No pics of the big ‘ol belly today! I have been dealing with the Most Wicked Cold of 2009 Brought to Thee By Satan, and I don’t feel like taking any pictures right now. (I am in a great mood, can’t ya tell? My snark-o-meter is off the charts today.)
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I got the swine flu vaccine from my OB’s office last Friday! Yippee! Now I don’t have to worry about getting HAMTHRAX!
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I’m 26 weeks tomorrow and baby girl is doing great! I had an OB visit this afternoon and she is measuring right on schedule. Heartbeat was good, and she’s moving around all the time. The best news was that I have only gained 15 pounds so far! I’m not sure what I had gained at this point during my pregnancy with Aiden, but when all was said and done, I’d packed on a whopping 55 pounds. It wasn’t pretty, folks. I’d love to gain less this time around, maybe a total of 30 pounds or so? Sounds good to me!
Note to self: Stop eating everything in sight, or you are headed to heifer-ville once again. Just sayin’.
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Pregnancy is something my body does well, thank goodness. I don’t really have a myriad of complaints. My lower back hurts sometimes and I get headaches a little more frequently, but that’s about it. (Can you tell I am blocking out the anguish of first trimester sickness?) But oh MY GAH this damn cold!! I got it from Aiden last week, and I’ve been feeling yucky since Thursday. No fever or anything, just a bad head cold with runny nose, congestion, a little coughing, and overall feeling like ass. My doc ruled out the flu, which was a relief, but any sort of illness is just exacerbated by pregnancy. Meaning: I am one miserable, whiny pregnant gal at the moment. Hopefully in a few more days I’ll be back to normal. Meaning: I’ll be a little less whiny. Just ask my husband.
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Aiden loves kissing my belly and saying hi to his “baby sisser.” Oh, and yesterday, he put his hand on my stomach and said with surprise, “Oh, Mommy! Baby kickin!” He then took my hand and pressed it on my belly, saying, “Listen, Mommy. Feel dat?” I nearly died from the cuteness. If this girl is anywhere near as precious as her brother, I’m never gonna want to shut this baby factory down.













