Merry Christmas, tiny baby! I skipped the Christmas morning mimosas for you, little one. Definitely worth it!
Symptoms: back pain, fatigue, headaches, breast tenderness, dry skin
- Back pain isn’t horrible, but I definitely feel it when I’m on my feet for a lot.
- Still dealing with some late nights, early mornings, and 3:30am wake-ups with Gerrit. I’m always tired. Coffee still isn’t very appealing, and I end up grabbing a Dr. Pepper every afternoon.
- I haven’t had a lot of headaches this week, but when I do, they don’t want to go away.
- Breast tenderness is back…
- Still randomly gagging/dry heaving. I don’t really feel any nausea though!
- I think I may have pregnancy-induced eczema. 😦 I have one dry, itchy patch of skin on my arm and several on my upper chest and neck. I never had this when I was pregnant with Gerrit, but I was also not pregnant in winter with him. Plus Texas is much drier than England!
Maternity clothes: Yes… just yes.
Stretch marks: no new ones
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep: Pretty good… not falling asleep quite as easily, but once I’m asleep I’m good. And then Gerrit would wake up…
Best moment this week: Christmas!! We had a lot of fun celebrating with Gerrit this year. On Christmas Eve we made cookies and got ready for Santa to visit, and Christmas morning we opened presents and had brunch. It was all pretty low-key, but everyone had a good time celebrating!
Miss anything: Not feeling like I have the bladder the size of a walnut.
Movement: I think I’m starting to feel some small movements!
Cravings: extra sharp cheddar cheese and green apples
Looking forward to: Seeing my family this week for Christmas part 2!
On An Even Kiel 