21 Weeks

If weeks were years my baby could drink legally. That thought isn't helping my current wine craving.

How far along: 21 weeks. 

Baby is the size of:  Banana! Mmmm, frozen bananas...

Physical symptoms: All the discharge and my boobs are sore again. I think they are growing... again... not needed, boobs!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Er, I'm up another 5lbs... Whoops.

Maternity clothes: Oh, God yes.

Stretch marks: No new ones on my belly, but my boobs developed a few this weekend. Awesome.
 
Sleep: I haven't needed as much. I've been going to bed at 11 and waking up before 8, that's not normal for me, at least for pregnancy.

Best moment last week: We saw baby again today! We had an appointment at the MFM and they informed us the cyst was gone and she's perfect. Our results from the Panorama test told us the same thing. So happy about this, I can't even express.
  
Movement: Yes, Yes, she fought with the tech and switched positions 3 times. I also felt her from the outside on Monday. She's got strong little legs.

Food cravings: Cereals and Spinach and Artichoke dip. I'm seeing where the weight gain has come from...

Gender:  Still a girl!

Labor signs: Nope.

Belly button: Still hanging in there, but it's not as deep.

What I miss: Wine as usual, but only when I'm out with my parents. My mom drank a margarita in front of me. I still haven't forgiven her.

What I am looking forward to: Belly growing, baby growing and things continuing to go
well hopefully. 

Milestones: Excellent test results! 





And here's a picture of our little firecracker sticking her hand in her mouth. She's a riot. I love her immensely already:

 

Crazy 20

Hitting 20 weeks is the craziest thing. My feels are all over the place.

My first thought is, wow, it's been so long that I've been pregnant. Then of course I remember that I found out at 3 weeks and some odd days, so that's 3 weeks and some odd days I didn't even know.

Then I get this overwhelming desire and need to hold and snuggle a squishy, warm baby. I know my baby isn't done cooking yet, but that feeling is there and it's so hard not to have that squishy, warm baby. So here begins the longest 20 weeks of my life. While they may be long, I want them to be 20 weeks because I want a well done baby.

Keep cooking, baby girl.

20 Weeks! Halfway!

How far along: 20 weeks. 

Baby is the size of:  One site says Mango again, but that was last week. The other says Artichoke. I'll take Artichoke for the sake of being different.

Physical symptoms: Still watery discharge, also my joints hurt when I get up and down. I think the cold weather has something to do with it. Pregnancy is turning me into an old woman.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I haven't weighed myself this week.

Maternity clothes: Yes.

Stretch marks: Just the same white ones near my belly button.
 
Sleep: Doesn't seem to be happening for me. I sleep at night, but I can't nap at all. I'm always tired lately though. I think baby must be going through a growth spurt.

Best moment last week: Getting better at the doppler! I can usually find her heartbeat within a minute or so.
  
Movement: Yes, she has her quiet times, but I do get kicks now and again.

Food cravings: Sugary cereals as usual.

Gender:  Girl!

Labor signs: None, I hope.

Belly button: Still the same old same old stretchy.

What I miss: Wine, I may indulge in a couple sips when I reach 3rd tri.

What I am looking forward to: I'm hoping we get our Panorama results this week. Aside from that we have another ultrasound in a week so hopefully that goes well.

Milestones: Reaching 20 weeks! That seems like a pretty big milestone!

19 weeks!

How far along: 19 weeks. 

Baby is the size of:  Either a Tomato or a Mango. I like both of those, but not together. Either way you get your Vitamin C, eh?

Physical symptoms: TMI: lots of watery discharge. Gross. Gassy and some more RLP in there as well.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm up another 5lbs as of Monday. That's 10lbs total.

Maternity clothes: Definitely on most days if I can help it.

Stretch marks: A couple little white ones have erupted near my belly button, thankfully just the white ones though.
 
Sleep: I'm not as tired as I was before, but I do still enjoy my sleep.

Best moment last week: Finding out about our GIRL! I was in shock since I was pretty certain she was a boy for a long time. I'm excited though.
  
Movement: Yep, mornings and evenings mostly.

Food cravings: I still looooove cereal. I can't get enough.

Gender:  Girl!

Labor signs: Nope.

Belly button: Still long and stretchy.

What I miss: Wine as usual.

What I am looking forward to: Getting the results of our Panorama. They found a soft marker during our anatomy scan so we got the blood test done and we have an appointment with the MFM for a higher level ultrasound in 2 weeks. I'm not too worried, although it's never good to hear that something could be wrong. We are just taking it day by day. Our results won't change anything, but it would be nice to be prepared just in case.

Milestones: A/S this week and finding out the sex! 

Announcement: It's a...

Hey, World! I'm a GIRL!

My name is Eleanor Elizabeth. I'm 9oz and have very long legs that are good for kicking. My favorite activities are hiding from dopplers and cameras, dancing, and taking quick jaunts through the uterus. I made my presence known for the first time with kicks during the super bowl, so you know I'm a sports fan (although what was with that play, Seattle?) I love cereal and sugary things. 


