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| I feel like I look huge in this picture! I most definitely don't feel this large in person. |
How far along? 20 weeks
Total weight gain: Ready for it?? +12. My goal for this pregnancy is to stay under 35 pounds gained, so I think I’m still doing okay.
Maternity clothes? I finally broke and bought a pair of maternity jeans and they are wonderfully comfortable for the most of the time. Plus, they’re really cute and I feel good in them.
Stretch marks? Nopers.
Sleep: I’ve finally found a position that I can fall asleep in every night, but it gets a bit monotonous lying in the same position all the time. I think that my 1st trimester exhaustion is starting to come back as well.
Best moment this week: Hearing that we are going to be blessed with a baby boy. Also, Gabe and I feeling him move for the first time outside of my belly was a pretty great moment.
Miss Anything? Nothing different really. Being able to move around easily and eating cold sandwiches.
Movement: Yup. They are my favorite little moments of my day. I love that it is something shared between just me and him, so sweet.
Food cravings: Anything and everything food. I love eating almost anything put in front of my face.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Cigarette smoke.
Labor Signs: None.
Symptoms: The ever growing belly and being uncomfortable is a very apparent symptom. I feel like I’m quickly approaching the “uncomfortable” stage and yet we have so far to go.
Belly Button in or out? Innie.
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Mood: Anxious and happy. Although I’m sure I seem to be personality-less to people around me lately. I always have so much running through my mind that I’m commonly seen staring into space.
Looking forward to: Buying, buying and more buying for the little babe. Now just to convince Gabe of this….
Random Ramblings:
*I’m halfway through this pregnancy! And it gives me mixed feelings. It’s great that it is such a big mark to hit, but yet the ultimate goal seems so far away. Are we really only halfway??
*I have been tracking my progress through babycenter.com. It gives me an update every week of how much the baby is grown. Up until this point they have been measuring the baby from crown to rump. Last week he measured 6 inches from crown to rump. From now on, they measure the baby from head to toe. And it was a bit of a shocker when I read that this week he is 10 inches from head to toe. I had no idea he was so big at this point! It boggles my mind.
*Our sweet little baby is measuring a week ahead. This makes me fear that I am going to give birth to a 10 pound baby. Oh dear, I just don’t know what I would do. I have always wanted a chubby baby, maybe it’ll just my wishes coming to haunt me.
*Feeling him kick from the outside of my stomach was a pretty incredible experience. He seems to stop kicking when I put my hand on my belly to feel his kicks and so I usually have to move quickly. But one night he was just kicking his little heart out at the same spot and so I grabbed Gabe’s hand really fast and we were both able to feel it. I’m almost sure that it was his foot.
Our love for him grows more and more every week
Measuring a week ahead might mean you are actually a week ahead. So maybe instead of giving birth to a ten pound baby, you'll give birth to an eight pound baby a week early. :)
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