- first, this pregnancy was a total surprise! shock! but welcomed with open arms, once the shock wore off! :)
- we found out we were preggs on February 27 (Melissa's bday) at about 3am, i was in ATR training and had a 4:30am simulator session that day so we had to get up early to take the test!
- we told my parents when we came to visit for sissy and i's bdays. i bought 2 bibs that had the words grandma and grandpa on them and put them in gift bags and had mom and dad open them. :)
- that same weekend, chris and i made a t-shirt for parker (our niece) that had winnie the pooh sitting by a pumpkin and said "i'm getting a cousin for halloween" and put it on her to tell his parents!!
- i consider myself extremely lucky to have not gotten sick these whole 9 months!
- i first felt her move at 16 weeks 1 day (May 14), although it just felt like flutters. it took me a little while to realize it was her!
- chris first felt her kick June 25, at 22 weeks 1 day... i think it scared him a bit!!! :-)
- i was convinced she was a boy until our 19 week ultrasound... oops
- flying wasn't any different being pregnant but Avery would always kick on takeoff and descending to land! i'm still not sure if that was because she liked it or not...
- i didn't feel really pregnant till about 36 weeks, then i started getting uncomfortable
- i imagine she will be awake between 9pm and 11pm, because she sure was while in my tummy. like clockwork everynight!
- i never had any real cravings, definitely nothing weird, just once did i really "crave" fries from Braums. ice cream was always welcome of course!
- as i'm writing this, at 39 weeks, i've gained 31 lbs. my goal was 30, so i think i did pretty good. thanks, in part, to isagenix! (doctors recommend 25-35 lbs for a normal pregnancy)
- at this point, i'm up 3 times a night to visit the bathroom.... i won't miss that part!
- i walked almost every day throughout this pregnancy (2-3miles) up until recently... i've just started getting shin splints, OUCH! think it might be my shoes, they've taken a beating
- She is fearfully and wonderfully made! God had a plan before we did.... thats for sure!
- overall i've had a very easy, smooth pregnancy. i wonder if the next time around i'll be so lucky?
8 days to go... 15 at the most (doc says she doesn't like going past 41 weeks). we can't wait to meet her!!!
LOVED reading that. :) Can't wait to meet Avery!! Make sure I'm on your text/call list!
ReplyDeleteThat was awesome Britni! However, I am still a little jealous you didn't have any morning sickness! :) I agree with you; she will probably be up around 9-11if that is when she is active now. When I was pregnant, Layla would always wake me up at 4:00 am.... almost every single night (or morning)! From the day she was born, she has always woke up at about 4:00am for a feeding. Luckily she started sleeping through the night at about 2 months so it was short lived. However, those times at 4:00 in the morning were so special because I related being pregnant and actually having her. :)
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