Snuggle with my Snoogle

Since I was off for the Columbus Day holiday, Lainey and I met my Mom at Southpoint to do some shopping. We had a great time and I got some more maternity clothes for work (like, nice ones…from a real maternity store and not Target or Old Navy!). While I was in the store, I also picked up this little number. Fun looking? Yes. Comfortable? Ooooh yes.

I think you're all aware of my super-cheap tendencies, which extended to all of my maternity purchases last time. When I was pregnant with Lainey, I just bought a regular old body pillow at Target and then later, a belly wedge. Those got me through the little aches and such I had that time around. Well, that wasn't going to cut it this go-round. My sciatica is so bad that my tailbone, back and hips just ache pretty much all the time. Every time I sit down, something pops and it's just generally uncomfortable. We have already purchased a new mattress to try to help alleviate my pain at night. And while it has helped, it just can't provide the support a bunch of pillows can. Sunday night I was awake in the middle of the night for about an hour and a half because of it. So I grabbed a regular pillow and put it between my legs. Then I grabbed a smaller pillow and shoved it under my belly. Then the body pillow was added to give me support behind my back. The next morning, Troy got up and went running and when he came back, he said he thought someone else had crawled in the bed with me at first. Let's just say, it's a good thing we have a king-size bed! So that's where the Snoogle comes into the picture. I told Troy I was going to look for one of those enormous maternity pillows. He looked a little frightened at first but then he glanced at the overstuffed bed and agreed.

Wow. Why didn't I get one of these the last time? I whipped that thing out last night and climbed into bed (really…I had to get over the thing!) and wound it around me and went right to sleep. I woke up some in the night but that was more because I had to go to the bathroom than anything else. It was so comfy! I think this morning was the first morning in a long time (um, maybe ever in this pregnancy) where I woke up feeling refreshed and okay with hitting the button on the alarm clock at 5:45 to get up.

Thank you Snoogle!

14 & 15 Weeks

Time keeps trucking along! Fall is proving to be pretty busy for us and even when we don't have every moment scheduled, we keep managing to find stuff to do because this time of year is just awesome. But...the update!

- Boobs are now huge again (for serious). But I can still kind of sleep on my stomach and I don't have to wear a sports bra all the time so there's that.
- Yes...the sleeping on my stomach is definitely going away as my belly gets larger.
- Oh the sciatica. I stepped wrong in Target today and it took my breath away. I've started sleeping with a pillow between my legs because I've heard that helps.
- I think I have have started to feel some little movements. Nothing strong obviously but just a little something a few times to let me know there's a person growing in there.
- Still favoring salty foods. Can you believe there is a red velvet cupcake in my fridge right now that's like 3 days old? And a bunch of cookies that have hardly been touched? But I thought about a pickle the other morning at 9:30 and my mouth started watering.
- I'm slowly easing into my maternity wear again. I actually haven't worn any maternity pants to work yet but I have to wear my belly band all the time. Shirts are a little tougher but there are still some I can get away with.

The baby is an apple this week. I can't believe how quickly this pregnancy is going! But 6 more weeks until our big ultrasound.