Pregnancy update

It's been a while since I updated you on my pregnancy. We are currently a little over 27 weeks pregnant! Only three more months to go...maybe less if I pop early. It's funny because when I was pregnant with Coral, I assumed I would be late having her, so I always thought in terms of "three more months to go, but probably more because I will probably be late." This pregnancy is the opposite. I'm always thinking in terms of "but I might go early". Just watch, baby Hodgson will be late this time and those last few weeks will drive me CRAZY.

Everything with the pregnancy is going fine. I had the dreaded glucose test yesterday, which if you have ever done it, y'all know it sucks. I failed the first time with Coral, praying I don't fail with this baby and have to do it yet again. What is IN that stuff? It left me feeling dizzy and nauseated all day. Even today I feel a bit out of wack. One things for sure, orange pop is forever ruined for me. I get my blood taken tomorrow at the hospital, and then Thursday get my needle for my RH negative blood type. Sheesh what a crazy week of pregnancy tests eh.

This pregnancy so far has seemed totally different then my pregnancy with Coral (don't read to much into it y'all, that doesn't mean it's a boy).

Differences:
-constant nausea....still. With Coral I was extremely sick the first four months, and then threw up off and on the last two months. This pregnancy I have been sick the whole time.

-growing much quicker/gaining more weight. I still had a "food baby" with Coral around this time. Looking at pictures I am almost the size I was at the end of my pregnancy already....again, I still have three months to go. But they say you pop out more/faster with your second.

-discomfort. Maybe it's because I didn't get that big with Coral that I really wasn't uncomfortable? All I know is for months my entire body has been so sore. Back pain, leg cramps, you name it.

-baby on my bladder. Haha you know how some women would say that the baby kicked and they suddenly needed to pee? I never had that with Coral, but I get it all the time with this little one. I could be making supper, out grocery shopping, at the park, when BAM baby moves or baby kicks and I have to go instantly. I'm talkin right away or I'm going to pee my pants.

-not preparing, but yet over preparing. With Coral I read a TON of books. The whole time I was pregnant I constantly had my nose in a book, trying to collect as much information as I could about EVERYTHING. This time, I haven't read a single book. Not even the one that tells me week by week what is happening with the baby. But yet I'm over preparing in other areas. Things such as planning on making freezer meals, setting up the nursery way early, etc.

- not caring about food this time. Don't all first time moms do things by the book as much as possible? Ok so I'm a snacker, and that never changed with Coral or this pregnancy, BUT with Coral I was more cautious about what I ate. Things such as not eating any processed meat because of nitrates (meh, I'll have a sandwich with lunch meat in it here and there), not eating any soft cheese (yah right. I don't know how I did it with Coral. Feta, goat cheese and Brie are staples in our house. Can't live without them. I do make sure they are pasteurized though). Basically I'm a lot less cautious about what I eat. Haven't gotten food poisoning yet!

Similarities:
-ooooh the heart burn. Make it stop make it stop!!!

-peeing all night long. Meh, who am I kidding, I did that before I was pregnant.

-excitement. Folks, I am bursting with excitement! Both pregnancies seem/seemed like forever for me. I just want to meet my baby already!

Hmm, I think that's about it for now. At least that's what I'm saying so I can get off the computer and have a nap. Pregnancy exhaustion + having a toddler = naps. Lots and lots of naps.

Oh ps, what was I thinking being pregnant right in the middle of summer??? A winter pregnancy is much more comfortable.