So I'm almost 17 weeks on Thursday which to me doesn't seem very far so I hope this goes faster at some point! We found out that we are having a boy and we are super excited for him to come! Our name of choice is Dakota "
koda" for short. I'm not sure what I am supposed to feel, do, or think when it comes to being pregnant since I am new at this but I will say it is an experience! Here is what I have learned at 16 weeks maybe someone feels the same as me.
16 weeks and looking back:
1- If at first you don't succeed try try again!
2- When people talk about morning sickness it isn't just in the morning. I was fortunate enough that I didn't get to sick but when I did it wasn't in the morning it was around lunch time so I would wake up some mornings and think I was on top of the world then come to find out at lunch I was at the bottom.
3- There is nothing like a
jamba juice to help you get through the tough days.
4- Deciding on how you are going to have labor is a love/hate reaction from those around you. I have chose to have my baby natural which leads to everyone telling me their horror stories which I'm not scared of I just want to hear the good stories as well. I have many classes lined up (which
Daniel is excited to be my labor
partner for them all
haha...) and books to read so if anyone has good advise pertaining to this feel free to share!
5- Even if I wanted to eat for two sometimes when your sick your lucky to eat for one... I'm lucky to be over that point but sometimes it was so hard to keep an
appetite at all. Luckily I have the greatest mom and husband if I came up with something I wanted to eat they would do what they could do to make it happen so I stayed healthy
6- I've never seen of so many prenatal vitamins in my life!!! How are you supposed to choose just one when you make them all look appealing in their package..
7- The moment you hear your babies heartbeat is one that you will never forget! I could have listened to it all day. I love ultrasounds I just wish I had one at my house so I could do it when I wanted and not when the doctor says.
8- Being pregnant is amazing I finally was able to feel my baby in the last week and
every time I felt it at first I thought my phone was vibrating but
every time I checked my phone there wasn't anything and then it happened again and I just smiled realizing that it was my little man twisting and turning inside my stomach :) What a cool feeling.
9- Gaining weight is finally okay!!
Wahoo!! Its a girls best day to be told its okay to gain weight
every time you go to the doctor. I can't wait to have a belly so I don't just feel pudgy.
10- Knowing that Daniel and I are going through this together and making our eternal family makes every bad day okay and makes this experience one we will never forget. We are so happy and can't wait until we meet our baby!!
Sorry if this is boring but I just wanted to keep everyone up to date and I though this would be a fun way. I will have pictures to follow and I hope to keep it up weekly! Have a great day:)
