19 weeks

Is it just me or do I appear to be in a holding pattern as far as belly growth goes? I feel pretty darn big, but when I look at the last few weeks of photos and I look pretty much the same.

This week's highlight has been Patrick feeling the baby kick for the first time! Those itty-bitty kicks from just 2+ weeks ago are now becoming significant enough for others to feel. I feel the baby pretty often now - while I'm sitting in class, lying in bed, driving in the car. It always makes me break out into a huge smile because it reminds me oh yea, I'm pregnant! and those little kicks and jabs are just such a sweet form of communication between me and this mysterious little soul.

I'm sleeping well. I have to sorta roll from side to side, and I have been tucking a throw pillow between my knees for added comfort, but I'm pretty much o-u-t the minute my head hits the pillow.

The main comment I've been getting this week is how massively huge and gigantic my boobs are. Which is annoying because how is using adjectives like huge and gigantic at all a good idea when describing another person's body? Oh well, it's all part of the Purnell Female Pregnancy Experience and these baby feeders did a good job the first time around and will surely do their part again.

All the cramps and dull aches I've been having this whole pregnancy have pretty much disappeared and I am having the occasional very light Braxton-Hick contraction. I feel really great- just very tired but I think that has 95% to do with school since I have a lot of early mornings each week with 8am class and clinicals (I have to BE on the hospital shuttle at 6:15am!!).