Quickening

I am now 20 weeks and I am able to feel a little flutter in my stomach. I noticed it this weekend. I was laying on the couch and I felt like I had little bubbles in my lower abs right above my pelvis. It felt like little butterflies. Now I have been feeling it alot. Jason cannot feel it on the outside yet but I am sure he will be able to soon.

What they don't tell you

There are some things that happen during pregnancy that I was not prepared for. I have had gas, diarrhea, dry bloody nose, oily skin, breakouts, and of course now I pee every 30 minutes. I can't sleep on my back or my stomach so my neck is in weird position and my hips hurt so I have to turn over every few hours. Sometimes I just sit up with pillows behind my back for comfort. I end up waking up with neck and shoulder pain. I also get up to pee about 6 times a night so I haven't had a good nights sleep in several weeks. I was aware my hormones would be in high drive but I am a basket case. I cant even watch a commercial without crying. Poor Jason. I have accused him of everything to thinking I am fat to cheating on me. I have had crazy dreams that I forget I am pregnant and I start chugging beers or taking some pills and then I remember "Oh CRAP, I'm pregnant. I cant drink!". And I have been watching discovery channel birth day, bringing baby home, and baby story and now I am freaked. I have decided an epidural is the way to go. The women who do it natural look like they are in agony! This is really like a roller coaster. To top it off my doctor told me I gained another 10 pounds. I really thought I was doing better. Every time I leave her office I feel like a bad fat girl. Then a few days later I went to my nutritionists office and she said I only gained 4 pounds. She has her scale calibrated every week and she said my doctors scale is not correct and not too worry. Whew!

On a positive note, I have an appointment on February 2ND and we will be able to find the sex of our baby. I think its a boy. Wagers anyone?