Pregnancy update - 17 weeks

Since I'm doing a horrible job of keeping a pregnancy journal this time I thought I should write some things down before I forget them. I have really found the journal I kept with Payton to be a huge help this time around, so why haven't I taken the time to keep track of this one?? Just don't have the time to take I suppose...is this just the beginning of this second child getting the shaft?? I hope not :( Anyhow, after a few months of nausea and extreme exhaustion and just feeling like crap overall, I'm definitely feeling a bit better. I am still waiting for the second trimester burst of energy I had with Payton, but I'm told I could be waiting forever. May have something to do with the toddler I have to chase around this time. That's ok, I really can't complain. My latest symptoms worth mentioning are low back pain, cramping and round ligament pain. You'd think once your hips and ligaments get stretched out once, they would feel just fine when stretched out again - guess not. I have noticed that my tolerance for exercise is definitely lower this time. With Payton I worked out right from the beginning, but this time, it's only every now and then (that whole "time" thing again) so when I do, it's possible I try to get as much in b/c i'm not sure when I'll be able to do it again and then I pay for it. I'm going to pay more attention to that from now on. I haven't really felt much movement yet which is killing me. A few flutters but nothing consistent. I was supposed to have an appt a couple days ago but my doc had to reschedule so I go on Tuesday. I hate that there's so much time in between these things. Every pregnant mom should be given a heart rate detector so we can check whenever we want/need to!