Second Trimester
As people say, the second trimester is the golden period of pregnancy. The nausea went away and life was almost normal! The most exciting part of the second trimester was at 14 weeks when I felt baby fluttering, also known as quickening. I didn’t expect to feel this so early and was so surprised when it happened. The next time I felt baby move was at 17 weeks and it was more of a tiny poke. John felt baby move at 20 weeks at night when I was lying down and he put his hand on my belly. I’ll never forget that moment.
Other highlights of the second trimester…
– My energy came back, so I was able to start doing barre again and did it 5-6x per week.
– At 16 weeks, I started wearing maternity pants for work which were way more comfortable than the rubber band trick for regular jeans and I got a pregnancy pillow.
– We celebrated one of my favorite days of the year, May Day, by making leis on the beach. I loved my first open-ended lei. It was like wearing a pregnancy badge of honor.
– We went on hikes (including a hike on Mother’s Day), went swimming, and John got me an inflatable standup paddle board for my birthday!
– At the 20 week anatomy scan, baby was right on track and looked great.
– At week 24, I passed the one-hour glucose screening test and the fetal echocardiogram was perfect, the doctor said “Baby’s heart looks marvelous!”
– We visited the sunflower fields on the last day of the second trimester.
Third Trimester
The third trimester baby grew more and more!
– Baby’s kicks were so hard and so frequent. And the kicks were always on my right side and in my rib. Sleeping was uncomfortable, but aside from that I didn’t have any complaints.
– I stayed active during this final trimester by continuing to do barre multiple times per week with lots of squats to prepare for birth.
– We went to the beach often and ate all the take out foods we craved.
– I was happy that I didn’t get any stretch marks and my feet stayed the same size.
– We celebrated John on Father’s Day. I bought him an ice cream maker! He made his favorite mint chocolate chip ice cream.
– We found a great pediatrician for baby.
– We had a maternity photoshoot and loved how our photos came out. They will be memories to hold onto for a lifetime.
– We are so thankful to have had 4 virtual baby showers with our families, friends, and coworkers. We’re so lucky.
