Total weight gain/loss: 8.5 lbs
Maternity clothes: yes, but still just the the maternity shirts that i feel comfortable wearing when i'm not pregnant. my belly is definitely big, but there are still a few shirts that i'm not quite bit enough for yet. i haven't needed any maternity pants or anything. i bought a bella band at old navy this week because it was half off and only $8.50. i used one all the time during my first pregnancy (borrowed along with other maternity clothes) but gave it back and didn't have/use one at all during my pregnancy with brady. i think it'll be nice to have, especially at the end of pregnancy to give length to shirts when i need it.
Sleep: not great and not terrible. it's been hit and miss, especially since i've been experiencing some congestion the last few nights and the last two nights have been a crazy painful stabbing sore throat. but only between 7 and 7 so luckily the days are fine, but it has made for a couple rough nights. the best part of sleep the past few weeks though has been that my dreams haven't been out of control.
Best moment this week: monday morning! finding out that we're having a girl!!!
Movement: just the same as it has been. lots of kicks and strong flips and rolls down low with a preference for this girl lodging herself on my right side. i feel virtually nothing around my belly button and the ultrasound tech confirmed that that's exactly where my anterior placenta is. i'm kind of glad for this anterior placenta because, as i think i've mentioned before, the flips and rolls i feel down low are already painful and really uncomfortable and have been for weeks, since the beginning of when i started feeling them. so crazy.
Food cravings: i wont lie... i'm pretty good at eating these days. i've still been feeling sick at least 50% of the evenings lately but it hasn't been horrific. but i'm feeling great during the days and eating whatever i feel like. i'm still kind of picky but it's not a problem. lately, i've been loving scrambled cheese eggs on toast/biscuits, greek yogurt with blackberries and honey, and ummm steak. medium rare please. we went to outback on friday night and i was in love with my steak. i could probably eat a medium rare steak every day if that was an option. so delish. i also really loved the chicken parmesan with bowtie pasta that my mil fed the kids and i for lunch monday after my ultrasound. i just told honey we need to go to outback again on saturday... i was going to suggest tomorrow night but we're going to the temple. k, the countdown begins... 48 hours until my next glorious steak.
Symptoms: nausea, backache (i can tell i have a backache that is separate from the regular sharp back pains i've been experiencing the last two months), intense sense of smell. shout out to weird dreams, headaches, etc that are semi normal and semi pregnancy related.
Gender: my guess was right! we're having a girl!!! we knew it and we're thrilled! i may have gone shopping at old navy the very next day and picked up a few things. ; ) other amazing news? liza is also having a girl! this is more perfect than what i have time to put into words right now.
What I miss: nothing. i'm so content... i love being pregnant.
Milestones: i had several friends at church notice my pregnancy. shannon and kelsey kept commenting on how could they not know. i think most people at church just found out this past sunday or the one before unless they were one of the few people i'd talked to about it. when we found out on monday, we posted on facebook that we were expecting a girl this spring. woohoo! now it's really public information!Theme: the week of being sure it's a girl! i've been calling this babe a "she" for weeks, but now it's nice to really know for sure.
What's different this time around: i'm not entirely sure. i think this is the part of pregnancy where i'd say things are the most similar across the board.
Extra: i'm really really loving my pregnant belly. i like being skinny, but there is something so insanely fun about having a belly. i hate getting dressed (this has been true my whole life) and picking out what to wear. but i have been experiencing extra motivation in the mornings lately at the thought of putting on a form fitting, belly flattering shirt. ; )
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| 1.15.15 at 20 weeks |
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| 1.15.15 at 20 weeks |
and then i retook them because i remembered what christopher said several weeks earlier about how cardigans weren't great for my weekly belly shots...
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| 1.15.15 at 20 weeks |
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| 1.15.15 at 20 weeks |
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