New Things

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So I have had a few new little things happen over about the past week.

1. What is up with this indigestion? I think that’s what it’s called. Jonathon says it’s reflux. Okay, well here’s what happens. I am fine all day, unless I eat something spicy. Then around dinnertime (whether I have eaten dinner or not, it is just that time of day) I start getting a burning feeling from my chest all the way up into the back of my mouth. Sometimes this is accompanied by throwing up in my mouth, sometimes it’s not. I cannot link it to anything in particular that I might be eating. Gets much worse when I lay down in bed- but better on my side than on my back.

2. Lower back pain. I have issues with my right lower back off and on anyway, so I think the pregnancy is just making it return/intensify. Yesterday was the first day that it really caused me trouble, like to the point of having a hard time getting up and down off the floor when playing with Alison. Last night it was especially hurting and I ended up staying home and laying on the couch. Today it seems to be a little better.

3. My belly seems to be suddenly popping out and looking more round/pregnant. It is definitely a lot firmer than before– like I can tell there is something in there and it’s not just fat.

4. I am starting to feel the baby kick and move a lot more often. I can feel her moving around in general, even if it doesn’t feel like actual “kicks.” I love to feel her move, except when I am trying to eat. It’s an odd feeling to have something moving in my stomach area when I am trying to eat. It almost makes me feel a little queasy. The other day in the car on the way home from Oklahoma, she kicked me suddenly and I thought something had fallen onto my lap. I actually looked around to see what bumped me before I realized that it must have come from the inside. That was the hardest she has kicked yet, but it hasn’t been like that again since then.

*** My pregnant friend has been taken to the hospital with the stomach flu. No fun. She has also had a million other things to deal with during this pregnancy. I wish things would go more smoothly for her. It also makes me so thankful that I haven’t had to deal with anything big yet, and it makes all these things seem like such MINOR complaints! ***

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