21 Weeks

Baby & Mommy @ 21 weeks

Size of Baby: Well the app I was using for "baby size" stopped giving me fruits/veggies to compare the baby to so I had to switch to a new app. This one says baby girl is the length of a banana (10.5 in)

Total Weight Gain: +4lbs down a little bit from last time...maybe I had just eaten a big lunch before my last appt?

Maternity Clothes? I had success at Old Navy this past weekend. I bought two dresses one classic maternity v-neck knee length black dress, and one maxi dress. This is the first one i have ever owned and I must say I am a fan. I need to find some more of those :)

Gender: A sweet baby Girl :)

Movement: She has been moving so much this week. Especially when I am in the car and after I eat. It's fun to be able to feel her, be able to see her move from the outside and to have been be able to feel her too :) She's an active little lady.

Sleep: This week of sleep has been incredible. A friend of mine Valerie gave me her maternity body pillow and it has pretty much eliminated my aching back at night ;) and I find myself missing my first three alarms and truly waking up only to my last one...this has never happened before...usually I am a pretty light sleeper in the morning.

What I Miss: Being able to choose when I want to go to the bathroom. With all this new movement one of little girl's favorite activities is to bounce on my bladder making me feel like I need to run to the bathroom whether I actually needed to go or not...I have a feeling I will be making many trips back and forth in the next few months.

Cravings: Nothing really this week

Anything making you queasy or sick: chicken and I are still iffy...but not as much as it was last week. And I start to not feel all that great if I have too much sugar, so  I have to cut back a bit on that....hehe

Symptoms: Anxiety and Sleeping Like a Rock,

 

Belly Button in or out?  OUT

Best moment:  Feeling baby girl move and getting to share that with Benjamin.

Song of the Week: Ben and I have been jamming to "The Proof of Your Love" by For King & Country

Half Way There!!!

Baby & Mommy @ 20 weeks

Size of Baby: Length of a Cucumber (9 in), and she is right at 1lb right now :) 66th percentile which is right where my doctor wants her to be. He figured with my frame the baby would be weighing in on the lower end so he was very encouraged to see she is above average for weight.

Total Weight Gain: +6 lbs (per the doctors scale at our big 20wk apt)

Maternity Clothes? Ok...this weekend...I am going...mark my words

Gender: Girly Girl

Movement: Well at our doctors appointment this week we discovered that little lady was laying sideways facing my spine so I wouldn't feel any movement because if she kicked or anything it would be my organs and not my outer belly. So that makes me feel a little better. And then the night after my appointment I was laying on the couch (so my stomach is all shifted to one side) and I swear I felt her :) it was so cool, but then as soon as I sat up she went back to her normal position apparently because there was no movement. It's pretty cool though, regardless

Sleep: I love sleep.

What I Miss: Food...I miss food...and the desire for food.

Cravings: I was really excited to make Taco Soup this week...not sure why but when I finally did make it, it hit the spot.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chicken...still gross

Symptoms: The area around my belly button hurts which is kind of funny, waking up really thirsty in the morning from not drinking water through the night, achy back and hips.

Belly Button in or out?  out out out out out

Best moment:  Seeing baby again at our 20 week sonogram. She was quite photogenic showing us all of her bones without a fuss. However, she was curled up facing my spine and the sonogram tech wanted to try to get her to flip over so we could see her face and it was almost like she kept turning her head as if to say "hey, i'm sleeping here" a few times. it was the coolest thing. The tech tried shaking my belly pretty vigourously with her Doppler to no avail... guess she is going to be stubborn like her parents. The tech corrected me and said "strong willed"...oh boy lets hope not :)

Song of the Week:
I have been listening to Macklemore, Of Monsters and Men, Mumford & Sons and other good roadtrip stuff.

19 Weeks

 

Baby & Mommy @ 19 weeks

Size of Baby: Length of a Large Bell Pepper (8 in)

Total Weight Gain: +4 lbs

Maternity Clothes? I might have to go shopping soon...

Gender: Baby Girl!

Movement: Nadda

Sleep: Oh Sleep...sleeping better just now since I am not waking up at night I am dehydrated in the morning.. it's a vicious cycle

What I Miss: Still not knowing what I want to eat...its more frustrating then you think

Cravings: Nothing really this week, although that Jamba Juice smoothie really hit the spot

Anything making you queasy or sick: Chicken...gross

Symptoms: Achy hips and back (round ligament pain?), never enough sleep, pregnancy brain...yes its real (Same old Same)

 

Belly Button in or out?  OUT

Best moment:  Hanging out with our Friends Michael & April last weekend. We got the cutest frame from them for baby girl that will go perfectly in her future nursery. I will have to post a picture of it once I get a picture of our new family to add to it. It's perfect! Light blue with a canvas bow on it, girly but not overly so :) Thanks M & A we love it!

Song of the Week:  Good Night for Dancing- Josh Abbott Band
I miss College Station, so glad we get to go in a few weeks!

18 Weeks

 

Baby & Mommy @ 18 weeks

Size of Baby: Length of a Cantaloupe (7 in)

Total Weight Gain: +3lbs

Maternity Clothes? Still holding out and making some larger clothes in my wardrobe work...I am quickly running out of options though.

Gender: Sweet baby Girl

Movement: Nope, nothing. Maybe she will just be laid back?

Sleep: Sleep is good, but there is never enough of it!

What I Miss: Knowing what I want to eat...actually had a true pregnancy breakdown moment in the line of Chick- Fil- A...not my finest moment

Cravings: Cookies :)

Anything making you queasy or sick: I have a few moments here and there...chicken is starting to be a huge turn off which is unfortunate.

Symptoms: Achy hips and back (round ligament pain?), never enough sleep, pregnancy brain...yes its real

 

Belly Button in or out?  It's out

Best moment:  Going to Fredericksburg for our family reunion. Sharing the good news with extended family and hanging out with my cousins. We stayed at some really cool cabins a bit out of town and it was very relaxing!

Song of the Week:  "Lamb of God"- Matt Maher       Ben and I have had the privledge of attending the 6:00pm Mass at our church for the last month or so and one of my all time favorite parts of the Mass is the "Lamb of God" scripture we read. Well at the Mass we have been attending we sing this part and the version we use was written by Matt Maher. It is so beautiful. We used to sing it at St. Mary's in College Station and it is by far the time in Mass I look foward to the most. I think I would prefer attending that Mass time just so I could get lost in this 1 minute song.  God is Good!