21 weeks!

How far along? 21 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: 12 lbs.Right now it seems like I'm on track for a 32 lb weight gain (according to baby bump app, which ranges from 25-32 lbs for some reason versus the usual 25-35 that they usually recommend). Which is okay. 

Would still like to stay in the mid-upper 20's... wishful thinking?? haha

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! wearing maternity shirts about half the time. my old shirts are starting to get short though!

Symptoms: charlie horses! in both legs at the same time! sore calves. having to pee more
Sleep:  pretty good. starting to *try* to sleep more on my sides but it ends up with sore hips.
Best moment this week: more kicking! the hubs got to feel the kick this morning altho he wasn't sure if he felt it or not since it was so soft. but i'm pretty sure he did. got the bookcase/toy storage set up in the nursery. only need the crib and then we're all set with furniture!
Movement: kicks are getting slightly stronger. i still don't feel the baby consistently. but i usually feel something right before i sleep or when i'm just laying down. i'm always googling if the baby is moving enough at this stage, but i guess u can't really tell till they get stronger

Cravings: nothing that i want really badly. but fries are so good, candy, bacon, anything and everything not good for u! hehe

Anything making you queasy or sick: steamed broccoli, fish sauce

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: sleeping on my back without worrying about the blood flow, drinking boba, soda, coffee, etc without thinking about the consequences! the scale jumping so fast!

What I am looking forward to: 24 week viability! using my new cake pop and sushi maker i got for the bday. haha love food! 

Here's a progression of the first half of the second trimester. I think I officially popped around 18 weeks. There's def a huge growth spurt from 19-20 weeks! But i think its because I took the 20 week picture alot later than usual so its part baby part food bump. Sometimes I look back at the first trimester pics and wonder how I could think I had any sort of bump! Even at 17 weeks its hard to see! Man.. hope I can get back to that after baby!

One last picture, the bump finally looks rounded!

20 weeks!

How far along? 20 weeks 2 days!

Total weight gain/loss: 11.5 lbs!! :-/ alittle higher than my goal of 10 lbs in 2o weeks but i'm okay with it. just bracing myself for the faster weight gain towards the end

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! starting to wear maternity shirts! mostly because they fit better and make the bump look nicer than the non maternity shirts. yesterday i found my first non maternity shirt that def does not fit anymore! yikes.

Symptoms: still having tailbone issues once in awhile. esp watching the dark knight rises. man that movie is long! besides that not too much else. just eating like always
Sleep:  normal! i haven't had to get up to pee in the middle of the night for awhile so thats nice. and we got a new bed frame so i don't wake up when my hubs tosses and turns so that helped alot! and our little boy doggie can finally jump on the bed by himself cause its shorter! before he'd just cry until someone picked him up. he's a cutie tho! here is our lookout dog.

 
Best moment this week: reaching 20 weeks! the first 8 weeks felt so long. but ever since 12 weeks time seems to have flown by! i can't believe i'm halfway through now! i'm sure this next half will fly by too. Had a dr's appt on wed and got the results from our anatomy scan. everything is measuring good. right now i'm measuring 4 days ahead which is fine. the only thing major i found out is that my placenta is completely covering my stomach, so thats why i don't feel much movement and thats why its hard to hear the heartbeat on my doppler sometimes (it sounds really echo-y). but the dr was able to get the heartbeat clearly from the side of my stomach.

it was also my birthday on wed so thats part of the reason for the large weight gain from last week to this week! but it was fun hanging out with family and eating! got 2 free sprinkles cupcakes and a free starbucks drink!! yes! family pic except we're missing my brother and our other dog whos trying to eat the bun i'm holding!

And this is what the hubs (but really I) got me for my birthday! love it! may plan to add babys initial to it or just get a necklace with baby's initial. we'll see!

Movement: kicks and punches seem to be getting stronger! it started about 2 days ago. yesterday i think i felt the baby move from the outside. hubs still hasn't felt anything since i usually rest my hands on my stomach out of habit and happen to feel it then. but esp at night when i'm getting ready to sleep, the baby starts kicking and punching alot! hope we don't have a night owl!

Cravings: love thinking about burgers and fries. or sweets. nothing has gotten so bad that i needed it right away... hope it stays that way!

Anything making you queasy or sick: steamed broccoli, fish sauce

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: miss fruity alcoholic drinks! and drinking coffee everyday!

What I am looking forward to: 24 week viability! continuing decorating the baby room, bigger belly bump!

And since I'm alittle picture crazy today, here's a pic at the end of the day! bump looks so big! but its def partly food/water

 

19 weeks!

How far along? 19 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: 9.5lbs. Hope to stay at my goal of 10 lbs at 20 weeks! (btw, excuse the picture, i was in a rush this morn and so my hair is still all wet!)

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! bought some more maternity shirts but haven't started wearing them yet

Symptoms: definitely moodier. got in a fight with the hubs. i only remember 2 times we fought in the past 5 years (usually we just argue if anything) but yah the last couple days i seem to be more irritated! oops. hope that goes away soon! also my tailbone hurt like crazy for a couple days. not sure if its cause i sit all day at work but man it hurt so bad just getting up from my chair. seems to have gotten better since yesterday.
Sleep:  pretty good. i've been watching private practice tho so i stay up later than i should!
Best moment this week: the anatomy scan! it was a fun ultrasound. the ultrasound tech was pretty informative with what she was looking for and what she was looking at. i think everything is good. the ultrasound tech said that off the record everything looked good. but i have my 20 week checkup this week where the dr should confirm the findings. btw, looking away when she was looking at the genital area was so hard!! man i want to know so bad!
Movement: still only flutters. nothing very consistent and nothing very hard. also bc of my anterior placenta, the movement might be harder to feel this early.can't wait till i can feel it more!

