With our holiday travel, I skipped 20 weeks which is ironic because among pregnant women it's considered a big milestone (halfway mark!). But my hands were full with a toddler and work and the holidays, and traveling so like the rest of this pregnancy (and despite my frequent posts) these milestones have become less important.
How far along? 20 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I haven't weighed myself at home lately. I was up 10lbs at the Dr's office which really means 6lbs.
Bump showing? Yes-- see below.
(this was post-dinner so slightly larger than usual. Also notice the lovely flowered wall paper in our guest bathroom- that will be coming down before Baby Boy arrives)
Maternity clothes? Yup- Thanks to our family members for so many beautiful maternity clothes for Christmas. I was starting to run out of things to wear!
Movement: In the past two weeks I've started to be able to feel Baby Boy from the outside. Stephen still has not felt him (but that's mostly due to a lack of downtime, not a lack of movement)
Sleep: Pretty good-- Chase is getting back onto his schedule and my bladder has been holding up until morning.
Best moment of the week: Dr's appointment on Monday- Baby Boy (confirmed as a boy) measured slightly ahead as he has throughout. This was the anatomy scan and everything looked great. All of his measurements were on or slightly larger than target for his gestational age. He was moving around (thank you apple juice) and gave us some cute profile pictures (more to come). The Dr said everything with me was good too.
Miss anything? Champagne on New Years!
Cravings: I've been eating a lot of chocolate, but not craving it per se.
Anything making you queasy? Not really.
Gender: Baby Boy
Mood: Pretty good, although work is wearing me down.
Looking forward to: Family visits this weekend!
Other updates: We've put together our to-do list of things to accomplish before Baby Boy arrives in 4 months and 10 days. Luckily, the nesting instinct has kicked in so I am ready to start organizing, cleaning, picking paint colors, shopping for furniture, and everything else that is on our list. Hopefully his Daddy is as well because I have a feeling he will be doing most of the tough work.
