Hi guys! I wanted to quickly give a little recap of the second trimester of pregnancy, now that I’m entering my third.

It was much more uneventful than the first, so I don’t have a week-by-week break down but instead a general recap. It was also MUCH more enjoyable than the first 🙂

So as you guys know, the first trimester for me was spent extremely sick, throwing up, and laying around trying not to throw up. I always heard that the nausea went away after the first trimester or around 12 weeks, so I pushed through excited to get to that point. Then when I actually turned 12 weeks, and was still as sick as ever it was a little discouraging. I actually continued to throw up every week until I turned 16 weeks.

16 weeks was the turning point for me where all of a sudden I felt SO MUCH BETTER!! I felt like my old self again. It was strange being able to ride in the car without getting sick, and continue about my normal life again. I wanted to run around and do all the things- lol! I would still have random occasional sick moments, like during week 18 and 22, but they were quick and manageable.

At 20 weeks we had our anatomy scan, which is the big ultrasound where they check baby in detail. They look at all the limbs, organs, etc. It is a super fun appointment because you get to see your baby up close and admire their little fingers and arms and toes 🙂 You also get a bunch of pictures to take home which is fun. I have a long print out of like 20 pictures of her hanging on my fridge. I am blessed to say we got a perfect report and everything looked amazing at this appointment! Baby was growing right on track and very healthy.

Week 22 was when my bump finally popped and the first week that strangers started commenting on it! I remember multiple people that week mentioning it which was so funny to me and also exciting because people could finally tell that I was expecting and not just bloated haha. My eye doctor couldn’t get over how cute my bump was, a waitress at the Cheesecake factory congratulated me, as well as a stranger at the grocery store.

Things were pretty much the same up until week 26 when we went on our babymoon! If you haven’t heard of a babymoon- google it! It’s basically a popular vacation that soon-to-be parents take before the baby arrives- the last getaway before you become parents. We knew we wanted to go somewhere warm, but wanted to go before I was in my third trimester, so we were looking at spots that would be really warm in early May.

We ended up deciding on Miami, FL and had the best time! I will have a full babymoon post and recap coming soon, if you want to hear about where exactly we stayed and what we did.

I felt pretty healthy during the babymoon, except during Uber rides. The traffic was bad in Miami, and it was extremely hot, so I would often get car sick. On the last day of our trip on the way to the airport, I actually threw up in an Uber- so embarrassing. Luckily I had a bag with me and was prepared but it was still pretty embarrassing. The driver was so nice about it luckily.

It was amazing spending a whole week relaxing and just hanging out at the beach and pool. I definitely recommend taking a babymoon if you’re able to! You deserve to relax and it’s so much fun having a week off with nothing to do! I had the best time taking pictures of the bump at the beach and exploring a new place with my husband.

So that is my 2nd trimester recap! I can’t believe I’m in the 3rd trimester now!! I posted a new vlog recently recapping my glucose test and going over some new things we’ve gotten for baby. You can watch that here.

XO

Erica