31.8.12

Chiropractically speaking...

I saw my chiropractor today. And he said I'm doing great! He said I'm going to have the healthiest baby boy :-D I've been taking probiotics, but I recently changed brands, so I wanted to have him check out my new kind to make sure it's ok and to see how many I should be taking a day (my old probiotic had 2 billion whatevers and my new one has 15 billion, so because I didn't want to overload my system, I've been taking one) (I just looked it up - it's 15 billion live cultures per capsule). He looked it over and said it's fine, and to take one a day for the rest of my pregnancy and two a day while I'm nursing. And he did the "pressure point check thing" to see what my body is missing or what I'm doing wrong, and there was nothing! Again, I don't put too much stock in that part of it, but still, even his little system couldn't find anything I need to do or change :-)

I mentioned to him that my tailbone has been kind of hurting, and he said it's because of the relaxin, and that for the next 6-8 weeks everything is loosening, and to just stand/walk or lay down as much as possible as opposed to just sitting... which, of course, is what I do all day at my job :-/ so I'll just be more conscious of standing when possible, and walking on my lunch, like I did yesterday. And laying down at home.

That's pretty much it for now... thanks for stopping by! :)

30.8.12

Awkward

Is it possible to feel like you have to throw up without feeling sick or nauseous? It kind of feels like I ate too much breakfast (even though I ate a smaller amount than I normally do) and like it wants to come out of my stomach, but I don't really feel ill. Weird.

Anyway... so for the most part, my pregnancy has been going great so far, and I'm very pleased and thankful. I did have an "awkward" moment last night though: I was cutting my toenails and man but my tummy was getting in the way! I would bend over to cut, sit up, take a break, then go again. I'm glad I did it now, while I still can! Guess I will just have to do a pedicure the next few months for maintenance... aw shucks!! :-D

29.8.12

22 week update

Well, the main update I have for this week is movement! Lots of movement! I think it's especially fun when our little guy kicks right after Adam or I say something that I can imagine he would have an opinion on. :-) I think he's pretty opinionated, if his activity so far is any indication! And

Also, since I'm still dealing with acne, I decided to try makeup to cover some of my redness. I don't wear makeup on a normal basis (haven't since senior year of high school!), although I do wear makeup for special occasions or for going out. But I know that with my dry and acne-prone pregnancy skin (on my face, thankfully the rest of my skin hasn't had dryness issues), my liquid makeup probably wouldn't work so great. And I am trying to avoid products with chemical sunscreens, which my foundation has. All this led me to consider the mineral powder-style makeup. I tried some at Kohl's that was ok, but I figured I should get the "real" stuff. My mom has the Bare Minerals makeup, so when she was out I tried hers. We also went to the mall to a Bare Escentuals store, and figured out what colors I would need and things like that. So, I got a starter kit, and so far, I really like it. I'm still not using it every day, but when I do wear it, it doesn't look like I'm wearing a lot of makeup, and it covers my redness, which was, after all, my main goal. Another plus is that it has natural sunscreen - yay! So, I'm a big fan of the Bare Minerals makeup. :-)

And I have to put this for posterity - today is Adam's and my 2 years, 2 months, & 2 days anniversary AND our little one is 22 weeks old!! :-O That is pretty amazing if you ask me!!!