everything is so loud! ESPECIALLY my already loud daughter. And high pitched screams or laughs do not got over well with me. I hope you aren't scared of me now that my true confessions just came out. I think I am just the typical pregnant women. Am I right?

So, to sum things up... this pregnancy is GREAT! My only complaints are my veins and my gigantor appetite. Oh wait, and I have very few clothes that fit.  But, all in all, I feel like I dont mind being pregnant. Which is awesome because I was dreading getting pregnant again.

 So here I am 2 weeks ago at 22 weeks