Sleep: My left shoulder is a little sore from sleeping on my side. I still wake up on my back, but I'm sleeping on my side a little longer than usual. Leg cramps still cause awful pain and J wakes up startled because I hit him to rub away the cramp. I hope it goes away in 3rd trimester.
Medicine: My thyroid is normal and my endocrinologist wants me to stay on 75 mcg of Synthroid.
Movement: Now that I know what it feels like to have the baby move, I worry when I don't feel her move. When I'm still, I feel her more and then I feel better.
Cravings/Aversions: Another blogger craved chocolate milk and it sounded good! I bought a gallon of organic chocolate milk.
Symptoms: Bloated feet and ankles as the day passes, HOT, and lower back pain continues. Prenatal yoga moves certainly help to relieve some back pressure. Recently, I noticed how pregnancy has helped with some unwanted, non-pregnancy symptoms. For instance, I haven't experienced any painful mouth ulcers since the pregnancy! That's been nice. :)
Nesting: We worked on the nursery yesterday and it's slowly coming together! My brother helped J move some furniture around in the nursery to make room for the crib and glider. They also shifted some furniture around in the bedroom and it feels a bit bigger since moving the bed to a new spot. It's actually made a big difference! Friends came over and helped with organization and assembling the crib. :) There's still so much left to do! I wish I were good at cleaning and organizing...definitely not one of my gifts.
What I look forward to: Yoga tonight was packed! My friend enjoyed class tonight and finds it helpful. We did squats with partners and that really worked my inner thighs. OW! J and I have an all day childbirth class on Sat. It's going to be a long day, but we'll get it over with in one shot. I'm not looking forward to watching the different labor videos. Scary!
Milestones: According to babycenter.com, I should turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, my baby can feel me dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.
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