20 Weeks

20 Weeks



We are halfway there! Hard to believe how fast the time has flown! There were some really great moments of the week. I really began to feel movement and Artie got to feel the baby kick. It was amazing! Then we got to have our 20 week ultrasound and saw our little Babyfredi. It's really hard not to call it a he or she. I don't want to use the term "it", but I don't really have another choice when it comes to pronouns. Anyway, we are doing great. Baby looks healthy and happy. The baby moved around soooo much at the beginning of the ultrasound, that the technician was like, "ut oh, you've got a lively one". We were both like we're going to have to strap this baby down. Then towards the end of the ultrasound the baby refused to move its head. It just stared straight at us. We had to have me tilt way back on the bed and still it only moved a little bit. We got some great photos though. I posted them on my facebook page. The baby waved to us, gave us a thumbs up, and moved its mouth at one point. So incredibly cool to see all that! Well, on to the weekly quiz.


20 Week Quiz

How far along: 20 weeks and 1 day today

Weight gain: I weighed myself yesterday and I'm up about 12 pounds

Maternity clothes: I wear the jeans all the time, but most everything else I'm still in my regular shirts/sweaters. But the pants, I'm definitely in my bigger pants.

Stretch marks: Trying to keep them away.

Sleep: I have been having some trouble with my back lately. It has had an aching in the lower right side. I have tried a heating pad, and that works wonders. Artie has also massaged it, and that feels good too. But there were a few nights when I couldn't even get comfortable because it hurt. Other than that, sleep has been okay.

Best moment of the week: Feeling the baby move AND getting to see him or her. That was AWESOME!!!!!

Movement: Definitely. We have a feisty one! Watch out!

Food cravings: I don't know. I did want a milkshake the other day. But it wasn't really a craving, it was more of a yummy that sounds good, and a good way to get more calcium.

Labor signs: No!

Belly button in or out: Still in... hopefully for a long time.

What I miss: I miss ... I don't know right now.

What I'm looking forward to: Continuing to feel the baby move a lot. Also, just continuing with this whole process. Artie says I'm better off pregnant. I'm apparently much less hormonal (yeah, believe it or not), I'm also decisive, as well as calm, cool, and collected. We did pick the colors for the baby's room, and I'm excited to begin painting it! :-)

Weekly wisdom: Never let a day go by without sharing what people mean to you!

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).