Life After IVF: 9

I feel like I hit a turning point in my pregnancy yesterday. I know I am in my second trimester and they say that is supposed to be the most magical time during pregnancy but I haven’t been feeling very magical. I was still struggling; randomly being sick or too tired to do anything. Up until yesterday. Yesterday was the first day where I actually felt pretty good! I went to go lay down to take a nap like I usually do, but wasn’t tired. So instead I made peanut butter cookies. Yup, I’d say that’s the moment I realized things were changing. The past few nights I have had some uncomfortable moments during the night so I typically find myself stretching or walking around at 3 in the morning. Next week we have our appointment to find out the gender. We will have the technician write it on a piece of paper and put it in an envelope. Then, I am going to have my friend who is a pastry chef make a cake to cut open! The cake is going to be Winter theme; white on the outside and then whatever gender color on the inside. We really don’t care what the gender is because really we are just so grateful and thankful for a healthy baby. I have been trying to imagine each gender in our life but I just still can’t really see it. Just recently, in the past couple days, I have felt some flicks and kicks. I know I did feel something similar a few weeks ago but it was very minor. The ones lately have been a lot more frequent and more apparent. It’s so reassuring when it happens. It’s a little reminder that there is in fact a tiny human in there. It feels really weird but it always brings me joy. Lately, I have been very focused on getting my house decorated for the holidays. I started decorating early because I wasn’t sure if I would have the energy to do it all at once. I take a little bit at a time and do a little bit everyday. It has been kind of fun, but also kind of addicting. I have a little too much time on my hands because I find myself perfecting every little detail. Aside from my Christmas tree and stockings, everything else is a Winter wonderland theme. I just want it to feel like a snow globe when you walk in my house, and really, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

And for now,

Xoxo