Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Pregnancy So Far


I'll be the first person to tell you when it comes to procrastinating... I could win a contest. It's hilarious because I'm extremely on top of it when it comes to certain things and my obsession with list-making can get to extremes sometimes. I'm a planner by nature, but just to throw a wrench in all my plans, God also gave me the ridiculous ability to throw caution to the wind and NAP. That being said, it's probably not one of my finer qualities. I'll try and post a few times a week, to keep friends in family in the loop with baby West, our household happenings, and obviously Cash, because he runs the show around here.

Without further ado, here's a little update about our pregnancy so far:
Today : 20 weeks 2 days

Weight Gain : 8ish pounds, although, last night when I weighed myself I was only up 6 pounds. All I really know is it has gotten pretty dang uncomfortable to button my pants and I’m not one to walk around with a ponytail holder holding my pants up. 

Maternity Clothes : For the most part I’m a yoga pants girl so I’ve not had to make any big commitments yet.  The photo above is a pretty good representation of where I'm at style wise right now. Hopefully I won't look back on this one day & shudder (I will).  Also, I did go up a scrub shirt size this past Sunday. My sister-in-law, Ashley, hooked me up with a HUGE bag full of maternity clothes last week for when I can’t fit in my normal clothes anymore.

Sleep : Such weird dreams. I’m usually a belly sleeper and this has gotten increasingly difficult. I often find myself waking up on my back, so I think I’ll have to invest in a big pillow soon. Thankfully, middle-of-the-night bathroom visits have decreased… for now.

Sickness: Still have some occasional nausea periodically, mostly when I’m hungry. I was super nauseous/vomiting weeks 8-18… It’s been nearly 2 weeks since I’ve thrown up!

Movement: Kicks and jabs, especially at night and after lunch. I started feeling movements about 18 weeks & it was about week 19 I realized what they were. I have an anterior placenta so it’s not very often that I feel baby rolling around, but when I do it is so bizarre.

Cravings: In the beginning, when I was getting sick multiple times a day it was frappucinos, milkshakes and smoothies. I'd just skip out on food for the most part. Once I started to enjoy food again, I craved steak, a bologna sandwich (which was not nearly as satisfying as I anticipated), donuts (per usual, this is also a non-pregnancy craving), steamed broccoli and Dr. Pepper. The only thing that has seemed to stick around was the Dr. Pepper. 

Favorite moment(s): Two ultrasounds, hearing the baby's heartbeat with the doppler, feeling the baby move, finding out our baby is a BOY and giving him a name!



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