21 weeks!

I 'm 21 weeks now, almost 22. I can't believe I've made it this far! I have some ultrasound pics from a few weeks ago that I need to scan in and post. Everything looks ok, as far as they know. I have another appointment with my high risk OB on Monday - he couldn't see everything in the baby's heart because of the position baby was in, so I'm going back in for another look. And if he can't see everything again, he's referring me to a pediatric cardiologist! That seems a little extreme to me, so hopefully baby will cooperate this time.

I'm still getting my weekly Progesterone shots. They don't hurt too much, but they do make me super tired. I've also been having a lot of cramps. They're like menstrual cramps, only not as severe as the ones I'm used to getting. Either way, they still hurt and I can't take anything for them (since I'm allergic to Tylenol). They come and go, but they're especially painful right after I wake up. Along with them comes lower back pain - yayyyy! That gets bad when I sit down for too long, so I have to get up and walk around a lot. But my doctor has said that everything is normal, especially since there is no spotting or bleeding - or maybe its just normal for me? Since the baby is growing in a half of a uterus and I'm fairly skinny, the uterus has to stretch and my muscles have to stretch out, thus cramping.

So...not much fun, but nothing I can do about it. On the plus side, I've been feeling baby move! I started feeling him move at about 17 1/2 weeks. He was probably moving before then, I just thought it was gas pains. I remember driving with hubby in the car, and I felt a little bump underneath the lap part of my seatbelt. I thought there was some bug crawling down there! So I looked down and put my hand down there to feel or see anything. I didn't see or feel anything, but a few seconds later, I felt it again. I knew that it wasn't gas pains and I knew I wasn't hungry - so when I felt it again a few seconds later, I knew it was baby! Hubby even got to feel him move one time, a couple of weeks after that. I still feel him, more everyday. It's pretty neat!

Update and Kicking...

Sorry I havent written in a while... here's a little update:

- It's a boy!!
- I now take weekley Progesterone shots. They are supposed to help me from going into very early pre-term labor. They make me SO SO SO freaking tired though.
- The allergies seem to be letting up, ever so slightly. The stuffy nose is almost gone, except for occasionally while sleeping and any time I get too warm. Yay, thank the Lord!!!
- I've started taking prenatal yoga classes about 2 times a week! I'm not big on the "yoga" part, but I enjoy the stretching and learning to breathe.

Anyway, on Thursday, I felt him kicking me!!! I was riding in the car with Daryl (actually I was driving, but thats a different story entirely) when I felt something moving very low on my abdomen. I was hungry, so I knew it wasn't a rumble from an upset tummy. I thought at first that maybe something had fallen inbetween my seatbelt and my lower abdomen. When it happened a second time, a few seconds after, I pulled the belt out slightly and looked to see if there was anything there, which there wasn't. When it happened a third time, just seconds later, I knew what it was! I said to hubby, "hey, he's kicking me!!!" It felt like a couple of little finger flicks coming from inside. It was really neat!! It's amazing that something that's only 5 or 6 inches long can pack such a tiny punch. I believe the word for the first movements are "quickening". I'd felt it a little before, but this time I was sure that it was baby. :) (I was about 18wks and 3days)