Baby Minnow

pregnancy #3

9/3

27w + 3d

I always have to check my What to Expect app for how far along I am because I don’t ever know with this pregnancy. It’s funny, my first pregnancy I always knew how many weeks + days I was. I was on the forums and reading my pregnancy books everyday. Now when people ask me I’m like, “Mmm 26 weeks? I think? Actually I might be 27 by now. Somewhere in there.”

I had my last monthly midwife appointment today—they are now upping to every two weeks! We are in “-ember” season, which is this baby’s season (as she will be born in either November or December). Wild. People throughout August would react with, “Wow, getting close!” when I told them my due date was 11/30, but now that reaction actually seems legitimate since it’s September.

The appointments are weird because I’m very healthy and everything is normal, and so they are super quick and basically just like, “Baby’s still in there! She’s good! See ya next time!” Which is such a wonderful blessing. But also would love something like a philosophical component to these appointments. Like let’s chat about motherhood and all the complexities of this season of life together before you let me go, please.

But I got to hear her little EDM heartbeat which I always love. I had to drink the orange glucose drink and wait there for an hour after until they could do my blood draw to test for gestational diabetes. I went to the donut shop after and ate a bunch of donuts while I could in case it came back positive lol.

My mom is going to host a baby shower for me in October. I gotta figure out who to ask to that. I don’t want anyone to feel pressured to come. Would love some type of opt-in open invitation.

Baby Minnow has reached coiled snake status in my belly. She does these big alien-like barrel rolls across my belly. I currently have my journal balanced on my belly and she is rolling around under it and kicking and making it bounce and move. It’s nuts. Rosebud was like that too but not until late third trimester. Minnow has a posterior placenta compared to anterior with Rosebud, so I’m guessing that’s why.

8/28

26w + 4d

Symptoms:

-she is kicking and rolling and moving and fluttering so much!!

-I have to pee everytime I stand up

-strong round ligament pain today

-I only want to eat a bunch of sweets and junk (see next two bullet points)

-my belly feels so big

-tummy hurts :(

-so tired, but I think that’s more from staying up late lately due to rehearsals. i am napping much more than usual. one more week.

-smell of the fish sandwich my MIL brought home was making me feel sick.

-anxious and weepy today because I read about the Minneapolis shooting

-thinking about pregnancy #2 a lot