Awake and Dreaming?

Ok… Melissa is threatening me now so I figured I’d give a little update. We are very much looking forward to our next Midwife appointment on Thursday with a new Midwife (Holly). The Birth Center rotates you through about six midwives so that by the time you are giving birth you have met and feel comfortable with all of the Midwives on staff. We are going to try to talk her into giving us the script for the “BIG ULTRASOUND” so we can schedule it for February 17th (my birthday). I’ll only be 18 weeks that day and I am concerned that we won’t be able to tell the sex of the baby but we are stubborn and want it to be that day. Plus Melissa will be away the weekend that I turn 20 weeks and we thought it would be a wonderful birthday present to find out boy or girl on my actual birthday.

Well if dreams are any sign of what is to come I looks as though we’ll be having a very long birth day resulting in a very cute (red head) baby girl named Mia. My last night consisted again of constant tossing and turning (the bed is soooo comfy though) and dreaming of a very long painless birth. I could feel the baby's head between my legs (sorry TMI) and when I got to the "Birth Center" I was already 5 cm dialated. When the baby was finally born I suctioned her mouth and nose and she just looked at me without crying. I got really close to her face and said her name “Mia”. I remember thinking she’s really cute which is different from my previous dreams when the baby was just not cute or an animal….

I think I felt the first movement yesterday on the way to work. I sneezed very obnoxiously and right after I swore I felt a flutter right below my belly button. I can’t wait to feel movements regularly.

We took a picture of my belly last night (16 weeks 2 days) and I think I will post it later tonight. I look like I’m about 30 weeks along (and I'm wearing mismatching PJ's)… I think I get more bloated in the evening after eating and drinking because I notice in the morning I don’t look so big.

Besides the insomnia I’ve also been experiencing some round ligament pain when I sneeze, cough or move suddenly. I also think that being pregnant is sucking the moisture out of my skin. I never had a problem with dry skin and now my hands are constantly dry and my back and butt are sooooo itchy! Other than these minor inconveniences I am pretty much enjoying being pregnant. Sometimes during the day I just am floored that I actually have a little life growing inside of me.