I think there's probably something to the idea that
birth order has an affect on your life. Bebe numero dos is already not getting near as much blog coverage! Ah well, s/he will benefit from all the experience I got figuring out how to be a mom with Ana.
My morning sickness seems to have resolved and I have weaned myself off the mecation I was taking to manage it. On the flip side I've had a few migraines with vomiting this pregnancy which I didn't get during my pregnancy with Ana. I'm trying to sort out if there are any triggers that I can avoid to minimize the migraines as I can't take anything (that works - Tylenol is allowed but ineffective) for them.
I've felt a few little flutters and the odd light kick from bebe. I'm not sure I would have noticed or been able to identify these last time around as I wasn't familiar with the feel wee baby dance moves.
My weight, which soared in the first eight weeks of my pregnancy, has leveled off which is a relief. After having lost all that weight prior to my pregnancy I was a bit freaked out to watch the scale climb the way it did for awhile there. A couple of people have asked me about my weight loss and pregnancy. I lost the weight, in part, to be healthier for a subsequent pregnancy (I also harbored a secret hope that I wouldn't get morning sickness... I was clearly deluded). So I'm' not concerned about the fact that I'll have some weight management work to do in the postpartum.
Wendy, my step-mum, was kind enough to sew up a few maternity shirts for me. I picked out the pattern and five different materials and away she went! They're all the same pattern - here's a (not very good) picture of one of the five:
We had our second visit with the midwife today and got to hear bebe's heart beat for the first time. It was loud and strong and just the right tempo. We brought Ana along for our visit and, to be honest, she was kind of uninterested. I don't think she really gets that there's an actual little person growing in mama's belly. We don't push her as we know she'll figure it out in her own time.
Without further ado here is the video of bebe's first hearing of the heart beat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_4qhOhC1W8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Next exciting happening will be the mid-pregnancy ultrasound at the end of June!