Blogging Noob

So, I am completely new at this blogging thing, but I thought that I'd give it a shot. Mainly for my daughter-to-be, Makenna, so I can track my pregnancy!

In just a couple days I'll be 21 weeks pregnant! I am so happy that I have made it this far. I secretly worried for the first 12 weeks or so that something would go wrong, but now that we've met the halfway mark I feel very confident that everything will be okay.

Tuesday we found out we are having a girl!! I would have been just as happy if we were having a boy, but I am so excited to know that I can buy pretty little dresses and fix her hair in cute little bows. We're naming our daughter Makenna Grace Parmer.

Now that we're past the worrying and everything, and I'm well into my second trimester, I'm really starting to experience some of the more unpleasant things that go along with pregnancy. My muscles in my stomach hurt from stretching, I'm exhausted all the time, I get out of breath just walking up the stairs to our apartment, and I have an insatiable appetite! I've been eating four, medium sized meals a day - which is a lot compared to my first trimester, when I hardly ate anything. Because of my increased appetite, I'm kind of nervous about going to the doctor Friday and seeing how much I weigh. Until now, I've lost weight (a pound or two) each time I've been to the doctor. But now I feel like I've gained 5 or 6 pounds within the last month! That's actually pretty normal, but I guess I'm just worried that I'll gain too much weight like my mom did with me. 80 pounds worth!

One positive thing about this stage in my pregnancy though, is that I can now feel Makenna kicking from outside of my stomach! It's so neat to be able to put my hand on my belly, and just watch it move! Johnathan still hasn't felt her move yet though. He's not patient enough to sit there, with his hand on my stomach, for more than a full minute. It's okay though, because soon enough my tummy will look like an alien is trying to escape! The kicks only get stronger from here.

One more note for tonight: We went this week to begin registering at Babies-R-Us. When we got there, they gave us this VERY long list of "must-have" items. I totally didn't realize how many things a baby needs! Nor did I realize how expensive things like cribs, strollers, car seats, breast pumps, and even bottles are! I'm really hoping and praying for a miracle, and for God to continue to provide for us, like He always has. With me working side jobs, and John not able to get overtime at work, we're really struggling. I have a paycheck coming at the end of this month - so at least we'll be able to pay February's rent. But after that, it's going to be a very hard.