So here is our little munchkins fuzzy profile from the 20 wk ultrasound image.
If you are a pregnant mother-of-others you should have one of these things. I think its called a Yogi-wrap. It is truly my best friend throughout the end of the second and the third trimester. It keeps my belly from stretching to what feels like beyond its capacity. :)
The munchkin is a VERY lively one when it is awake! Or maybe I just forget how active they are between kids. :) They did tell me after the ultrasound that it is measuring to be a big baby which is not surprising as the others were all over 8 1/2 lbs. They wanted to move my due date up a good week which my Dr. said to disregard as I typically go at least a week "overdue". Mr Wise Guy, on the other hand, is asking that I at least have the baby before the new year. :P Mid December is the date of choice. :)
The Kids have been enjoying feeling "The Mystery Baby" as they call it, wiggle and kick. Elliott in particular will sit with his hand on my belly for a long time wondering if that is a knee or an elbow, or maybe a foot, that he is feeling. He asks if the baby can hear him?, and will it know who he is? and such like, and he sometimes informs it that,'Its me, Elliott.' poking back.
I myself have been feeling very good for a pregnant lady. :D Meaning I have continued to stretch myself to the limit without any dire consequences. :) For the most part I can hardly notice I'm pregnant other than the facts that, I can't eat that much without moaning about it, I can't bend in half for extended periods of time without gasping and grunting for air, and every now and then (when I give it good reason to) the right side of my lower back complains at me. I've somehow had the energy to keep the treadmill of life set at a run in spite of the fact that my iron levels came back too low at my last appt. I am still able to do my "nighttime accomplishments" as needed, without any detrimental consequences.
"...From whence cometh my help? My help cometh from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. ...He that keepeth thee will not slumber." Psalm 121:1-3
The fact of the matter is, one evening when everyone was finally in bed, I stood there looking at the huge list of "MUST GET DONE'S" with that desperate feeling of knowing that even if I worked for the next 24 hrs straight I wouldn't be able to complete all the tasks needed before company was to arrive, and not only that, but it would only grow longer once tomorrow came. I reviewed my week silently, my mind racing back through the days wondering where I could have squeezed out some more time, or got something more done, but I couldn't think of anything that would have helped other than to remove all the unexpected things that came along. I sent up a desperate prayer of "Well LORD, its just you and me and this giant list and NO surprise help is on the way. Doesn't seem possible, but as long as You give me the strength I will keep on working." So I did...steadily ticking things off of my list and stopping only for a couple of hrs of sleep. 24 hrs later when the company arrived I was by no means caught up, but the workload was much more manageable, and things at least appeared to be in order. :) I thought surely I would collapse the following day...but I never felt extraordinarily tired. Of course, I never really had a minute to sit down and take note if I was... :D So that is the secret behind my secret, for those of you who were a little concerned. :) That was last Spring, and He hasn't failed me yet, when I really need the help.
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