Slow but Sure

Well my ankle is still bothering me but it seemsd the gout is easing up a bit. I can feel that I am regaining more stength in it and can move it a tiny bit more. How much ya want to bet that by the time I see the doctor on Monday it will be just fine or mostly fine.

I just can't wait till I can go up and down the stairs without pain!

Stiff Joints

My latest pregnancy debacle involves stiff joints. Last Monday I woke up with a very painful ankle joint in my right leg. It felt like I had sprained or twisted my ankle even though nothing physically happened to it. I hadn't slept weird or anything!

I have used cold compresses - which made it worse. I have done stratches and applied warm/hot compresses. So far this is the only thing that seems to help. I also got my ankle afjusted at the chirporactor and got a prenatal massage, which helped some as well.

However the best the joint ever feels is at the end of the day after I have been flexing it and applying warm compresses all day. Then when I wake up again - it is stiff all over again, a horrible neverending cycle.

I have heard that there is a pregnancy hormone that affects your joints and mine apparently has decided to settle in my ankle. God help me if this lasts for the rest of the pregnancy!

Baby's First Concert

Last night the husband and I went to Cleveland for a James Blunt concert at Playhouse Square. Surprisingly enough the loud music didn't even phase the little one but I sure was tired after the concert and after all the driving!

Check out my other blog, Neonapple, to see a review and all the great pics the husband shot!

Never Alone - Week 14

This past week my Aunt came to visit, see the new house, and of couse we talked about the baby and looked at the ultrasound pics. She mentioned offhandidly that from now on for the rest of my life I will never be alone ever ever again.

It has really gotten me thinking. Although I have started to feel the baby flutter around occasionally during its acrobatic sessions, I don't really feel a "presence" with me yet. I am not sure if that makes sense or not yet. Maybe once the baby gets bigger and the physical feelings from the baby increase maybe than that "presence" feeling will change. I always thought that when I got pregnant that I would feel this little "presence" with me. I mean I know the baby is there - maybe we just need to get to know eachother more.

This week is a big milestone week for us as well. I am officially in my 14th week, the first week of my 2nd Trimester! The baby is about 3 inches long now and about the size of a peach according to the pregnancy book.

By the way - it seems my happiness of graduating from nap time has been short lived. Although it was nice to have at least one normal adult day without a nap.

Nap Time

So I am nearing the beginning of my 2nd trimester next week! I have been so tired these past 13 weeks that I havent' been able to get through a day without taking a nap of some sort. Napping is great, don't get me wrong, but it really cuts into your day!

I was so happy - yesterday was the very first day since getting pregnant that I didn't feel I needed a nap! I guess I am graduating the 1st Trimester Tiredness - woo hoo!

Arms, Legs, and Hiccups!

Last week while we still has no internet access, we met our new Dr. and got to see the baby again. We got a really great pic of legs! It's still too early to see if it's a boy or a girl but feel free to speculate.

Baby's Legs


This week we are in our 12th week and we went through the First Trimester Integrated Screening process to make sure the baby is doing ok and hopefully doesn't have downs syndrome. So far everything looks ok and all the measurements were right on. But oh how active the baby was during the ultrasound. We got to see the baby having hiccups and bouncing around all over the place even doing flip flops and somersaults and wow could I feel it! Right now it just feels like a slight fluttering when the baby flips around.

Other definate changes I have been feeling lately is the feeling that the uterus is taking up way more space than normal. There is less space for my stomach and I definately can't eat even a normal amount. If the meal can't fit into a small Chinese rice bowl it is too much for me to eat. To bad these smaller meals don't translate into some weightloss!