Round 2: 19 weeks

How far along:  19 weeks

Baby Size:  Sunglasses, a softball, a hot dog, or a mango. 

Weight:  Apparently I gained 2lbs this last week.   I'm blaming it on being limited on what I can eat because of  my tooth issues so I ate whatever I could, and also feeling nauseous afterwards and not exercising plus the holiday weekend.  So not my fault...lol.   That puts me up about 8 lbs total.

Symptoms:  

• I don't know if this is pregnancy related or not, but I have no patience with Rob.  His jokes aren't funny and I'm so sensitive to everything he does or says it seems like.
• Also, my bowels, have been uh more active lately

Maternity Clothes: Yes.  Some of my regular shirts still fit but I'm wearing maternity ones because I got bored of the clothes I had.

Sleep:  It is better, but still not great really.  I don't wake up every hour anymore.  It's every 2 hours.

Cravings/Food Aversions:    I really wanted onion rings (the deep fried greasy kind) the other day.  Problem was that I had my wisdom teeth out so eating them with my front teeth was tough, but they were worth it. 

Not my picture, but just like these. 

Belly Button:  In

Rings on or off: On

Gender:  Maybe a boy?  I don't know.  Sometimes I see boy when  I picture it and sometimes girl.

Name:  Boy yes, Girl maybe?


Movement:  Yes.  At least I think so.  It feels twitchy at times, but it was right around the time I did with Eleanor.  So I'm pretty confident it's movement.   None of this happening yet. 

Stretch Marks:  None that I didn't already have

Best moment: Feeling real movement.  Getting the results from the screening and finding out it was normal.  The chance of down syndrome is 1/1,100, Trisomy 18 is less than 1/10,000 as is a neural tube defect.   I know that the blood work doesn't test for everything so there could still be problems, but I feel a little better.  

Looking forward to:  The anatomy scan Friday

Nervous about:  Appointment tomorrow and the anatomy scan Friday.  

What I miss:   Not worrying about everything, and being anxiety free.


Labor signs:  Nope

Appointments:   Tomorrow for a prenatal appointment (It's been 5 weeks) and the Anatomy Scan Friday.

Misc.  I got my wisdom teeth out and I'm so glad.  The pain was actually pretty minimal and I only took a Tylenol once and a norco once and that was it.  I still have some sensitivity on the side where they took out the bottom and the top but it's better.  I wish I would have done it years ago, but I was nervous about it and the cost.  

Last night I had a dream that we found out at the anatomy scan that it was twins.  We still stayed team green and it ended up being two girls.  I'm not really worried about a surprise baby showing up at this point (3 ultrasounds with just one little baby already), but I was still like uh, what if....?

The Eleanor Update: Week 19

Breastfeeding:  I like to nurse in the cradle position.  It's not always the most comfortable, but I love that she seems so snuggly with me.

On the flip side, she doesn't empty the breast as well in that position.  I nursed her several times on Saturday in that position and for the first time in a loooong time I woke her up that night at 2 am to feed her because I was so full and heading toward clogged ductdom.

Sleep:
I'm so tired.  I need sleep and even when given the opportunity to nap I just can't shut my mind off.

Misc:  I don't think I've mentioned this, but she's doing pretty good about sitting up.  She can hold the post for a little while before pitching forward or sideways.

She has her 4 month check up tomorrow and has to get shots.  It was so awful last time.  Her sweet little face when they poked her and she got that stunned look on her face and then starting crying.  I hated that moment.  I cried also.

Funny story:  We got Eleanor a high chair on Saturday (the one we had gotten as a shower gift had a narrow seat)  and Rob set it up and no joke, 30 seconds later she had a poop explosion.  Good thing that seat wiped clean so well.  Score one for our highchair.  We got this one, but in a different print.
(Chicco Polly High Chair)

She was so tired she couldn't keep her eyes open; she looked so funny.

A fake flower from my dad.

19 week update

How far along:  19 weeks

Baby Size:  softball or a mango

Weight:  I gained about a pound this last week.  I'm up right around 6 overall now.

Symptoms:   Apparently I had a bad case of pregnancy brain over the weekend. 

Maternity Clothes:  I think I still could wear my regular clothes, but I've started mixing them in.

Sleep:  I'm sleeping in 2 hour stretches so it's gotten better.

Cravings/Food Aversions:   I've jumped off the no caffeine bandwagon.  I knew it was fine to have before, but having given it up before getting pregnant I just didn't want to start again.  I haven't had a whole soda to myself, but I've been drinking off of Robs when he has it.  Yummy cherry coke!

Belly Button:  Way in.  I'd be surprised if it popped. 

Rings on or off: On

Gender:  GIRL!

Name:   We settled on a name this weekend.  We had the first name picked even before getting pregnant, but we needed a middle name.  It's not my favorite middle name, and I wouldn't have chosen it, but it was important to Rob and it does sound fine together.  I've started saying it so I can get used to it.   We are keeping the name a secret, probably will share before birth though.   I will say the name isn't just a random name we both liked.  There is sentiment behind it (actually both)

Movement: I felt a few little pokes last week and have been feeling something that almost feels like tickling (maybe that's the butterfly feeling).  I'm pretty sure it's her although it is sporadic. 

Best moment: I overhead Rob on the phone talking about being a father to a daughter and how he has heard that relationship is actually deeper with a daughter than a son (I have no idea if this is true), but just the way he was talking about wanting to take her out and do daddy/daughter things when she was older just melted my heart and made me smile.

Rob's great aunt gave us a blanket over the weekend that his great grandma made for his first baby before she died.  I never meet her so it was before we were even together (and we've been together almost 6 years).  I guess he went over there one day and they were working on them for all the kids, and Rob commented on how he liked the fabric and she made him one.  His great aunt has been saving it for years and was so excited to give it to us.  I love that there is meaning and a story behind it and that's it her connection to her great great grandma. 

Looking forward to:   Next week being half way done.

What I miss:  


Labor signs: No no no.  Nothing until 38 weeks please.

Appointments:  Next week at 20 weeks. 

Misc.  We visited Rob's grandparents on Sunday.  They got us a big box of diapers (they said it was a birthday gift for Rob, his birthday is Friday), and a cute bag that had a few outfits, bibs and blankets in it.  Baby girl is spoiled already! 

I've had my aunts on my my mom's and dad side's talk to me already about baby showers.  Aah it seems so soon.