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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

20 Weeks (tomorrow)!

So, technically, tomorrow I will be 20 weeks. However, Tatum is napping (woo hoo!), so I decided to take advantage of the opportunity.
Size of baby: Our baby is approximately 6.5 inches and 10.2 ounces (about the size of cantaloupe!). 
Symptoms:  
  • I could have sworn that I felt a few Braxton Hicks, last week. It seems a little early, though. This little one feels SO much lower than Tatum ever did, so it feels a little different. 
  • Every once and a while, when I shift positions too quickly, I experience round ligament pain (a sharp pain in my lower abdomen that lasts for a few seconds). I never had this with Tatum, either, so it kind of freaked me out at first! However, my doctor said that it's completely normal. 
  • I've noticed some faint stretch marks, already, which is funny because I didn't get stretch marks until the last month with Tatum... it's like my body remembers what it used to be like.  
  • I've been SUPER emotional. Oh my goodness, talk about crying at the drop of the hat! I don't know if it's harder for me or B (I'm sure he would say him :) ... he's been AWESOME!).
  • I haven't been sleeping very well, lately. It's been really hard falling asleep and once I wake up (to use the restroom 8 million times a night), it's hard to fall back to sleep. Getting ready for those long nights!
Weight gain: 11 pounds (a little more than I would have hoped, but I'm not dwelling on that!)
Maternity clothes: I have two pairs of "non maternity" jeans left. I'm, also, wearing shirts a size larger than I usually wear. Maternity shirts are still a little too big. Pretty soon it will be time, though! When I've worn dresses, they have been maternity.
Cravings: carbs, carbs, and more CARBS! Anything having to do with bread and pasta have been consumed by this preggo, lately! I, seriously, will eat loaves of bread at a time (ask B, he will tell you!). This is a craving that better go, or I will easily gain 100 lbs by the time this pregnancy is over!
Movement: I still feel this little one moving at night. However, lately, I've been feeling kicks consistently in the morning, too.
Gender: BOY!!! I totally called it! :) We had our first ultrasound, last week. It was so exciting! We brought Tatum with us, and she did great! She understood everything a lot better than I thought she would. She even waved to her baby brother when she saw that he was holding his hand up. SO cute! We already have a name for him (still working on the middle name), but we won't share it until he's here! We're so excited to have a son. I was a little nervous, at first, because I've been surrounded by girls my whole life, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it! :) Meet our son...

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