nick is doing velly velly well, considering. he's a champ and never complains, although i'm pretty sure he still feels yuck sometimes. i don't suppose thumbs reattach themselves without protest. cast comes off and little metal wires out in less than 2 weeks, and then therapy begins. very exciting. hopefully he'll have a wicked scar, because he's threatening to cut off the other one more aggressively if he doesn't. i'm assuming it's a guy thing.
good thing we watched "soul surfer" a few days before we came here. it's been great inspiration for my little cripple, methinks. see?
i came out to the kitchen to see this the day after we got out of the hospital. he's a thweetheart. and whether he likes it or not, he thinks everything is AWESOME for at least 2 more weeks. that or he's hitchhike-ready at all times.
and here's the belly at a bit after 20 and 21 weeks, respectively.
yes, i'm suddenly huge. thank you. my belly is assaulted by strangers and friends alike on a daily basis, and i'm not talking the fun little tap-tap-rub you get in the states--that wouldn't have bothered me, because i am guilty of being a belly-grabber even when people aren't pregnant (nick says this is socially unacceptable and i need to stop, which i agree with, but it's kind of a tic with me that i'm working on). oh no, the thai version is an excessively awkward heavy-handed palming, followed by at least 30 seconds of vigorous circular rubbing and belly-cupping. sometimes i have to make an effort not to fall over. it is truly bizarre. it doesn't upset me; it's just a bit awkward when we run out of stranger small talk in the first 10 seconds after i convince them that i'm NOT having triplets, and i know we've still got at least 20 seconds of this rubbingness to go.
on a morning walk a few days ago, nick and i were stopped by a very drunk man who talked for at least 15 minutes as the sun got hotter and hotter, and finally, when he told me to lift up my shirt to show him my belly button, we were able to blame the baby for our need to carry on. but he was sorely disappointed not to see a white belly button, i assure you. as most people would be.
in other news, awesomely, this little man is giving me braxton hicks contractions several times a day now! yay! especially awesome is that some of them hurt! double yay! and since i've started having 5 an hour occasionally in the last 3 days, we went to the clinic, but my doctor's not there on tuesdays, and the other lady told me that it's normal, no worries. she knew i was fine because my fundal height was fine. right. i think she's on crack. i've also seen a nice increase in lower back pain and, errmmm, some pretty pelvic pressure, i suppose it's called. if any of y'alls have experience with this sort of thing, i would appreciate input. am i just being your typical paranoid first-timer (yes)? if it happens again tomorrow, we'll just head to the hospital to chat with my regular doctor, but i'd like to think it'll be okay; if we do go, i'd like to go with an idea of what to do. so comment away. sorry if this paragraph makes anyone feel tmi-ed out. i live in asia. i do what i must! [insert dramatic swoon]
and these are some kids from church that came to hang out today. they made us lunch because they're precious. and most of them practically guzzled that bottle of fish sauce. mmm.
nick doesn't usually look so homeless, i swear.
or maybe he does. hottest homeless guy evah. and i LOVES him.
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you look dang cute! and I don't have anything to share with you...no braxton hicks here. sorry! but hopefully you're just overreacting ;) it's easy to do the first time!
it's a little on the early side for braxton hicks if you follow what to expect, but just by a couple of weeks (i think they normally start around week 25?). but, i started having them about week 20 with julian and i heard from lots of other women that they had them around that time too. i'll also add that mine were regular and incredibly painful at time: doubled over, in tears. I also had them every 5-10 minutes for 3 days straight, and this was at 24 weeks. baby was fine, i didn't dilate...my uterus just stinks :-)
however, the whole fundal height thing is crap. if you're having regular braxton hicks though, you can get a cervix check. that's the only way to tell if there is pre-term labor. lower back pain and pelvic pressure are all normal too, but they can also be symptoms of PTL. it's one of those things where most of the time you're perfectly fine, but then there's always the chance it's a problem. (how's that for confusing? haha)
one test i used is to drink a bunch of water and put my feet up. if the BH slowed down, i was just dehydrated/had been on my feet too long. i also gave it two hours instead of one, because i think the 5 in an hour can have too many false positives (so said the L&D nurses).
so. probably totally normal. but if it'll make you feel better to go, you should, or if they haven't stopped, you should. ask for a check of your cervix. if you're really concerned and have the access, ask for an ultrasound of your cervix to check its length and rule our funneling.
haha, I love the homeless look! And I LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE your belly! I'd like to give it a good 30 minute rub if I could!
hello dear.
speaking of your belly...
i was at home the other day and my mom was going on and on about her passport picture and how she looks so big and white. i was distracted by something and shouted out "moby dick!" without really thinking. my mama didn't appreciate that too much.
i replied, "what? that's what elyssa called her belly." hahahah.
miss you.
your belly is cute!
as far as pain....it might be because you are on the small side and your pelvis is creating room for the babe. ? i didn't have any pelvic pain because my hips are wide enough for a multitude of semis to drive through.
p.s. i just looked at the picture of Nick's barely-hangin'-on-there thumb and almost passed out.
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