22 weeks

22+ weeks and I wish I could tell you the nausea was gone. I've had lots of really good days but I still need medicine about every other day to remain functional. If I go too long without medication then I get "behind" the nausea and it takes days to catch up again.  It's frustrating and exhausting. I'm far enough into my second trimester that I should feel good, right? I remind myself often that I'm more than halfway there and that I am improving. All things being equal though, I'm sick and tired of feeling sick and tired.  Having a 6.5 and 4 year old it is absolutely remarkable how I just cope with feeling awful and continue on with life. They have places to be and things to do. They don't care that all I want to do is lay down and watch bad TV until I finally feel human again. So I just ignore it, take the medicine and carry on.

When I do manage to eat a decent meal the baby gets super excited. I can really feel him moving around and it's so fun to feel the movements. I get excited then tell the husband to put his hands on my stomach so he can feel the baby but I guess the baby gets stage fright because as soon as anyone touches me he freezes up. For now it's just between the baby and me... one of the special things about being pregnant.

We are starting to talk about changes we will make around the house to make room for the baby. Moving furniture and so forth. Today I bought a few sweet decorations for his room and fabric to make his baby blanket. We won't actually move stuff around until January but there's nothing wrong with collecting a few things along the way. It helps me feel closer to him. I'm also hoping to start knitting some baby hats and a sleep sack or two. I'm a very very novice knitter but I love the feeling of knitting so it's a hobby I really hope to develop skill in.

Doctor's appointment scheduled for this week. Nothing eventful. Just a regular old check up. I can already tell you what will happen. I'll pee in a cup. Nurse weighs me and takes my blood pressure. She'll ask if I'm feeling the baby move, if I'm having headaches or swelling and ask if I'm taking any medications. Then we'll go to the room. She'll listen to the baby's heartbeat on doppler. Then I wait for the doctor to come in, doctor measures my stomach asks if I have any questions and that's it. If they're having a supper efficient day I can be in and out in 15 minutes. After this appointment I'll have another in 4 weeks and then likely be on the every 2 week schedule after that.

I guess not having a big report is good news. What we all want are uneventful pregnancies. So far, so boring. For that I'm truly grateful!