This week marks the end of the 2nd trimester. I am hearing that the 2nd trimester is supposed to be the most glorious time as the 1st trimester is miserable with early pregnancy symptoms (check!) and the 3rd trimester will be full of challenges involving whale-like enormity and sleepless nights. I would agree that the 2nd trimester has been very good to me. I've been loving the lack of nausea and the fact that my belly is getting bigger and bigger! My 3rd trimester will mostly be in the summer. Hmm...I'm so glad that my sister & brother-in-law got us that air conditioner! :)
Technically, this is what's going on this week:
- MacNut is as tall as an English cucumber - ~ 14.02 inches and 1.68 pounds.
- The feet are 2 inches long. Hands are very active.
- The baby's eyes begin to open around this time.
- The fetal brain scan will show response to touch. Touching and playing with the baby is possible now, as they may respond to your touch through your belly wall.
- Baby is probably very active in the womb (yes!!), as the most active weeks are typically between weeks 24 and 28.
- Weight: 145 lb (+19)
- Belly circumference: 37.75 in (+7.25)
- Fundal height: 25 in
- The pelvic pain was uncomfortable enough on Monday night that I had to contact a chiropractor first thing Tuesday morning to get seen. It wasn't only that it was painful to shift positions, there was also this weird patch of neuropathic pain region on my left thigh. This started about 2-3 weeks back. It used to only hurt when I moved a certain way. Starting Monday night, it was hurting when I was just sitting or laying down! Anyway, the chiropractor explained that there is a pinched nerve in my lumbar region that is causing referred pain to this dermatome region. Whatever it is, he's working on fixing it and I definitely felt better after 3 treatments! There's a link to the practice here (you can mention my name if you go...and I'll get a free massage :P). Highly recommend him.
- I'm feeling heavier this week. My breathing is being affected. I guess that's what happens when all of one's visceral content is squished up on one's lungs!!
- Oh! Also this week: my belly button looks like it might want to eventually be an outtie. I'm not sure if I'm just seeing things, but it is looking like it is protruding out a bit. Other news from the same region is that I'm getting TONS of stretch marks in my behind. It doesn't look too lovely. Alice's mom got me this stretch mark prevention oil that I've been applying to my belly. So far, not a hint of a mark on the belly. I sometimes put some on my back but since this oil costs about $70 a bottle (*gulp*), I feel a little bad!
- We've had a lot of visitors this week! Chị Miên, Anh Nguyên, and Donovan came up to visit this past weekend. At 2 months old, this was Donovan's first road trip from Portland. They came up in a pickup truck and brought us their baby gift for us: a portable air conditioner!! It's perfect! This weekend, Chin's Mom & Grandma are here to celebrate Anna Jane's 2nd birthday and are visiting us at our apartment for the first time!
- Between hosting visitors, I've felt really lazy this week. Just couldn't snap out of it. :(
- I found out Wednesday morning that my nephew Caleb (age 12) has a brain tumor and was taken in for surgery. This was such sudden news and I really, really wanted to just get in the car and drive down to Portland. Caleb and his older brother Joshua are twins. They are my oldest nephews and they have a very special place in my heart. The news of his brain tumor shook me to the core and brought me to prayer. Thankfully, Caleb seems to be improving a bit after a couple of shunts have been put in place to redirect the flow of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) around the tumor while they wait for the results of the biopsy. Analysis of the CSF came back today and the results indicate no tumor markers -- no cancer! We will still need to wait for the biopsy results to come back to see how it should be managed. But...praise God!!
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Looking forward to 3rd trimester with you!
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