Mommy has been feeling light-headed this week. On our morning walk one day this week, I had to literally sit down on the sidewalk because I thought I would faint!!! What??? I've never fainted in my life! Crazy! I've felt that way a few other times, but was in the house where I could just sit down on couch. They say this is normal in the second trimester, due to the increase in blood volume. In fact, I remember feeling this way with Jadon, when I would shower. Hopefully we don't have any major episodes with it. Sometimes I worry I'm becoming hypo-glycemic :/ Hopefully not.
Late Thursday night, I had a terrible headache, which progressed into an entire body ache by the middle of the night. I went to the couch around 4am and was there for over 24 hours!!! Daddy took care of Jadon, while I literally laid there ALL day. I felt like I had eaten something bad, but still don't know. On top of that, my headache felt hormonal...like the ones I had with previous miscarriages or when I was taking too much progesterone with Jadon (around 13 weeks in). It's a different type of headache that Tylenol doesn't seem to help, but thankfully it was gone by mid-afternoon on Saturday...it returned Sunday morning, but went away with one Tylenol.
And on top of those things, I've had the typical stuffy nose that can come with pregnancy. Yay! Gotta love the extra mucus you produce...ummm hmmm. See why I love pregnancy? Such a fun process ;) but so worth it at the end, right? :) Sorry if I've scared those of you who are not yet mothers...just being honest...but it REALLY is worth every crappy part of it :)
I'm thinking I may have felt you move, when I was sick on the couch. They say the second time around, Mommies are better able to identify the feeling of their baby moving much earlier. I felt Jadon move during week 17, so I've been paying close attention, but to be honest, it's still hard to tell if it's my imagination, a gas bubble, my pulse or you. I'm assuming it's you...we'll be able to tell better in a few days I'm sure ;) Here's a look at you this week (you're the size of an apple!!!):
