W27D1 – Third trimester!

Today is officially Day 1 of third trimester! And it definitely feels like it! I feel BIGGER. My hips are frequently sore and it’s difficult to sit up and stand up. Getting out of bed entails rolling to one side and pushing myself up with my hand. I’m getting the classic “bowling ball in pelvis”…

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W19D1

The kicking is getting stronger. I feel it more regularly now, though still only when I’m sitting or laying down. It feels like… bigger bubbles popping than a couple weeks ago. It’s exciting because this is the first communication I’ve gotten from my soon-to-be child. The first sign that it’s a living being. There’s something…

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W17D2

I’m starting to show. My windproof bike jacket that’s ridden hundreds (thousands?) of miles with me is getting tight. Not much longer and I won’t be able to zip it up. The cute flannel button-down Rosie got me for family pics bulges out between buttons. It used to flatter my flat stomach. Strangers let themselves…

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Kicking!

Baby is kicking!!!! 😀 I’ve felt little “bubbles” popping on the inside of my tummy for a few days-ish. I think. Have to be really still to feel them! But it’s just like what Aunt Jenna described. It’s so little! I think of my tiny little guy (or gal!) moving around in there. Are they…

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