This week our baby girl is the length of a banana, 6.5
inches! This is just the crown to rump
length so the legs add to that as well.
I can’t believe she’s already that big!
This week she is developing the sleep pattern she will most likely
adhere to as a newborn. Once I start to
feel movement I should be able to tell whether we’ll have a night owl or an
early bird on our hands! From here on
out Baby girl will spend most of her time growing and gaining weight and so
will I! :-)
Today marks the halfway point! 20 more weeks to go! What’s going through my mind? It goes something like this “ohmygosh
ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh ohmygosh!!!!” While I am so excited to be able to hold my
little girl, I’m a little nervous about all that’s left to do. I’ve been reading so much about what to
expect during pregnancy but what do I do with an actual baby? We’re signing up for a baby care class
because I’m so nervous. There’s also a
nursery to set up, lots of supplies to buy, and registering for the hospital
and day care. I also can’t help but get
a little teary eyed. In 20 weeks I’ll
have to share Baby girl with the world.
Right now she’s all mine, 24 hours a day I know where she is, right with
me! :-) Yes this is completely irrational and I’d
rather have an actual baby than a bump but if I’m being completely honest, it
makes me a little sad!
It appears that my forgetfulness has increased this week. I have an awful time remembering names
now. I’m often times saying “I ran into
COL……….ah…..” and having to have the person I’m talking to jump in to save
me. I don’t know what it is but if I
start assigning everyone new names then just bear with me for 20 more weeks!
How far along? 20
weeks
Total weight
gain/loss: down 2 lbs overall.
That’s up a pound from last week.
Soon Baby girl will start gaining weight more rapidly so I will too!
Maternity clothes?
Yes! I now own 2 maternity dresses, 2
skirts, 1 pair of pants, and 4 shirts. I
can still make a lot of my non maternity clothing work but maternity clothes
are way more comfortable.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Better,
I have only been waking up once a night lately.
Best moment this
week: Finding out Baby Veale is a
girl! And getting to see her during the
anatomy scan and learning that she’s perfect and hearing her heartbeat…yes, it
was a good week!
Miss Anything? I’m pretty content this week.
Movement: No
L Come on Baby, start letting me know you are
there!
Food cravings: Nothing
in particular but I have been eating a lot of ice cream/frozen yogurt, soup,
and salad.
Anything making you queasy or sick: I’m
doing much better on this front. The
trash can is all that’s really making me sick and I still can’t eat pork but
can handle a little bacon if it’s mixed in to something.
Have you started to
show yet: Yes! I have a bump. It’s still not too obvious in a lot of
outfits but if I wear the right thing then people can definitely tell!
Gender prediction: Woo
Hoo! Baby Veale is a girl!
Belly Button in or
out? In
Wedding rings on or
off? On.
Happy or Moody most
of the time: Happy! But I do
get teary eyed easily…let’s blame it on the extra female hormones in my system!
Looking forward to: The
beach! Also, Dan getting the floors done
in the nursery so we can set up the crib, hint hint HINT!
Super post!Love you and "Nana's Little Princess"
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous about your weight gain (or lack thereof)...I am horrified to admit that I have gained 17 lbs so far. At my last appointment my doctor said that overall weight gain was good but I had gained too much over the past 4 weeks. I have a feeling they will be more concerned at my appointment next week. :0
ReplyDeleteI honestly think I've lost muscle weight on top of being sick in the first trimester. I haven't gone back to my workout routine so I'm guessing the missing lbs are muscle. I am clearly growing! The doctor seemed confused at my last appointment..."down two pounds, is that possible?" as she flipped through my chart. But she hasn't seemed concerned.
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