4 Months and Kickin!

It's been a great 4th month! I rarely get nauseous and I don't have to eat every 2 hours anymore. I've only gained 2 lbs this month which I'm happy with. My belly has certainly popped out faster than my last pregnancy. Probably because my abdominal muscles weren't "back in shape" from being pregnant 14 months prior. I'm already wearing maternity clothes. I started feeling flutters or "bubbles" around 15 weeks. In week 16 I was feeling little "thumps". Now I feel stronger thumps several times a day. It's such a good feeling and I hope Jarod can feel the baby kick before he deploys. I bought a big u-shaped maternity pillow. Loving it! I figured it's my 4th and last pregnancy so I'm going to do/buy the things I've always wanted to while pregnant. That will include a fun "gender reveal" and professional maternity photos. We had our first appointment with our homebirth midwife. I've never had the same doctor twice so it is very neat and comforting to have a midwife I know and trust already. I also had an appointment with the midwife on Base. She is friends with my homebirth midwife and has agreed to let me get my labwork and scans done on the Base and she will give the info to my midwife. So at 17 weeks we went on Base for an extra scan. (only because Jarod is deploying and we aren't sure he'll be here for my 21 week scan) We tried to see the gender of the baby but one angle showed the cord between the legs and the other angle showed crossed legs at the ankles. I've never had a shy baby! We will have to wait another 4 weeks to try again. That's my last scan unless I go somewhere to pay for one. (but I'm not a big fan of having multiple unnecessary scans) I'm sensitive to allergies right now. That includes lots of sinus headaches. That's no fun when you can't take motrin! I'm seeing a chiropractor and I just starting eating raw/pure honey from a local beekeeper. I am feeling much better and hope it continues this way so I can avoid allergy medication. All together I feel quite well and I'm enjoying this 2nd trimester!