Woo hoo, I’m officially in my second trimester. I know some books say 11 weeks and some say 12 but I know 13 is for sure for sure.

We had an ob appointment on Wednesday. And we heard Little Pip’s heartbeat! I was so stressed we wouldn’t hear it and then the doctor would tell me something was wrong so it was SUCH a relief. At first he couldn’t find it because he said my uterus is tipped backwards. But mr Dr persevered. “woosh, woosh, woosh” went Little Pip’s heartbeat. And then a loud thud! He kicked. It was so cool! I think the Dr was more excited than we were!

Dr also told me I’ve gained 2 pounds. I guess I lost 8 during the first two months when I was sick. So now I’ve gained that all back plus 2 pounds. I told him my scale says I haven’t gained any and he said, “well we go by our scale”. Well, ok! And then he said, “You’ll probably gain about 40 pounds.” That was when I fainted.

Just kidding. But I do believe the room started to spin. 40? As in forty? As in four zero? Yikes. Is that really necessary? I thought it wasn’t necessary to gain that much anymore. Plus I’m already at least 10 overweight so shouldn’t that count for something? Maybe I’ll be happy as a clam to gain 40 pounds but to hear him say that kind of freaked me out.

It kinda goes along with morning sickness. During those 10 years when I couldn’t conceive I’d say things like “I’ll never complain if I had morning sickness.” And I’m sure I thought, “I’d love to gain 40 pounds.” So I’m not saying this because I’m not very very very grateful to be pregnant, it just doesn’t sound so fun right now. I guess the losing the 40 pounds is what doesn’t sound so fun.

Anyway, enough about that. I’ve been feeling really good. I think I’ve got my groove back. I’m only a little nauseous now and it’s only when I don’t eat when I’m suppose to. It’s kinda nice, it’s like my body has an alarm clock… hello you need to eat now! So I have a snack and I feel better. I have thrown up a few more times, which is weird but nothing too major. I have alot more energy than the past 3 months. I even helped Hubby clean out the garage the other day. It feels so good to not feel so exhausted all the time! One thing I have been struggling with is the constipation. Ick! And I have alot of abdominal pain – like double over pain. Dr thinks it’s related to the constipation, I’m not so sure. He gave me some stool softeners but so far it hasn’t helped the pain. It’s the same pain I had before I got pregnant, like with the endometriosis so I’m not sure what it is.

No real way to transition to a different topic from that is there. I’m starting to wear a few maternity clothes. Although they are a little big I just feel better wearing them. Last week I could still fit into all my regular pants..although a few of them were pretty tight. Well the night we left for vacation I tried them all on and only 3 pairs still fit! Yikes! I think mr Dr was right, I have gained some weight. I think it’s just in my tummy though because my pants fit everywhere else, I just can’t zip them or button them.

Well, need to go. Angel’s waking up and there’s not much more to report! Picture coming up next week!