Apr 30 2013
Random Pregnancy Things
We are so excited to meet our little boy.
This blog is soon to convert to Aragorn and Annada’s website, so I’ve decided they are already going to start sharing space. I know how quickly my memories of being pregnant with Annada faded, so I want to take a moment to write out what I am remembering now – the wonderful, strange and even rough.
1) My stomach clicks. Really. I checked in with my midwife about it and she doesn’t know why. I looked online and the best answer I could find is that Aragorn may be pushing out a rib and it clicks when it rubs the one next to it. It’s pretty loud, but doesn’t hurt.
2) Aragorn loves to kick when I lay down. Annada likes to lay against me when I am singing to her at night, so he kicks her in the back. She smiles and says he is saying hello. Marc likes to watch my belly jump around. He smiles too, already proud of his little boy. I love it.
3) Marc named Aragorn Marc Vergo. I named Annada Marie Vergo. (We both love the names.) Aragorn is the ranger-to-be-king in the Lord of the Rings. Tolkien made up the name. It roughly translates, “Priestly King.”
4) Overall, I feel great. Sometimes though my lower back swells and even bruises. It seems to happen on weeks my belly grows a lot (which is this month – no growth from week 20-36. 8 cm in the last 3 weeks!).
5) When I picture Aragorn, he has startling blue eyes. I’m curious to see what color his eyes really are.
6) Annada is convinced Aragorn is going to “fall out” in the night. Then she will hear him cry (because I will sleep through the event) and come get him and take him to her room where he will join the 30+ animals and baby dolls in bed with her (she calls it her nursery. The dolphin and caterpillar watch the babies for her when she is at school). She is particularly excited about potty training Aragorn.
7) I was so sick the first 4 months (like 7-8 times a day, some days I couldn’t keep water down). And I still feel nauseous until about 2 pm each day. But I haven’t actually been sick since the end of the 4th month. So I just ignore it and eat anyway. I would guess it has to be part of why I’ve had a hard time gaining weight, though.
8) I have had contractions about 1-2 times an hour since 28 weeks. I was the same with Annada. I’m curious to see if I have another fast labor. (Annada was less than 2 hours from start to finish.) Or as Taylor says, “I either have the longest labor or the shortest – depends on how you want to count it.”
9) About 2 weeks ago I had contractions about 6 minutes apart for 4 hours in the night. They were strong enough I couldn’t sleep but not nearly as strong as when Annada was born. So we stayed home. But I was SOOOO happy. Beforehand I didn’t know how I would react when labor started. But when I thought I might be meeting Aragorn that night I woke up and literally danced for a few minutes at 1 am. The rush didn’t wear off until the next night – I was totally awake and excited about how real everything was all day.
10) I admit, it is hard to believe I could love someone as much as Annada. I can only imagine it must be amazing.