20 weeks

May 25, 2011 by · 2 Comments
How far along?: 20w 


How big is baby?: The length of a banana.

Weight gain/loss?: Back to where I started. 

Stretch marks?: I should change this to say, besides the few that Brayden left, none. 

Maternity clothes?: Most of my pants I am wearing are maternity, but I am still mixing and matching tops. 

Sleep?: I am sleeping like a rock, but get a bad case of the afternoon lazies almost daily. 

Food cravings?: still cold cereal and string cheese. 

Gender?: Unknown

Movement?: Yep! Baby is a mover and a shaker! Still feels like flutters, but they are slowly getting more intense. 

Belly button?: Still flat on top. Still weird. 

What are you looking forward to this week?: More flutters, Brandon being able to feel baby. 

Last Friday evening, my mom told me that my ankles and feet looked swollen to her. I looked down and she was right. So, I elevated my feet over the weekend as much as I could, pushed the fluids, and hoped for the best. But Monday morning, I still had little puffy toes and ankles, and since I have a history of high blood pressure during pregnancy, Brandon and I decided I should call the nurse and see what she said. They had me come in to check me over- my blood pressure was fine (117/76) and there was no protein in my urine. Baby is just fine with a heartbeat of 155bpm. She said it could be the change in weather (umm spring, did you skip us?) and told me just to take it easy for a few days and elevate my feet as much as possible. If it doesn’t go away or my blood pressure increases, I have to fill a prescription for compression hose. No, I am not joking. You better believe that as I am writing this, I have my feet up. It’s hard to take it easy with a toddler, but I am trying! 

Baby is practicing his/her swallowing this week, and is also producing meconium. Also, he or she is practicing their karate moves, because I totally feel them! :) Especially when I lay in bed or sit on the couch. 


I can’t believe I am at the halfway mark already. My mind races during the day with things I should be doing, but I have to realize that adding another baby might not go as perfectly as just having a first baby. Brayden might not be out of the nursery completely. The room might not be totally ready for the new baby. I have come to accept this (for the most part) and I know that everything might not be perfect. Baby will probably end up sleeping in the bassinet in our room for a few weeks just as Brayden did anyways, so why put myself through all of the stress? Right? Either way, we will be so excited when the time comes, but October seems like so far away.

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Comments

  1. Amanda says:
    May 25, 2011 at 7:12 am

    Cereal and milk has been my biggest craving through this pregnancy. I have a ridiculously stocked pantry with every variety known to man!

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  2. Kimberly says:
    May 28, 2011 at 1:36 pm

    Awwww…feeling baby movement is the best. Truthfully, if I could, I would want to be pregnant forever. Seriously.

    Reply
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