Bumpdate: 22 Weeks

How Far Along? 22 Weeks.

Size Of Baby? A papaya. Almost a foot tall and almost weighs a pound!

Stretch Marks? The other night I had just taken a warm bath and when I got out I could notice some stretch marks had formed on the sides of my belly! Talk about a breakdown. But that's okay. This little girl inside me is all I have ever dreamed of!

Symptoms: I got my first ever Braxton Hicks contraction yesterday... and all I can say is I am so not ready to birth this baby. My headaches are still frequent and my blood pressure has been in the 130 range, so the doctor is keeping a close eye on me. Babies just cause so much stress! I am hungry literally all day long. Just put a plate of food in front of me and i'll eat it.

Cravings: Hamburgers and fries with fry sauce. Blue raspberry sour punch straws. Anything savory and/or spicy. Lots and lots of water.

Mood: Grumpy. Haha my poor husband. I have been having the worst mood swings ever this week!

Nursery: Baby girl has a crib, a mattress, some animal friends, blankets, more clothes than she'll ever be able to wear, a dresser to put them all in, and a changing pad. I have also started working on some fun projects for her nursery (which is 1/2 of our bedroom in our 1 bedroom apartment, we make it work) that I will post as soon as they are finished! It's starting to come along and looks so pretty! 

Movement: This little girl is unpredictable. Some days she likes to relax and not move a ton, and some days she will not hold still (I like those days). She tends to move in the morning when I get up and have just eaten breakfast. And then it's random throughout the day. Her little kicks and punches are getting so much stronger and I love it! Nothing brings more comfort than feeling her little body moving in there.

Sleep: Better this past week. Minus the fact that baby girl rests on my bladder all night long.

Anything Making You Queasy? Honestly no. The nausea has been almost entirely gone this whole second trimester. And I am soooo thankful for that! 

Best Moment This Week: Really starting to get the nursery underway and feeling my baby kick so much! And also realizing that February is over and this baby will be here in 4 short months!

Looking Forward To: Baby shower plans. And springtime!

Bumpdate: 21 Weeks

How Far Along? 21 weeks. 6 days.

Size Of Baby? The size of a pomegranate. 10.5 inches long and 12.7 oz.

Weight Gain? 9 lbs. at my last appointment. The doctor says I can expect to put on about a pound a week.

Symptoms? Stretchy belly! I can literally feel it stretch, and it gets so itchy!

Maternity Clothes? I love my maternity pants. It's like wearing sweats.

Sleep? Sleeping is good some nights and not so good others. It depends on how comfortable I can get before I fall asleep. And pregnancy dreams really are as disturbing as they say.

Best Moment This Week? Feeling my baby girl move SO MUCH. She never stops! And I am not complaining. I wish I could feel her 24/7. Also, James and I finally came to an agreement on her name! At first we were set on another name, but that changed and we were stuck for a while. But I think this baby has an official name. Which we won't be disclosing just yet.

Weird Pregnancy Moment? My belly is starting to get in the way of everything! I even have a hard time standing up once I've sat down. 

Movement? Yes. This baby will be a gymnast one day I swear.

Food Cravings? Anything I can get my hands on. I feel hungry all.the.time. 

Aversions? Not really. Raw meat is pretty gross though.

What I'm looking Forward To: Getting her nursery going! If I had hundreds of dollars to spend, you can bet I would spend it all on her nursery. Way too many cute things.

Bumpdate: 20 Weeks

It's funny how the second you look at that pregnancy test and see two lines, your motherly instincts kick in and all of the sudden you worry about your (unborn) child for any or no reason at all- all the time. The night before my ultrasound I told James that I was worried because I hadn't felt the baby move all day. So we googled ways to get your baby to move, and, after drinking cold water, juice, eating sugar, laying on my side, and poking around at her to try and get her to wake up, she just wasn't moving. Of course my mind jumps to the worst conclusions. I don't think I slept very well that night. The day of my ultrasound we had to wait until 1:00 to see her, which seemed like the longest morning ever.

When the ultrasound tech put the probe on my belly, searching for baby's heartbeat, my heart sank a little. Right then baby started wiggling, and we found her healthy heart beating away. I had never felt so relieved in my entire life, knowing that my child was okay. That she was alive and well. Hearing her little heart beating was the greatest comfort to me. And that's when I realized that I am a mother. And I will be a mother for the rest of my life. I have so much to do to be ready for this baby. And sometimes I feel inadequate to be her mom and to give her everything she deserves in this life. But I'm so thankful that Heavenly Father has sent her to me. I already feel like she is my biggest blessing, and I have yet to meet her. 

Everything on the scan looked perfect. 

2 arms. 2 legs.

2 hands. 2 feet.

10 fingers. 10 toes.

heart rate 144 bpm

and measuring right on time. 

June come faster!

How Far Along? 20 weeks.

Size Of Baby? Baby is the size of a banana- 10 inches from head to toe. She's getting so tall!

Weight Gain? Just 9 lbs. so far! Except it feels like I've gained 100.

Symptoms? Headaches. And i'm so worried about baby that I will not take ANYTHING for it. Not even if the doctor says it's okay. So I just suffer through it.

Maternity Clothes? It's all I wear. My sweet friend Mollie was so kind and gave me some of her old maternity clothes, and my sweet grandma bought me some as well. So thank you for that or i'd probably still be trying to squish into my regular clothes.

Sleep? I've been sleeping better through the night but my dreams... are so weird. 

Best Moment This Week? My 20 week anatomy scan! Baby has all 10 fingers and toes and is measuring right at her due date. 

Weird Pregnancy Moment? Crying. About everything. 

Movement? YES. When I lay, sit, stand, I feel her so much! Such an active little thing.

Food Cravings? Mexican food.

Aversions? Thankfully no.

Gender? The radiologist confirmed she's a girl. So i'm going with girl.

What I'm looking Forward To: Giving this sweet baby girl a name! And for time to quickly move along so I can meet her.

Bumpdate: 19 Weeks

How Far Along? 19 weeks. 6 days.

Size Of Baby? The size of a mango, about 6 inches long and weighing about 8.5 oz. 

Weight Gain? I'm not really sure. I try to ignore it.

Symptoms? Headaches almost every day. And I can feel a cold coming on. It's fun knowing you're getting sick and you can't take anything for it.

Maternity Clothes? Yep. I had a breakdown this week because my bra doesn't fit and most of the shirts in my closet don't cover my belly. Thank goodness for maternity pants and dresses.

Sleep? This is the first week my sleep hasn't been so good. I toss and turn so much and wake up every couple hours. I guess it's my belly making me uncomfortable.

Best Moment This Week? Feeling my baby girl move! The past few nights she has been moving a ton. Already a little wiggler!

Weird Pregnancy Moment? Realizing it has gotten quite hard for me to get up once I've  sat down. Also, that I need to move waaaaay slower. If I turn too quickly or stand up too fast I get these awful sharp pains in my pelvic area. 

Movement? YES!!! Every night for the past few nights. I can only feel it when I lay on my back, but she's crazy in there! 

Food Cravings? Still toast. The great value brand white bread from walmart makes the best toast ever, in my opinion. Soft serve ice cream. Woody's drive in has cones for 25 cents, you're welcome. French fries with fry sauce. And lots and lots of water!

Aversions? The smell of raw meat. I made meatloaf this week and thought I was going to die.

Gender? Still girl up to this point! I have my 20 week scan next week, so hopefully they see the same thing as fetal photos and the doctor!

What I'm looking Forward To: More movement from my baby girl. And my 20 week ultrasound. And being HALFWAY!!!