Weekly Check In

I hit my 20 week mark today!  Yippee!  I think I can finally justify the weekly update!  I used to read these on other blogs before I was pregnant and while they were interesting to me, I never thought I would be doing them, but here goes:)

How far along?  20 weeks

Weight Gain/Loss?  Well when I took my HPT on May 2nd I weighed 118 when I woke up, but on May 3rd I weighed 120 when I woke up and went to PCP office for an official test, so I fluctuate quite a bit, especially when my crappy home scale is involved.  At my first OB appointment on May 31 I was officially weighed at 126 so I think I will use that as my starting point.  Today at home I am 133.5.  So I'm either +13.5, or how I would like to think of it, +7/8 lbs.  I'm curious to see what the Dr says about my weight gain at my next appointment on the 19th. 

Maternity clothes?  Sometimes.  I can still wear my clothes from when I was heavier but the pants give me saggy butt, and the shirts are too short, since now I am carrying my weight very differently than the days of the weight struggles.  So I find myself wearing maternity pants because they make my butt look the best :)  I did pop into the Motherhood store at Citrus Park mall the other day since Brian was at Sears getting tools.  I got a dress for an upcoming wedding we are going to, and a more casual dress for day to day when jeans aren't going to cut it.  Overall, I'm not in love with maternity clothes.  They are still pretty big on me, I'm so in between right now.  Story of my life when it comes to clothes fitting me properly.  Will I ever stop changing shapes and sizes?  For goodness sake!  Maybe I will check out Pea in a Pod today at International Plaza.  They seem to have more variety. 

Sleep?  I am trying to sleep on my left because that is the way to get the best blood flow to the baby.  Problem is I have always slept on my right so I roll to my right after I fall asleep, then wake up and worry about the baby and roll back to the left.  Then there is the minimum of 3 times I get up to pee.  I have to note that at least getting up to pee isn't too difficult yet :)

Best Moment this past week?  Brian has been working hard on the bathroom and on getting our home ready, and he has just been so amazing through this.  So this week there isn't one specific moment that stands out (we've both been working a lot this week and I've had a cold, boo) but just that I'm feeling an overall sense of peace and happiness and comfort in knowing we are bringing a baby into a good place. 

Belly button in or out?   I'm in denial that mine is going to pop out.  In.

Movement?  UMMM.  I don't know?  Sometimes I feel a little something in my lower belly but I just don't know.  It's so subtle.  I am  hoping for a soccer player IRL and I'm hoping for some significant kicks in the very near future.  I'm constantly worried that something is wrong because I feel like I should be feeling more kicks by now. 

What I miss?  That is easy.  Working out.  A kick ass, sweat dripping on the ground, heart pounding, difficult to breath, wobbly and shaky work out.  My Dr said I can work out as long as I keep heart rate below 140, but worrying about not getting my heart rate too high makes me nervous and I don't enjoy the workout.  Not to mention, the back pain I have had since about week 10. 

What I'm looking forward to this week?  HELLO!  My 20 week appointment is on Friday and I will find out for sure what we are having, I.Can't.Wait!

Milestones. 
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Labor signs  Nope. Thank goodness.  Baby has a lot more cooking to do.

Picture. 

Oh My!!  Where did that belly come from???  Oh yeah, I remember :)