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! :)

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

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!!!

Movement Pt. 2

Adam got to feel Baby move yesterday, too! After dinner, he came over and put his ear down on my belly like he was going to listen to the baby, and he got kicked (or tapped, whatever) in the ear! Then he popped up and looked at me, and I said "Did you feel that? That was him!" and he was like, "Yeah I felt it!" Then he put his ear back down and got tapped again! Twice in a row, perfect timing! Later, he felt a kick with his hand. :-D Bonding time with Daddy!!

Movement!

I definitely felt my little guy movin' around today!! I'll count today because I'm sure, whereas before I was just "pretty sure." It is awesome!

Less awesome (as in not awesome at all) - I have a cavity! Now I'm just trying to determine how I want to handle it. I don't really want to do anything unnecessary while I'm pregnant, but if I leave the cavity until after I have my baby, it might get worse/infected. I'm going to talk it over with my doctor and my chiropractor to see what my options are. :-( Not what I wanted to hear today! Especially frustrating because I take good care of my teeth! I've even been flossing pretty regularly since I got pregnant! Lame.

Doctor's Appointment Recap & more!

So I didn't really update about my doctor's appointment - probably because there's not a lot to update. I think this was my shortest appointment so far. I have gained some more weight, which the doctor said is good, because I hadn't really gained much before. He also measured me for the first time, and said I was right on at 20 (I'm assuming that is centimeters). He reviewed the measurements from the ultrasound and said everything looks good. The measurements, according to the tech, showed that I'm maybe 1-2 days off on my due date, so they aren't going to change anything and basically he's right on track :-) I realized that I asked the ultrasound tech about the cysts I had, and never really got an answer from her, so I'll have to ask my doctor next month about them. I'm not overly concerned, but it would be nice to know if they went away on their own.

I decided to count yesterday as me feeling my little guy's movements for the first time. I've been feeling a lot of things recently, but yesterday morning, I was feeling things, and I hadn't eaten or anything, so I'm pretty
sure it was my son moving around! Telling me "Good morning. Mommy!" :-)

Saturday we went to a rummage sale that my friend told me about, which was pretty much a GOLD MINE of baby clothes! The prices were $0.25 per item or a paper grocery bag FULL of clothes for $3. My mom and I filled up three bags of clothes, and got about 140 pieces (onesies, tops, bottoms, sleepers, etc) for $9! We figured it out to be about 60 outfits. I still have to match things up into actual outfits, if it's not obvious, but my mom was great and washed all the clothes for me. Thanks, Mom!

That's all I have for now! :-)

It's a...

BOY!!!!!!

Ultrasound went great, the tech was really good about not referring to the baby by "he," and she said our baby is really cute :-D We got the cupcakes, took them home, and did the big Skype reveal! Adam's dad, step-mom, and Joe came down, my mom was there, and we got my dad, Julie, Sean, Siobhan, Grandma and Grandpa, Kathryn, and Rowan all on Skype. First I did the "string test," just to see if it was right, and the string test said boy! Then we opened the cupcakes and saw BLUE frosting!!! :-D

So excited, can't wait to meet our little guy! Here's one picture from the ultrasound (they gave us a CD with a bunch of pictures on it):

This is my favorite one :-) Looks like we got ourselves a thumb-sucker!!

Baby Dream

No, I didn't have a tiny dream :) I had another dream about the baby!

In my dream, on Wednesday night, I had had the baby Wednesday night. He was a boy, and he wasn't early, they were just way off on the due date. He was healthy and weighed 8 lb 3 ounces, and I remember telling my mom, in the dream, "I guess we don't need that ultrasound!" I had a really easy and fast labor (I really hope that part comes true!), and the weird part was that he could talk. We took him to church and some friends saw him, and I asked one of them, "Isn't it weird that he can talk already?" And no one else seemed to think it was weird. Either that or they were just being nice to me! haha...

So... Ultrasound today! I told Baby Wednesday that I would get to see them, but they wouldn't get to see me for a few more months! :-D

More information to come!!! Stay tuned!!

20 Weeks

I just thought that recently, it seems like the name of my blog should be "Excessively Baby" instead of "Excessively Megan!" The baby is mostly what's going on in my life right now, so that's why (pretty much) all posts are baby-related :-)

Officially halfway! Although as I was talking it over with Adam last night, we might, of course, be just over halfway or not quite halfway - we just won't know until Baby arrives! And speaking of arrivals, my mom is coming to Wisconsin today! Her flight gets in tonight!

I think that's all I have for now! Stay tuned for ultrasound updates sometime after Friday :-D

It's working!

So I've been looking online for natural acne treatments, and I read that tea tree oil may be effective. I confirmed that it's safe with my chiropractor/natural wellness resource, and... it's working! I definitely still have acne and redness, but it's gotten a lot better already, after only a few days of using it. I have diluted it with water to about 3.5%, so it's not as strong as the 5% some recommend using for acne. But... I can see improvement!! Yay!!!

What else... not too much to update. Still feeling some things that might be movement, but I'm not convinced. I guess it's because it feels like it's too strong for it to be Baby (yet). I think some of the things I'm feeling are just little spasms or muscle tics. It might be Baby, who knows!

I also think it's interesting when people comment on my belly. Some people have said, "You're not showing very much," and others have said, "Are you having twins? Showing that much already?" I don't put much stock in what they say, one way or the other, I just think it's interesting because I'm one me, and everyone seems to have an idea of what is "normal." From all I've read, there's not really a "normal" size to be, because everyone is different! So I just find it amusing to go from one observation to the opposite from one day to the next! And either way, I like showing :-D

Last update for today: a woman from church told me on Sunday that she has a maternity dress that she thinks will fit me that she would like me to have. She is probably in her 70s... and this is one she wore when she was pregnant! So I'm thinking this dress is at least 40 years old, give or take! Of course, I said, "That would be awesome!" and I picked it up at her house yesterday. It does, indeed, fit, although it's a little short for me (I'm more torso and she's got longer legs) and I think it needs some kind of gathering (maybe a ribbon or small belt) under the bust, because it just kind of goes out from the top. But it's cute! I sent a picture to Adam, who's working out of town, and he likes it! I think once I get a ribbon, and maybe leggings, I will be able to wear it :) How cool is that??