I can't believe I only have one more day of week 22 left. It's another week that's gone by so fast! I'm still trying to get used to being 22 weeks and I'm almost 23! This also means that I'm only eight days away from Will being considered viable. While some people on my baby boards don't think that's a big deal (saying that it's still only 50/50 and you shouldn't be celebrating until 34 weeks plus) I couldn't disagree more. The medical field's attitude towards a baby changes so much at 24 weeks. You go from having a place for your baby to remain comfortable while they pass away by their own means to a team of doctors working very hard to save your child. That difference is why I celebrate, and I'm almost there!
I've gained quite a bit more weight in the last two weeks, which I'm surprised about as I haven't been as hungry lately. Now that I'm over half way through pregnancy, I finally broke into the 130's - I'm now 131 exactly today. That means I've gained a total of 17 lbs so far, which is in the normal range of what I'm supposed to be gaining.
Though I wish I weighed myself a little more frequently, as the way my body has been acting in the last month has me wondering if I fluctuate a lot or is responsible for the weight gain. TMI, but it seems like for the first time, I'm having bathroom issues in pregnancy. Ugh, they're the worse! I seem to struggle to go for about a week, and then once a week or so my body wants to clear itself out for hours. I hate this method. I've been trying to eat lots of good foods and things high in fiber to avoid it, but it doesn't seem to help. This method is painful and it sucks, I'm hoping it'll stop soon. I can't hydrate myself any more than I already am, so I can't imagine that's the issue. I know a huge amount of women on my board going through something similar, so I'm assuming it's just something that pregnancy is blessing me with and I'll have to survive through. After three pregnancies, I suppose it's time to finally experience this common symptom.
Another symptom that's really be a pain (very literally) is my sciatic nerve. Wow has that been acting up, and it just gets worse by the week. It's been rough. Today my entire leg and hip locked up just walking from one room into the other. The pain was so bad! Bill saw me near tears and picked me up to carry me to the recliner sofa. That lock up feeling is some of the worst pain, it feels like a shooting, sharp dagger going from right at my hip all the way down to my foot, and even taking the smallest step becomes impossible because it just won't move. My tailbone pain plays into this, as that's getting worse as well. Lets just say I'm having a hard time mentally preparing myself for labor and breaking my tailbone again when the pain of it is already so bad!
Luckily with reading over this blog, I just remembered (at 10:30 PM!) that I have a baby appointment early tomorrow morning. So glad i remembered after I missed last week's! I don't think they would have been happy with me had I forgotten again. Hopefully Bill comes home soon (he's already late getting out, and I have no idea how long he'll be yet) so that I can go take a shower and get to bed. Katie had a late nap, as I usually don't mind if we don't need to go to bed early, so she needs someone to watch after her while I get ready.
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