5 months Part Two
So as you all know I was feeling a bit down in the dumps about my 9lb weight gain last month but I have been so good this past week since my doctors appt eating super clean and exercising everyday. I have replaced my evening walks with laps in the pool since it’s been so stinking hot. I can’t swim without some kind of aid though because I tried that and almost drowned when I got to the deep end way too much front end weight to stay above water so I bought a “noodle” that helps support some of my weight while I “kick” more or less but it’s good for leg circulation and lower back strength. Speaking of the heat I know it’s hot for everyone out here but I think I have hit full blown pregnancy status because I am hotter than Mike it seems which for those of you who know my hot blooded man that’s pretty hot. We are having ceiling fans installed as I type this in our bedroom and the babies room since her room gets a ton of sun during the day and gets really hot. We haven’t started decorating for the nursery yet but probably will towards the end of July after I register for my showers.
Probably the most exciting thing that’s happened lately is how much the baby moves and how often I can feel her now. They no longer feel like flutters they feel like kicks and I can see them from the outside of my belly and Mike has felt the baby kick a number of times this past week so that’s been exciting. She seems to be most active between 10:30 pm and 11 pm I would swear she is in there doing jumping jacks. On Tuesday I wrote down all her big active times and it was 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:15am, 11:55am, 4:45pm, 6:15pm, 7:50pm, 9:30-10pm and 10:45pm-11:15pm so as you can see she is awake quite a bit. Don’t know if that’s a good thing yet. Also last night we watched the daughter of a friend of ours for a few hours she is 5 ½ months and just adorable I kept calling her my practice baby. She was really good for the most part but screamed her little head off when she was tired and I was so proud of myself I fed her, burped her, changed her and was able to calm her down and rock her to sleep. She fell asleep on my chest and I kept her there for 45 minutes just enjoying the moment it was so sweet. I can’t wait until it’s with my own. Mike and Mikey were of course great with little Kira it melted my heart to see Mikey rolling around on the ground with her singing her songs it was so sweet.