Nice to meet you!

Don't Be Alarmed...

...If I spontaneously bleed out of my nostrils.

Apparently this, and on-going cold-like symptoms, are completely normal reactions of harboring a fetus (this will be my title if I ever write a pregnancy book).

S bought 12 packs of tissues a couple weeks back, so of course I am blaming him for this.

18 weeks!

How far along: 18 weeks. 

Baby is the size of:  Sweet Potato!

Physical symptoms: I've had a headache the last couple of days that I think is sinus infection related. I've also been really gassy. 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I haven't weighed myself in the last two weeks.

Maternity clothes: Oh yes, my non maternity shirts don't stretch down far enough.

Stretch marks: I think I've noticed a couple. 
 
Sleep: Sleep is my favorite.

Best moment last week: I got some kicks on Sunday! Totally exciting! I've been getting them in the morning and at night, not so much during the day.
  
Movement: Yes! See above.

Food cravings: Still into fruity cereals. I also got a hankering for Girl Scout cookies and desperately tried to find a scout to sell to me. S found someone so that's good. 

Gender:  Today I feel girl. It changes from day to day.

Labor signs: None, thank goodness.

Belly button: Very long and thin. It makes my bump look funny.

What I miss: Still miss wine and beer. 

What I am looking forward to: We have our Anatomy Scan this coming Monday! I can't wait!

Milestones: Baby kicks and almost to A/S! That seems pretty big this week! 

Bumpity Bump in work bathroom: 

All Good Things

The last day has been pretty exciting baby-wise. We had a pretty crazy one due to my MIL's birthday and then the Super Bowl later. When we went down to my IL's house they had some baby onesies and a bib that my FIL just had to buy for us, plus a blanket that S's granny made. It was all super sweet and I love these onesies and bib so much that they kill me with the cute.

Check it out:

Too perfect, right?

I can't wait to have baby wear them.

In other exciting news I'm pretty sure I actually felt baby really kick for the first time last night! The last couple weeks I've been feeling sensations, but I've been afraid to call it and been chalking it up to gas. During the Super Bowl I felt 3 very distinct kicks in my lower pelvis (which is were baby likes to hang out). It was awesome! So I don't know if this means that baby loves football, hates football or was yelling, "Hey, guys pipe down! I'm trying to sleep in here!" S, the logical one, says that baby can't exactly see what they are watching. Poo on him, buzzkill. Still very exciting, I got one more kick a few minutes after that. I had a couple this morning, but nothing since.

Move, baby, move!

I'm also really happy because we only have 7 more sleeps until our A/S! I can't wait to see baby again and maybe find out the sex! Woohoo! I hope this next week flies by and baby is cooperative!

Liebster Award!

Stephanie from Parenting Jacob nominated me for a Liebster Award and gave me some questions to answer. Thanks, Stephanie!






Here are my questions:

1. What do you consider your strongest moment?

 When my brother died and I had to plan his funeral. My parents weren't handling it well. I came down and helped put everything together. I went shopping for a casket and bought a grave plot on my birthday. It was not a fun time, but I felt it was the strongest I've ever been because all I wanted to do was lose it and not move from bed. I slept maybe 2 nights that week.

 

2. What season is your favourite and why?

 Fall/Autumn. I like the crisp in the air. It's not too cold, not too hot, none of those pesky allergies and it's beautiful.

 

3. Where would you like to travel next?

 Europe, more specifically Great Britain and Ireland.

 

4. What are you most looking forward to this year?

 Having a baby!

 

5. Do you have an unusual talent?

 Most of my talents are pretty common. I used to be able to stick my fist in my mouth, but braces fixed that.

 

6. What makes you proudest?

 Being able to feel like I've made a difference or done something important. 

7. Which celebrity do people say you most look like?

I've been told I looked like Fiona Apple, but that was when I was thin and in college. Now I'm not so sure. 

 

8. What hobbies do you have?

I like to draw, play video games and read. Also does binge watching on Netflix count as a hobby? Because that too. 

 

9. What do you hope to get from blogging?

To become super famous, just kidding. Mostly to get my feels out in the open and be able to track my days. 

 

10. What is your favourite thing to do after a long, stressful day?

To be by myself with a glass of wine, music and some sort of activity that takes my mind away from it.

 

11. How do you want your child's upbringing to differ from yours?

I want to be able to provide the things they want and need. If they say they want to join the Browines or the Boy Scouts I don't want to have to say we can't afford it or we don't have time. I want to make sure I'm always there. My parents weren't bad people, they just had more kids than they really had the time for and money was always really tight. We moved a lot, I never really had a "home" that I could get attached to. I want to make sure we have a stable life for our child. 

 

 

Most of the blogs I follow have already done this, and I'm very new to following blogs in general, so as a total cop out I nominate YOU! You, whoever is reading this and hasn't done this yet. And as an extra cop out, same questions because I'm lazy and I'm terrible at this sort of thing.