19 Weeks Pregnant

How far along? 19 Weeks (completed 5/10/14)

Week 19

Total weight gain: No weight gain this week, which is just crazy because I specifically ate way more this week after hearing baby was measuring 2 days small for our due date. So I thought I'd definitely be a couple pounds heavier this week. Oh well, still up 9lbs total so far.

Maternity clothes: Didn't buy anything new, and probably won't for a while if I do at all. No maternity clothes in the pics this week either. Somehow I managed just to squeeze into my pre pregnancy stuff. Bad idea by the way. Boobs just aren't meant to be that smashed for that long! It was pure bliss to take that dress and belt off after church! Haha

Stretch marks? No new ones, thank heavens! I have a feeling they are about to start popping up all over though. Really not looking forward to it. But hey, maybe I'll get lucky and bypass them on my tummy? Fingers crossed!

Sleep: Not too bad this week. No leg cramps, and my congestion started to die down so I slept a lot better than last week!

Best moment this week: Ummm.... our doctors appointment! It was our '20 wk' check up where they do an ultrasound to check all the of baby's vital organs and what not to make sure baby is growing healthy and there are no complications. I was soooo nervous going into it, but so relieved and happy after we left! Baby was still breech and sitting really low in my pelvis, so the u/s tech couldn't measure or see everything he needed to to make sure baby is completely healthy, however everything (like 90% of the needed things) he did check was looking great and healthy!  Happiest thing ever to hear I think! We are scheduled for another u/s at our next appt to finish checking the things they couldn't get this time. Also, luckily he was able to move baby just enough and go low enough that we were able to find out the sex of the baby!! YAY! You can find that out below. All in all, it was a fantastic day! :)

Miss anything? Not really missing anything this week. It was a good week!

Movement: Yes! I was hoping John would possibly be able to feel something this week from the outside, but no luck. One night while we were watching tv, I kept my hand on my stomach to see if I could feel from the outside and their was one movement I know I could, so I told him to hurry and come over. But baby stopped moving after that, silly baby.... must be shy. Maybe in a couple weeks he'll get to feel some of the fun!

Food cravings: Dutch oven potatoes! Oh my gosh, I can't even tell you how badly I want those this week! I wish we had a dutch oven so we could've made some, but we don't. Good thing we get some on Mothers Day! Seriously cannot wait!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Still just the riding passenger thing, so we try to avoid that at all costs.

Gender: Its a................................ GIRL!!! :D I am so excited!! John was slightly disappointed in the appointment when we found out. He was totally set on it being a boy this week, but he's still really excited too. And lets get real, he is going to be wrapped around her itty bitty finger, he'll love it! One of the reasons I am so excited it's a girl also, is that this will be the very first baby girl on my side of the family. I put baby in italics simply because I already have a beautiful little niece on that side, however she was introduced into our lives when she was a bit older. I want to say maybe around 4 or 5? So she is really the first girl grand daughter, but we didn't get to enjoy her as a baby. So glad she is in our family now though! My mother however, is just simply ecstatic that she gets a baby grand daughter finally! All of my brothers have had adorable little boys so far, but she has been dying to buy sundresses and girl clothes for far too long. You're welcome Mom! ;)

Labor signs: None

Symptoms: Headaches, headaches, headaches... they are unrelenting. Got a bit of nausea on Friday and Saturday. I have been having a lot of acid reflux, which is just gross and uncomfortable. I also lost a lot of my energy I had gained back recently. I was just exhausted all week! A lot of shortness of breath too... like all the time. Who knew breathing would become such a chore, haha! Honestly though, I feel so much better now than I did in the first trimester that I am just happy it's not as bad and I feel way more normal.

Belly button in or out? In, however I have noticed over the last couple weeks that my belly button is way more shallow than it used to be. So so weird! Makes sense though, what, with a big old baby filled uterus moving up past it, haha! I just really don't want it to pop out, though I know that is very unlikely.

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy! Just such a good week. Loved, loved, loved it :)

 
Looking forward to: The halfway mark next week and it all being downhill from there. I cannot believe we have made it halfway through already (well, almost).