26 Weeks: Hormones!

26 Weeks

I keep getting bigger and bigger! 

Everyone says that you have 

more energy in the second trimester.

I didn't really get why they said that,

because I felt the exact same!

But I also never got why they said the first trimester

is the worst, 

so maybe it's just me.

However, 

I did wake up last Saturday with

A TON of energy that came out of nowhere.

I have been dying to get my hands on

some classic children's books and

what better way than to go yard sale hunting for them? :)

So I woke up fairly early

and took my cute husband with me.

The first garage sale we hit was a gold mine!

I found some of my favorites that I grew up with 

and I just got giddy :)

Then Matt went to help some friends move 

but I didn't want to stop.

So I dropped him off and then hit DI.

I found some more awesome books, 

but it was more of a hit and miss

since I had to sort through a ton of books.

So this is what I got from 1 yard sale

and DI for only $14!

(I totally went home and read most of them!)

After I went hunting for books,

I then went to shop for some more maternity clothes

since I keep growing out of the clothes I have :)

It's a good problem to have I must say.

Last week I had the worst nose bleed I have EVER had!

There are people who get frequent nose bleeds, 

but I am not one of them.

I woke up and thought I just had a runny nose,

but then noticed it was blood.

I woke Matt up and had him help me 

since I didn't dare move!

I think it scared him a little to be woken up like that.

I caught most of it,

but went to the sink and it just dripped forever.

It was a pain to clean up,

and they are not a joy to have.

It makes sense because my blood volume is doubling

with the pregnancy.

I just hope I don't get another one that bad!

I also wish I could say I had a normal day after that.

I didn't.

I had to go to school to finish a project

and so I was sitting at a computer

when all of the sudden I felt a little bit of cramping.

IT was immediately followed by a lump in my throat 

and I thought I was going to puke.

I had no idea where a trash can was

or where the nearest bathroom was.

So I just sat there and tried to breath through it.

Then my eyelids started to shake and I couldn't keep my eyes open.

I put my head down on the desk 

and I immediately started to sweat ALL over!

My body got weak and I thought I was going to pass out.

But of course,

I tried to breath through it as red flags were going off in my head

for me to get someone to help me.

I have never sweat that much that fast EVER.

I was freaked out.

But it went away and I sat up panicked. 

I focused to see if I could feel baby girl moving,

and to my relief she was just kicking away :)

But what the heck just happened??

Luckily I had to go into work

and I could ask my Midwives about what happened.

I was pretty shaky the rest of the day

from the adrenaline.

They told me everything was fine 

and after a few tests and blood pressure,

it was probably just a surge of hormones.

Hormones.

Really?

Hormones is what did that??

I'm comforted that's all it was,

but the fact that my change in hormones

can have that big of an affect on me...

no thanks. 

Pregnancy is weird!

So other than my raging hormones,

I've been doing good.

Sick and tired of school

and I'm about ready to call it quits.

I just have to hold on a couple more weeks.

I can do this!

I have been teaching a P.E. class

every Thursday morning for a couple weeks.

It is the most fun I have had teaching.

It's nerve wrecking planning a lesson

and then you don't get through half of it 

in the time you need to.

I taught a 1st grade class,

and they are so cute 

and so full of energy!

I just wear them right out, it's so fun :)

I have to record myself teaching the lessons for my class final,

so it's very helpful and comical to watch 

my pregnant self go around the gym with the kids

modeling what they are supposed to do :)

So I'm starting to get into baby mode more 

now that school is coming to an end.

It gets me really excited and nervous at the same time.

We are looking into what birthing classes to take

and then creating my baby shower registry.

Picking a color scheme for our girl

and brainstorming how her nursery will be.

All new and exciting!

Here is my baby bump picture :)

It's a little different since we had to take it with our phones.

My camera broke sadly,

so I can add that to the huge list

of things to buy for when baby girl gets here!

In this picture taken today,

I have officially gained 17 pounds so far

in this pregnancy!

It's such a new and foreign concept for me

considering the fact that I fit in the same clothes 

since the start of high school :)

Mom and baby are doing well,

and I'm passing all of my tests my midwives have me do.

We are extremely blessed :)