PCA 20 Weeks

Check back next week for more details on the week 20.

P.S. I HATE this picture, but here it is anyway. And why the rolled up jeans, you ask? BECAUSE MATERNITY PANTS ARE ALWAYS TOO SHORT!!!!!! So I have to roll them up and look like a dweeb.

Edited to add:

Okay, I take it back... I don't think I'm as big as I was with the twins. I do, however, think I am fatter. But, I'm not bigger with baby. I put on a pair of pants today and immediately took them off because I couldn't believe how chubby I looked. And y'all, no flames please. This is my blog and I'll say what I want. :) I don't care about baby fat, but I do care about chubby fat which is what I'm gaining. I'm really not obsessed with my weight, despite the numerous posts on the topic. I am rather disgusted with myself, though. Siiiiigh.

So we had a rough week since we were all sickies. We missed several playdates, playgroup and Kindermusik. To get out of the house we went for walks and strolled around town shopping. The girls also became more acquainted with Sesame Street (see previous post on topic) ... which is rare becasue they NEVER get to watch TV.

Today, we had had enough of being quarentined so we ended up going to the Life and Science museum with some friends. Here are a few pictures from our excursion:

Olivia is quite the social butterfly. She LOVES to be held by her friends' mommies. Last week she was obsessed with Kate (Ryan and Joshua's mom), this week she is obsessed with Carrie (Leah's mom) and just wants to be cuddled by them. It kinda hurts my feelings! This child LOVES other people. Here is Olivia with Mrs. Carrie:

We went out to lunch after the museum and here is a cute pic of them on Mrs. Carrie's lap. I'm tellin' ya...they are the friendliest kids around.

Such the little girls that they are, Emma really thought she was special when she found my headbands. I think she takes after me. My parents used to call me the bag lady becasue I would put every single piece of clothing on at once and what I couldn't fit on my person, I would carry around in a bag... I think Emma is going to be that way with accessories. At some point I'm going to have to teach her that less is more. Here are some cute pics:

The girls really, really love to sit on the couch. Here are a few pics of them sitting together:

PCA:

I take it back... I still don't feel pregnant. Yay! I'm pretty sure my symptoms of back pain, tiredness, etc. were related to the impending sickness. I'm pretty thankful that I'm feeling so well. I remember with the twins, I was sooo worn down. I mean, I feel pregnant, but I feel really well. So this week, I can no longer sleep on my tummy, I'm still getting a touch of heartburn, no swelling, no backpain, a little tired, but nothing major, the baby is kicking like crazy. My headaches have been better this week, didn't have to take meds at all. Yay! My talengectasias have gotten worse. Sigh. This is a part of pregnancy that I could do without. Thanks estrogen! (for those of you who don't don't know what they are, talengectasias are little red freckle things that appear on my face and chest during pregnancy. It is caused by the increased amounts of estrogen. Don't google it, they aren't nearly that scary. You have to look hard for them, but I know they are there. Allen mentioned it to me yesterday, thanks!).

I had someone tell me today that I was lucky for getting pregnant so quickly. It almost brought me to tears. I thought that was sweet of a complete stranger to say to me. And, yes, I do feel lucky. Everything about PCA has been a blessing and I am so happy! I just hope and pray that I can keep her safe until after 37 weeks... my biggest fear. Only time will tell....