22 weeks. Twenty-two weeks feels like…
More energy! But also easily tired! Out of breath quickly. But exercise feels amazing. Craving apples and peaches. Thank goodness we just bought a tonnnn of apples. Bumpin’. Lots of kicking, but still mostly too light for Zack to feel. He did feel Baby for the first time this week, and that was pretty awesome! :) Lathering on the lotions every night (have been using this basq oil and loooove it!). Drinking water by the bucketsful. Scatter-brained. I seem to forget the simplest of words and feel like I’m talking jibberish sometimes.
By the way, that’s Pregnancy Brain, and it is REAL, my friends. I actually wrote this hilarious article with real stories of pregnancy brain. IT’S CRAZY.
All in all, 22 weeks is feeling pretty good. Most days I feel like myself, some days I need a nap badly. You know, the usual. Also, some days I’m like soooo ready for this baby to be here in my arms, and other days I’m like, you can wait, Baby. I need to savor these last days of just us three!
Oh, also, I cry a lot. I cried today, while eating lunch with Sam. I was just watching him and his perfect little face eating his chicken and potatoes with his perfect little mouth- those baby chews, they are everything! Ugh, and I lost it. I felt guilty for my frustrations from yesterday. I felt this feeling of hopelessness that time is slipping away and pretty soon there’ll be a little baby taking away his attention, and I felt bad about that. Oh, I felt it all, friends. It was a moment, that’s for sure. So we headed outside and played in the front yard. And he was happy as a clam. Heck, we both were.
My sweet boy. Stay little forever, okay?
Do you have any funny pregnancy brain stories?
Yesterday was my absolute worst day of pregnant brain!! I was all over the place at work forgetting personal belongings here and there…pretty frustrating when I normally pride myself on staying hyper-organized. But I am definitely choosing to laugh about it because hey, what other choice to I have! Oh that’s right, I’m pregnant….I’m sure it will make me cry at some point too :)
<3 Haley @ http://www.beautyinthischaos.com
We MUST choose to laugh, always! It’s the only way to stay sane! ;)
xo
i soooo feel like you’re having a girl!! i don’t know why, so don’t listen to me. i just do though!! prob bc i’m relating your symptoms to my girl pregnancy!! yeah that’s totally why. OH and my preg brain with maddalena was so so so foggy i was afraid to have convos with people!! haha!! i didn’t have it hardly at all the second time around!!
Oooh my hubby thinks the same!! We shall seeeee.. :) And yeah, convos with people are a scary thing, for sure. Haha!
xo
You look great, mama!! :) Congrats on 22 weeks!
-Megan
http://www.lifeonshadylane.com
Aww thanks so much!! :)
xo
Where is that sweater from?! LOVE!! So fall!
Hello there! omg….reading about your crying episode in regards to how soon a baby will take the attention (or some attention) from your son, and well, i Totally went through that. I just had my second baby three weeks ago (Love my new snug bug). My daughter is about to turn 3 years old next month. I swear I would start crying during my pregnancy when seeing her dance her ballet moves for daddy and me…..I would just think “Omg, will I stop and knowledge her little dance moves when next baby comes?, Lord don’t let me ignore her EVER”. But we are adjusting and her love and patience for baby brother amazes me, melts my heart. You will manage the change and as hard as some days are I’m sure you will divide and conquer mama!! It is hard to divide your attention for two different little humans, but we’ll learn Im sure. Anyways, totally related…..Congrats on your pregnancy and godluck with all that comes with being a second time mommy :)