21 Weeks

Well the belly is protruding now to the point that strangers are not afraid to ask if I'm pregnant or when my due date is. Now's a good time for a recap of the first half of my pregnancy.
Weeks 0-6:
Had no idea I was pregnant. We had Andrew's birthday, Christmas and New Year's during this time.
Weeks 7-13:
Basically it was a matter of stuffing my face at the first sign of hunger or I'd be dry-heaving pretty dramatically. I learned quick to keep a stash of granola bars or fruit nearby in case the sudden urge to eat hit. At some point I think I just ate something every hour. I was really surprised no one at work figured out I was pregnant by the constant eating.
I was very sleepy, but I think that was pretty normal for me, too. I'm not one to keep a regular sleeping schedule so I am usually found exhausted and yawning when not pregnant.
I was surprised at how quickly my stomach began to protrude this time around. I had always heard that you begin to show quicker after you've had a baby, but it's been 7 years since I was last pregnant and I thought my abdomen would've shrunk all the way back in that time frame. I distinctly remember what my belly looked like on our vacation to Wisconsin when I was 20 or 21 weeks pregnant with Andrew and how big my belly was then is how big it was at 12 weeks with this one!
The quick growth may have been from having a lot of tummy troubles in the first 12 weeks. Maybe it was all the food I was eating. I was constantly feeling bloated and gassy. Eeewww! I don't recall any of that in my first pregnancy!
Weeks 14-20:
My tummy problems went away and I began exercising again. Just 30 minutes on the elliptical or the stationary bike. My stomach looked more pregnant than "I just had a really big lunch" toward the 19 week mark. I started getting the "oh you are starting to show now" comments a couple weeks ago.
I was happy to put the jeans and work pants away with the warmer weather because it was becoming just too uncomfortable to fit into them. I am now sticking to skirts and dresses and plan to live in those for the duration of this pregnancy.
I have no weird cravings yet and don't have to constantly stuff my face with food. I am eating more regularly.
I have gained 10 pounds in the first 20 weeks. That's right where I should be, but I am noticing some back pain if I am on my feet a lot. I have been due to clean my house for a couple weeks now and I am really regretting not doing it before the back pain began.
The last couple times I went to exercise I felt crampy and worn out afterward so I decided to take a break this week.
Week 21:
The last couple of days I have been feeling pretty crampy and just all around yucky. I think my tummy problems may be back and I feel like I can't do much of anything without having to sit down or lie down to make the crampiness go away.
I'm a little bummed that I am feeling this way. The second trimester should be the time that you feel your best (without morning sickness and before you get too huge). I am really worried of what the next 19 weeks have in store for me. I am also a little overwhelmed with all that needs to be done; the everyday maintenance of this house and the people in it (husband, kid, animals) and I have been feeling not capable of doing any of it the last couple of days. Hopefully, the crampiness will go away or give me a break and I can do little things off and on. I would really like to continue with the exercising, as well; especially since I just read that I should expect to gain a pound a week from here on out.
Hopefully this yucky feeling from the last couple days goes away soon and I can enjoy the remaining 7 weeks of my second trimester. (And get stuff done).