Weeks 16 and 17

Overall 

These 2 weeks have been the easiest pregnancy-wise so far.  I've felt the best these 2 weeks.  I've had so much energy!  :o)  Yay, finally!  I STILL have to take the Zofran, but as long as I take it I'm perfectly fine.  I've started cooking a lot more and making plans for the nursery.  Things that I was just too tired to do before.  I'm totally counting down the days till next week.  I really want to know, boy or girl? 

A Creative Bug

I love doing and planning crafty things and the nursery will be like a creative outlet for my energies.  I have this beadspread I bought online with all these different colored birdies and cages on a neutral background.  I actually ordered it for our room over a year ago.  I had no idea that there was a difference between a bedspread and a comforter!  So, I got this really thin, almost sheet-thin, blanket in the mail and was a little surprised.  It was such a good deal and was whimsical enough though that I decided to just hold onto it to make into something for the nursery whenever we started a family.  So, I definitely plan on creating a nursery around that cloth.  The colors pop, but aren't exactly bright; really deep burgundies, teal-ish blues, yellows, browns...  I think that I can bring out some of the colors in different ways to make the room either more feminine or masculine.  So, that's why I'm waiting to find out before I go all out and just do a completely neutral nursery.  I'll definitely post the transformation of our guest room to nursery on here along with all the little projects I end up doing. 

Emotionally

I've been going through a range of emotions of these past two weeks.  I get teary-eyed or all out burst in to tears more often.  Last night I was watching this National Geographic show about amazing close calls; like a skydiver falling from about 80 stories up.  One segment showed these people trying to dig out a little girl who was trapped in a collapsed house during a mud slide.  I got so upset watching it!!!  Major tears.  I also get really irritated which I don't like.  Something will go wrong and I just get really angry or worried about it.  I get over it pretty quickly, but  having this anger just show up at such an extreme all of a sudden is just not me.  I've been telling myself it's just hormones and that it'll probably go away once the baby is here, but I plan on mentioning it to my doctor anyways.  I've also been experiencing a lot of financial worry.  We are doing fine financially.  I guess the fact that I take care of the bills and am always thinking ahead and planning things, makes me wish there was less to pay and more in savings.  I'm sure a lot of people just wish they had savings so I am grateful too though.  Lastly, I think until the baby is actually here in our arms, I will have a little worry in the back of my mind about all the things that could go wrong. 

On the positive side, now that I feel good, I am a lot more excited about being pregnant and becoming a mom. 

Physically

I have noticed that if I go all out and get a lot done one day, the next day I fell like I've been hit by a truck; really tired and achy all over.  I've also noticed a little bit of lower back pain and cramping over the past few days.  When any of these occur I just make sure to take things easy and rest.  It's a reminder that even though I feel great, my body is doing some big work and I need to be mindful of it. 

~Jessy