After waiting 4 weeks for our latest doctor's appointment, and one trip to Target to pick up a VHS tape (which I found out you can't just buy one, we now have four 6-hour-long video tapes and no VCR to play them on) We present...drum roll please.....the 16-Week Ultrasound movie. (please turn off your cell phone, thank you!)
BABY DOOLEY 16-Week Ultrasound (Edit) from Chris Dooley on Vimeo.
How amazing was that! I can't believe it's grown so much...well, then again I've put on about 10 lbs.
The last 4 weeks has been good. The nausea went away shortly after 12 weeks. My energy level is pretty much back to normal so I feel like I can be more productive again. The only craving I had for red meat (cooked well-done) has subsided. And my mind is working clear enough to tackle some of our bills and taxes that have been somewhat neglected over the past few months due to my "baby brain".
The only thing that hasn't changed is the number of times I need to go to the bathroom. It seems the extra room the baby needs is exactly where my bladder is. I get up as often as 4 times in the middle of the night. And to help with getting more comfortable at night. I bought a body pillow with an ultra-suede cover to hug when I go to sleep. The latest challenge is to only sleep on my side because sleeping on the back isn't good for the blood circulation to the baby. So I'm pretty much sleeping in a pillow fort.
Chris and I have also been diligent with our morning walks up to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, even when it's 35 degrees out and foggy. We've found that we function so much better throughout the day on days when we do get out of bed when the sun is barely up. The hot drinks and a warmed up butter croissant are great motivators.
We're scheduled in a few weeks for the "BIG" ultrasound at another facility. It'll be a more powerful machine that will check all the organs and blood flow for the baby. We hope you'll come back for the sequal.
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