my pregnancy journey week 22

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SELF-PORTRAIT HOW-TO: This week's photo doesn't really require much explanation. I stood facing our deck doors and placed the camera all the way across the room (since I am using a telephoto lens I need all the length my room will offer). I said to Landon excitedly "come hug momma!" He did. I didn't even have to tell him to look at the camera or smile. I think I've got him trained. I turned my body very slightly away from the camera so that Landon's face would be at a slight angle from the door. This put a nice catch-light in the upper corner of his eyes and showed off the brilliant blues.

WEEK 22  MONTH 5 | FEBRUARY 7TH - FEBRUARY 13TH
B A B Y   S P A G H E T T I   S Q U A S H

Friday February 7th - My appointment went really well this morning. My midwife and i talked about lots of different things. I told her that since i started taking the progesterone i've noticed a drop in my energy and happiness levels. I wouldn't say i'm depressed, and she didn't want that on my record, so she had me complete a short questionnaire to measure my mood. Usually I would mark zero for every question, meaning i was happy and had no issues. Today i marked "one" for almost all of them. That was a big deal for a spirited optimist like myself. We agreed that taking 5,000 IUs of vitamin D would really help. I plan to pick some up tonight! I also mentioned to her that I've noticed my Tourette's ticks pick up a little bit. She was surprised to hear I have that syndrome. She suggested looking into acupuncture, saying that would probably help a lot of things and help me relax more than a massage. She is a regular participant and finds that it really improved a lot of aspect of her life. This led to me revealing i also grew up having bad kidney infections and the fact that i often have asymptomatic UITs during pregnancy. She wondered if maybe one reason for Landon's preterm labor was an undiagnosed UTI. I wouldn't doubt that. So she decided they'd check for a UTI today. She also made sure I kept my exercise levels nice and easy, which I agreed to do. Yoga was something she brought up, perhaps doing that every other day with my usual treadmill walking on the other days. That's something I'll have to consider as well! I weighed in at 125.5 pounds this morning, which was a relief. Not only was it not too much weight in one week, I've also finally gained back some of the weight I lost when I was sick for a day.

Sunday, February 9th - While lying in bed tonight i felt baby girl push her way SO low into my pelvis that i was actually afraid she would come out! I started telling her she needed to move up because there really wasn't enough room for her down there! It hurt a little, but not so much that I couldn't tolerate it. It did cause me to squirm a little. I'm surprised at how very low I am carrying her, especially compared to how high i carried Landon. All of his movements were felt at the belly button.

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