09-2-2010 - Update

My mood while writing this blog: Tired

Well, I'll be 23 weeks in a couple days here...kinda seems like time is flying now that I've sort of settled into the routine with my pregnancy. It feels like I've been pregnant forever, and I'll be pregnant forever, lol. I've only gained about 10lbs by my count, but I've got a checkup today so we'll see the real number in a few hours. I'm gonna say about 12lbs. Balian has gotten ACTIVE. I dunno if it's just because I was a small woman to begin with, or if I'm really sensitive, or if he's just really strong, but sometimes I worry. He kicks me so hard that my stomach jumps now, and he'll go through several minutes up to an hour of almost constant movement - a kick, then a wiggle, then wait a few minutes, then another kick, then what I call a "clunk" (I have no idea what he's doing in there...rolling around or whatnot, but really the best way I can describe it is a "clunk"), then wait a few minutes....I hope all that is normal. I woke up last night coughing (I swallowed wrong in my sleep or something, I dunno, but it was UNPLEASANT), and after the first couple of minutes he woke up and was kicking me really hard. I think I startled him, poor thing, lol. I feel him kick so high up now! I don't really know where my uterus is; it still feels like it's at my belly-button, but I can feel him kicking sometimes as high as three inches above that. His favorite place to play is still my cervix, the stinker. :P He also doesn't really let daddy see or feel him kick. Whenever he's active, and I'll have my hubby touch my stomach, he stops.

I'm starting to get really ungainly, and I get out of breath really easily. My stomach seems huge - I think Balian's gonna be a big baby. I have a hard time getting up, especially if I'm reclining, and I can't twist or bend down as easily. I'm used to being as agile as a cat, so, this is new. Hips hurt, side hurts...I get nauseous every now and again (been a rough couple of weeks, I think he's been growing really fast, so it's putting stress on my body). I'm not used to having an extra 10lbs on me, especially since I gained most of it in the last month. The most I've ever weighed pre-pregnancy was like 113-115, and that was a decade ago during the height of puberty.

Still dealing with financial issues. Still living with my parents. Looking for a better job for the hubby, but this area is pretty null and void in terms of good-paying jobs, AND affordable housing that will take a couple with animals. He surprised me with talk of wanting to join the military again, but, well, we'll see what happens. It's a last-ditch, and last time when we tried it, it didn't work out. We'll see. Wish me luck....