10/31/08

Happy Halloween! Owen is going out trick or treating tonight in his cute little monkey costume. Remember, George said he had to be a monkey because he loves to climb all over the place. George commonly calls Owen his little spider monkey. I will post pictures later this week.

For the past few days my appetite has totally vanished. Obviously I am still eating, but I am really no longer hungry. This is a total change from about a month ago when I was so famished all the time, and I felt like I wanted to eat constantly. I guess this baby is just growing so big that I am running out of room. I remember with Owen, around this time my heartburn got really bad. I had heartburn almost everyday of my pregnancy with him from about 16 weeks on. This time around, still no heartburn! I can't believe how totally different these pregnancies have been. Another new phenomenon is my pelvis shifting all the time. I don't remember my pelvis feeling so unstable with Owen. Now, I feel like my pelvis is shifting all around and has become very loose. It is also constantly popping. When I stand on one leg, I fell like I am going to fall over due to instability. I guess everything is just loose with this pregnancy. My uterus feels like it is getting ready to fall out, my pelvis is shifty, and the ligaments in my feet are getting loose, causing my feet to grow. With Owen I felt like everything was all tight and put together in its proper spot. I guess this is just what happens when you have 2 babies in 17 months. : )

I worked at the hospital yesterday, and we didn't have very many patients. I guess no one wanted their child to have surgery the day before Halloween, and possibly miss out on all the festivities. Due to the lack of patients, us nurses had lots of time to talk. Everyone keeps asking me what I am having, and then they love to give me their opinions. Last pregnancy all the guesses were about 50% percent boy, and 50% girl, but this time almost everyone is saying girl! George still says he is so sure it is a little girl. I bought my first little girl outfit a couple of days ago. It is a cute little summer outfit that was on clearance at Babies R Us for only $2.90. I just couldn't pass it up. I will just say the receipt, because I don't think a little boy will look that cute in this lavender outfit. : ) I am going to buy a couple infant boy, and a couple infant girl outfits so that this baby has something cute to wear after delivery that is not just yellow or green. As the d-day (delivery day) grows closer and closer, the anticipation is really getting me so excited. We now only have about 5.5 weeks to go! I can't wait to find out what I have been nurturing, protecting, and loving for the past 8.5 months!