Amelia Jo

I have done a terrible job of documenting this pregnancy. I am not going to be mad at myself about it though; I have been living life and enjoying my daughter, husband, and our families.

It did not take nearly as long this pregnancy to get a noticeable bump, but it has (thankfully) not expanded as rapidly as I feared it would at first. 

I am definitely still pukey some days, but overall I feel pretty good. I guess I get to be sick off and on the whole time with this little girl too. I have a lot more energy than I did a month or two ago. However, after my recent road trip to Austin I have been having to play catch-up on my sleep. I have been taking afternoon naps and still going to bed before ten. : )

I am still a little small for a lot of my maternity pants, but if I use a Bella Band I can make them work. I also still wear some non-maternity pants with a Bella Band, but not very often (it just is not as comfortable). I think the Bella Band was one of the greatest inventions ever for pregnant women--that and Preggie-Pop drops.

My absolute favorite thing now is that I am feeling little Amelia wiggle, squirm, and kick on a daily basis. I think we are just a short while a way from Jared being able to feel her kicks too. He said he thought he felt something a night or two ago when she made a big move/kick. Really, in my opinion, baby wiggles are the only redeeming quality of pregnancy--it just is NOT for me.

Pregnancy with a toddler is a whole new ballgame and I am having to learn what I am and am not capable of each day. I am definitely glad that I am not having to balance work along with all of my other responsibilities this time around. Also, it makes me extremely thankful that Mimi and Juju live in town and love my little Claire bear. In fact, Juju took Claire to the local library this morning - so I have gotten some Christmas shopping, two loads of laundry, and this blog post finished. : ) Yay for grandparents and productivity.