19 Weeks Update : A Quick Overview

Quick is probably the last thing you would expect especially from my last update, but no worries I am not blowing off my blog. I just have SO much to share, to the extent that I have broken it down to a couple or several posts in my head already.

If you are friends with me on facebook or have been updated with my recent experiences you would know that I spent the 2^nd half of this week in the hospital. And that itself is a big story, so I am going to dedicate a whole separate post for that.

As far as pregnancy changes and just making a little weekly synopsis, I would definitely have to say this has been the worst week ever. Not to be a “Debbie-Downer” but with pregnancy comes the truth: there are good and bad moments. The 19^th week was not fun due to my fun hospital visits, and let’s just say I hope from this point on no week is as bad as this one was and of course not worse.

Anyway, back to where I attempted to start, as far as changes go, I’ve felt more baby movement, not as distinct as last week, but I think the way I was feeling and health had a lot to do with that. On Wednesday, I remember significantly I felt baby “kick” it wasn’t a gas bubble or bubble explosion or a little pop, it was a legit hi-mama-I’m-kicking kind of kick. I was actually at my college orientation sitting to speak with my advisor and I felt nice hard kicks inside. I tried not to giggle out loud as much and not to look like a silly person, especially since  practically no one was really able to tell I was pregnant in the way I was dressed that day, and it probably looked weird with me sitting there with my hand over my belly and just laughing for no apparent reason. It’s ok, people can think I am weird- I’m cool with that :)

Another change I’ve noticed, and I am telling you this happened seriously OVERNIGHT! My belly button is changing! I anticipated it to, it is not a surprise, and was very curious to watch it slowly evolve just like my belly, but I didn’t expect to see a significant change- literally overnight. I noticed this Saturday actually, from different angles and from different positions I am in, it looks different. I don’t have a full outie  ( in case anyone doesn’t know or would like to know, I am in fact an innie :)) But- it looks like the bottom half of it is closing up. When I lay with pillows propped under me, kind of in this half laying and half sitting position, it’s slightly visible. Standing up, you can definitely tell the difference. When I am sitting straight up and the more my upper body bends to my knees, the more closed my belly button looks- so weird. But, if I am laying straight, flat on my back, it’s suddenly completely open not looking like it’s it closing at all. Very, very strange. Other gradual changes I’ve noticed with it prior to what I noticed up until now is that it is more hollow. Like someone opened it up and made it wider, which is strange now that is looks like it is closing up, Ha! But theoretically it makes sense. It gets wider because it is stretching due to growing baby and stomach, and now it seems like it is closing because I am growing more hence pushing on it from the inside kind of making it look “swollen” hence the “swollen” part of it  is giving a “closing” look. I don’t know, I aint a specialist at this just my thoughts and theories! Lastly, the other weird thing is I had a beauty mark inside my belly button, not too deep, but definitely inside where you can see when it from just looking. Now- it’s moved completely out of my belly button and is outside of it!  If this aint proof I am not growing don’t know what else is (aside from the other hundreds of symptoms and visible changes ;))

That is basically it, this week has been a big blur due to being sick and hospitalized, and it is kind of hard to recall everything, especially when most of the concentration is on the hospital part of it which I promise will be up shortly.

Other than that, ultrasound appointment is getting closer, making me more anxious and excited! We actually saw baby briefly in the hospital when they did an ultrasound of my bladder and kidneys. A quick glimpse, but baby is SO big compared to the previous ultrasounds. No, I haven’t shared them yet; I have been waiting for an approval from my hubby because he thinks it is weird to publically share that. Sigh, I am working on it. If I don’t post my other ones, I think I am very close to him okaying for me to post the upcoming ultrasound. So we shall see. ;)

That is all for now, and the hospital update will be up soon. Since I am writing this at night, I will most likely this up tomorrow, and both of these 2 will be posted probably the same day since I am tired right now and blabbing about nonsense.  In any case, thank you for reading! Byeee!