My Pregnancy....

Just an update on my crazy pregnant life...

So I am 23 weeks pregnant now and so ready for my baby girl to be here. Her name is going to be Emerie Rose Gilliam, Jared and I both LOVE the name, and so far everyone else has liked it as well. So my pregnancy has been a roller coaster ride, for sure! I know there are a lot of Mom's who have easy pregnancy's and all, but that's not me!!! In the beginning I had morning sickness like crazy, but all throughout the day. I also had migraines and headaches practically every day, or every two days. Second trimester hasn't been too much better. The morning sickness is basically completely gone (which is awesome) and I've only had a couple migraines, butttt the headaches are still pretty persistent. I had a super bad ear infection that lasted about 3 weeks total, and that was AWFUL! I've had TERRIBLE back pains and my feet swell quite a lot. I've had some stomach issues on and off too, which isn't so fun. I have zero energy and could sleep my days away. And also I've been so moody it's not even funny!!! Sometimes I just wake up and hate the world, so not cool. Buttt as bad as I've had it so far, it could ALWAYS be worse. AS many bad days as I have though, I also have my good days. Some good things that I'm thankful for are: the outcome of all of this, my hair is much more full and grows super fast, people think that my fat tummy is cute, I've not gained much weight at all, (I'm over halfway there and have only gained 12 lbs or so) , the weight that I have gained has only been in my stomach area (not my legs, thighs, arms or face thank goodness) and also I feel Emerie move sooo much now. So yeah, I'm thankful for all the perks and my good days. I say they outweigh the bad. (That may be because I'm having a good day today lol) Now I'm a little worried about some things...Those things are basically all of the stuff that we need to buy before she gets here. Baby furniture isn't cheap and neither is the other things she'll need. We don't make a buttload of money or anything, so it's hard for us to save up. I'm sure the baby shower will help out a lot, though. So yeah I have a little bit of new mommy jitters. I'm anxious for her to be here, but yet I want to make sure everything is perfect for her too. Blah.