A 2nd trimester recap

27w0d

There have been so many changes in the past 3 months, I almost don't know where to begin!

Week 14 brought that energy surge that I heard people talking about. I know some women never get that during the 2nd trimester, but fortunately, I did. It enabled me to return to my workout routine and to come home at the end of the day and NOT fall asleep at 7pm. :)

Weeks 14 through 19 were just spent growing and anticipating feeling Cookie move. I finally felt him (for sure) at around 19 weeks, and Chris was able to feel him at about 20 weeks.

Week 19 also revealed that Cookie was a boy, which took me a little by surprise even though all my dreams up until that point had indicated that was a reality. It took us awhile to decide on a name for the little man, but we did it. (Some people are disappointed to hear that we're not sharing the name until he makes his appearance, but overall people seem understanding of our rationale for it.)

During week 22 we were finally able to start seeing Cookie's movements from the outside. They were relatively minor at that point, but have continued to grow in intensity as he gets bigger and stronger.

No strange cravings to report really...requests for a cheeseburger or brownie have been made periodically, but that's not all that out of the ordinary! :)