23 weeks done, 17 weeks to go. This is the beginning of the 6th month. It's flying by.
All the websites say that the baby moves a lot nowadays. They are correct. This little baby kicks at my skirt waistbands, he kicks at seat belts. I was studying for the meeting the other day and had my Bible resting on my belly while I was reading in bed... he tried to kick my Bible on the floor. Sometimes when he's stretching out, I can feel him jabbing at the top right of my belly and the bottom left at the same time. Eric likes to poke him and then rest his hand on the belly and feel him fight back. He usually moves a lot about 15-20 minutes after I finish a meal and just about anytime I lie down or sit down to rest.
I started remodeling our garage to be an extra room in November. I got a lot done until the big snow storm at the end of December. Then it was sooo cold in January. I started working on it again in February, then the morning sickness waylaid me for all of March. Then in April Eric and I both had a terrible cold that lasted 3 weeks. So by the time my mom got here in May, all the exterior work was done on the garage and one closet was framed inside. Since she's been here, she has been a HUGE help with the project. And since Eric went from having 2 full-time jobs to 1 full-time job, he's been able to help some too. And I'm so glad that we're almost done, because I'm looking forward to just being pregnant. I think it's part of the reason why the pregnancy is going by so quickly for me. I keep saying, "Wait, I still need to be 4 months pregnant for awhile until we finish the garage!" and it keeps not waiting. I'm doing really well at pacing myself though. My mom has helped a lot with that. Most of the drywall is done now, so we're getting to the less labor-intensive work now anyway.
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Sounds like you are feeling better. I am so glad your mom is there to help. We will looks forward to seeing the garage project. Is this a busy belly baby? Does he feel lots different that you remember with Tristan?
I know that you are thinking of deleting the part about the garage. I vote that you keep it. It is a big part of all the hard work Dorian is experiencing while in the belly. ;-)
-Mom (Penny)
Brenda, I remember Tristan moving around as much as Dorian. Eric loved playing poke the baby with Tristan too. He gets such a look of glee on his face while he's "playing" with the baby. I felt Dorian moving around earlier than I did Tristan. I think the biggest difference is that everything was new with Tristan, and I focused on it a lot more. From what I've read, that's pretty normal with a second pregnancy.
Ok, Mom, I'll leave it. :)
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