Cravings: really want a burger and fries! i've been good about not eating them, but if i didn't have to think about weight gain i'd def eat some! sweets for sure, coffee, candy.

Anything making you queasy or sick: steamed broccoli, fish sauce

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: drinking coffee. i drink caramel macchiatos now a couple times a week . but i miss drinking coffee straight up! i feel like i'll get into a bad habit if i start tho so i'm trying to control myself.

What I am looking forward to: hitting the halfway mark next week! also excited to keep buying and researching baby stuff! its so much fun! already bought some pictures to hang in the nursery. here's a sneak peak of what we have so far!

Anatomy Scan

We went to our anatomy scan today! I am 18 weeks and 2 days. It's kind of on the earlier side for the scan but my doctor gave the okay to schedule it for 18 weeks! It was about an hour long, and the ultrasound tech went from head to toe looking for certain things. She also looked at the placenta, cervix, and ovaries to make sure everything looked good. I learned that I have an anterior placenta. She also said the placenta isn't too close to the cervix so that looks good. Off the record she said everything looked good with the baby. My doctor will confirm it though once she looks at it. She did ask if we have big heads, cause apparently the baby's head is alittle big!! haha and I do have a big head so I guess they get that from me. Everything else measured about the 50th percentile while the head was over the 50th percentile. The baby is also measuring 4 days ahead (11oz) which is fine with me because I'm hoping the baby comes out alittle earlier (although not too much earlier). We didn't find out the gender :-( Team green all the way even though its killing me! So we had to look away when she was looking at that area. So close but so far. Here are some pictures we got!

I have a feeling after seeing this scan that our baby is really mellow. The baby was moving its hands and legs and yawning but otherwise just laying there. And maybe thats why I haven't felt as many kicks or movement. I guess we'll see! Overall it was exciting to see the baby and I can't wait to meet the little guy or girl!

18 weeks!

 

 

How far along? 18 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: 8.5 lbs!! so excited cause i jumped to 10lb earlier this week but then came back down. whew!

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! starting to wear some maternity shirts!

Symptoms: feeling some growing pains. not sure what it is exactly but its near my pelvic bone. it helps sleeping on my left side. my bump def seems to have popped more and it starting to round out.
Sleep:  fell asleep at 7 once this week! usually get tired around 9 ish. starting to try to sleep on my sides more instead of back bc everytime i wake up on my back i get nervous for the baby. but then i fall asleep best on my back. so its a double edged sword!
Best moment this week: We got the stroller and car seat in the mail! love amazon prime!! played with it alittle. haha tried to unfold it smoothly.... still need to work on that. but we tried to put our dog in it and he freaked out and jumped out. also love when people say they can see the bump! even the hubs yesterday saw my bump when i got home from work and said, "whoa, hello pregnant lady". the bump definitely shows more in certain clothes. the 8.5 lbs made me really happy too! bc it seems so easy to gain weight even when i think i'm not eating as much!
Movement: still feel flutters every once in awhile. i felt 1 big kick earlier this week. haven't felt anything consistently though. altho i notice i feel the baby more when i eat sugar or listen to john mayer for some reason!

Cravings: um everything i think. i went to the grocery store yesterday and kept asking hubs if we could buy this and that. luckily i was able to control myself and just came out with some bread. haha can't say the same about this morning... went shopping by myself and came back with a boat load of food. haha oops

Anything making you queasy or sick: steamed broccoli, fish sauce

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: not worrying so much about what i'm eating and drinking. kind of miss alcohol too! it always looks so good these days.

What I am looking forward to: anatomy scan in 2 days!! praying that everything with the baby is healthy! also hoping for a peak at the gender (boo hubs for being team green!) haha i think i'll live tho without finding out.

17 weeks!

How far along? 17 weeks 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: 8-9 lb! Hoping to stay around here till 20 weeks!

Maternity clothes? all maternity pants! Still wearing normal shirts for the most part. Gotta wear them as long as I can!

Symptoms: Nothing new this week. my bump seems more prominent this week (even tho it still looks uneven). Like even when I wake up its there. And it just gets bigger with the more i eat and drink. I like when people comment that they notice it!
Sleep: Pretty good for the most part. Still get sleepy around 9 ish. Starting to get nervous about sleeping on my back so much! looking into body pillows soon..
Best moment this week: Found the dresser I want to get! sounds silly but i've been looking forever for something good! We decided on the Ikea Hemnes dresser. Haven't gotten it yet but plan to soon! 

We also bought our stroller/car seat this weekend bc of the britax free ride sale! such a good deal! we got the b-ready with the b-safe car seat. i wanted to get a stroller that had a second seat attachment for the next baby (God willing!).

Movement: Feeling flutters and I think its baby. It comes and goes though. Usually feel it after I eat or even when I'm listening to music! can't wait till its more prominent!

Cravings: i'm starting to think the reason i don't have many cravings is bc i go out and buy the food right away after i think of it! i had some sushi (all cooked of course), boba, some sweets, egg mcmuffin!

Anything making you queasy or sick: steamed broccoli, mushrooms! 

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Innie 

What I miss: drinking as much coffee as i want.

What I am looking forward to: anatomy scan in 1 week! feeling the baby kicking!