We have had a busy December, and thus this is not a 4 month post.. but a 4.5 month post! Which means we are half way!
I can't believe how fast the first half went by. However, I have noticed with the decrease in pace (no school work or major deadlines) and finding our that the baby is John I am growing more impatient. Even though we are half way, we still have a long way to go!
Changes for Me this month
-I've begun to feel movement, and I just love it! He is pretty consistent but I can't wait till he can respond to some of my (or Steven's) pokes.
-My stomach is really getting firm around my belly button and beginning to poking out of my shirts! As a result I've had to work really hard on my posture... otherwise I pay for it in lower back pain. I recently went to the doctor to get realigned and they tired and tired and tired... then sent me home and I was sad. The next day my back popped back into place and I felt great, Praise the Lord! I've found that keeping up with my stretches and doing lower back exercises really helps my back, but I think back pain is going to be a theme.
-I'm still battling dry skin... thank you hormones!... and the weather.
-A new development for this month is an INSANE hunger in the mornings. It is crazy! Usually I can't sleep because I've got to run to the restroom or my back hurts... but now we are adding a growling stomach into the mix.
-And finally the days of running and falling into a wonderfully soft bed face first... is over... sigh. I can no longer lie on my stomach. Which isn't a problem until one of those urges to fall into a soft bed comes along. :)
Changes for Steven
-Fallon's tummy is much bigger and I enjoy touching it more now that she is showing more.
-Finding out that the baby is John has increased my desire to meet and hold him.
-Fallon has been complaining about her lower back more often and is have trouble sleeping at night... I really wish she could sleep-in though.
-I've kinda given up feeling John move until later on in the pregnancy, but I still want to feel him kick!
Changes for Baby John!
This little man is up to a lot this month!
-finger prints are forming
-he is growing hair on his head (I hope he born with a lot)
-he is beginning to produce Meconium... can't wait for the first diaper changes ;)
-kidneys are working... oh diapers!
-he can hear me and other people talking
-fat is forming to insulate his newly formed organs... most energy goes into this task
-he is beginning to swallow the fluid and possibly suck his thumb
-he is able to feel things with his hands... maybe even respond to our movements by the end of the month
-by the end of the month he should weigh a pound... probably larger! we have a history of large babies in our family
:) :) :) :) :)
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