New Pregnancy Symptom YAY!

Ok, so not really YAY. The last two nights I have just been a tiny more uncomfortable than normal when I go to bed. I just feel kind of yucky no matter what side or angle I try to get comfortable in. This has ended up with me moving to a spare room and trying to sleep basically sitting up. Not only am I not getting much sleep, but when I finally do get to sleep I wake up with my new symptom - heartburn. At least I think it is heartburn. I have never really had heartburn .... ever. I just feel a little yucky in my throat that seems to be coming from my stomach. I don't feel the total burning sensation in my chest like heartburn, but I am pretty sure this is it. I took a tums this morning and it helped a little. I haven't eaten anything different that would cause this so I am attributing it to the 1 mm of space I have left in my stomach area to digest food. I've read this might happen in the third trimester, but I was hoping since I never really get heartburn I'd escape. Hopefully it will be just a few days or something - I'll try to remain optimistic. 

At least my little buddy Mocha came and snuggled with me upstairs.... Kona stayed downstairs with Kevin... maybe they talked and did rock, bone, or treat to see who had to come upstairs... ;)

How am I feeling?

Just a quick note today to give a rundown of my general well-being since that is the question I get most often.

Overall, I am still feeling quite great. Yay! I have had a headache or two that I'm pretty sure are related to my readjusting body.  This readjusting body stuff has also toyed with my sleeping slightly.  I have really tried to start sleeping on my side since this is the recommended position for proper fetal development.  For some reason this causes a dull pain in my upper outside thighs so I flip throughout the night to relieve whatever thigh I am sleeping on disrupting my sleep a little (and Kevin's).  I am hoping this sensation will lessen.  Basically though no complaints.   

I have been making sure I walk everyday and just added pregnancy yoga to my at home exercise routine.  I have always been way to antsy, goofy and not graceful enough for yoga, but the stretching will help with the 'growing' pains so I have enjoyed it.

I continue to focus on my diet.  One thing I am trying to make sure of during the second trimester is that I have enough iron in my diet so that I don't become anemic.  As a vegetarian I don't always get enough iron and with the increased red blood cell production it has become more important this trimester.  One thing I did discover is that the list of iron rich foods contains a ton of food I already eat so I am most likely getting enough (lima beans, raisins, baked potatoes, tofu, kidney beans (veggie chili)...)

My next appointment is Monday April 18th and I'll be sure to share anything exciting, although it is just a basic appointment.  I feel weird not having a laundry list of questions for the doctor like every book and website tells me to have prepared, but I just don't really have any... sometimes maybe ignorance is bliss ;)