BB2.0: 21 Weeks

21 weeks already!  I'm a day late this week, but Dan and I spent all last evening cleaning out my side of the closet, which was a HUGE undertaking (seriously, you have no idea) and I was too exhausted to move to the computer to blog afterwards.  Time is flying and I am feeling more whale-like with each passing day (and more anxious about my to-do list, I know I say it every week!).  I still have a long way to go, but I'm sure it will fly by much like the rest of this pregnancy has thus far!  We are at the beach with my family for a mini vacay, so I'm going to keep it short and sweet for the first time ever tonight.

Size of Baby B 2.0:  Baby Boy weighs 3/4 of a pound and is around 10.5 inches long, about the size of a carrot.

He now has eyebrows and eyelids and will start to move a lot more.

Weight Gain So Far:  I actually have not weighed myself this week because I forgot to do it before we came to the beach.  I think I must look huge because someone asked me this week if I was sure I wasn't having twins.  PUNCH.  Anyway, I'm sticking with 8 lbs for now and hoping that all of the recent doughnuts won't come back to bite me.  

Cravings:  Still digging tomato soup and grilled cheese from Cafe Carolina (or lentil soup from Whole Foods), and of course still inhaling the Golden Grahams.

Aversions:  Thankfully, we're still in the clear here.

Symptoms:  No changes.  Exhausted, 24/7 full bladder, a little cramping, a few headaches.  My weird skin rash under my wedding rings has finally cleared up so I wore my rings today for the first time in weeks.  We'll see how long I can do so.

Movement:  Baby boy has really started moving this week.  His movements are still sporadic but I have noticed longer stretches of movement and I'm loving every minute!  It may sound weird, but I missed that part of my pregnancy after Lilly's birth.

What I Miss:  I can't really think of anything that I miss this week.  I think I've been too busy!

Signs of a Bump:  Behold the whale/elephant:

Oddly enough, I wore the same shirt for my 21 week photo with Lilly as well:

What I'm Thankful For:  PTO and fabulous weather.  Although I have a few things I need to knock out for work tomorrow morning, I am looking so forward to shutting down and relaxing for a few days.  I can't wait for the rest of our family (especially my nephew, Mason!) to get here on Friday!  The weather forecast says it's going to be glorious, and Mom says it's been beyond perfect all week.  Bring on the sunshine!  Also thankful for an easygoing baby girl who was awake for the entire car ride to the beach, but went to bed over two hours late with no problems whatsoever after arriving, getting a doughnut from Aunt Hopey and exploring for a little while.  Love her!

What I'm Looking Forward To:  October has a lot of fun things in store!  To name a few, we are planning a trip to the pumpkin patch, there is a "costume parade" at Lilly's school (seriously can't wait for this), Halloween, and we get to meet baby Dorothy...the list goes on!

Next Doctor Appointment:  October 22 with my homegirl the Nurse Practitioner.

That's it for me!  It's not likely that I'll blog for the rest of the week, but I'll be back Sunday or Monday, surely with millions of photos to share.  

Happy Hump Day!

Sarah

21 Week Update

Seriously, I know I say this every week...where have the past 21 weeks gone?  As I said earlier, I haven't been stressing much yet because I kept thinking to myself, "I'm not even halfway there, we have plenty of time."  Well friends, the time has come to get on the ball!

Size of Geronimo: A banana.  She's growing up so fast!  This week, Geronimina's womb is currently stocked up with her lifetime supply of six million eggs.  The number will apparently drop to around one million by birth.  That is a lot of eggs.

Weight Gain So Far: I weighed in on Friday and then again this morning and according to my home scale I'm around +6.  I'll report back next week after my doctor's appointment.

Cravings: Still chili!  I had my chance to make it over the weekend when it was so cold, but didn't - and now it's warming up a little.  Soon enough!  Other than that, nothing new to report.

Aversions: Nada, woohoo!

Symptoms: Nothing really new to report here, either, except my skin is pretty itchy, so I've been making sure to give my skin some extra TLC and moisturizing.  Also, this week for the first time I had a nose bleed.  One more weird thing that I've noticed, which is unusual, is hair growth.  I can't remember if I mentioned this before or not - probably not because it's pretty strange - but the hair on my stomach all of a sudden resembles a woolly mammoth, while my leg hair hardly grows at all.  Now do trust that I am not complaining about the lack of leg hair, but the stomach hair freaks me out.  I have talked to girlfriends who told me that's completely normal and it will go away post-baby, but it is so weird.  I have been telling Dan he's going to have to help me wax it.  Yuck.  And ouch.

Movement:  I am pretty sure we have a future kickboxer/aerobics instructor/dancer/gymnast on our hands.  She goes NUTS, y'all.  It is so neat to feel, I wish I could describe it.  No one else can feel it yet - Dan thought he felt it once before, but hasn't been able to since.  On one hand it is annoying because I REALLY want him to feel it, but on the other it's kind of neat that only I can feel it.  Cheeeeeeesy, I know.

What I Miss: Cute clothes!  As I mentioned yesterday, I went shopping with Katy over the weekend and we bought some GREAT stuff, so I've been missing being able to shop with all of the fun new fall clothes coming out.

Things I am Thankful For: Feeling extra thankful for great friends this week.  You know who you are!

What I’m looking Forward To:  VACAY!  Yep, another one.  Can't believe it's already here!  We've been trying to make it out to California to visit my girlfriend Sheila for what seems like forever.  I was able to make it out by myself the year before last, and had such a great time, but I've really been wanting Dan to be able to go with me.  SO, now we are going and I can't wait!  We are going to be there for over a week - we're spending the first part of it with Sheila in Newport Beach (Orange County).  After that, we were lucky enough to be able to coordinate with my brother-in-law  Chris and his wife Andrea, so we're going to meet them in Palm Desert for the remainder of our vacay.  Seriously can't wait.

Signs of a Bump: Lord have mercy, yes.  At this point there are plenty of people, friends and strangers alike, who have commented that I look further along than I am...not sure whether to be flattered or offended!  I told Dan tonight, I'm a little worried about how big I already am and what that means about how big I'm going to get.  See for yourself (not a chance of the pre-maternity jeans I'm wearing in this picture zipping - thank you for existing, belly band):

Next Doctor Appointment: Friday.  I don't think there's anything crazy with this one, just a normal check in with the doctor.  I'll report back next week!

Not too much in the way of updates, I guess, but I'm trying hard to keep track of it because I think it will be fun to go back and read later, after Baby Baum has made her debut.  We went on our first two daycare visits today, so I'll report back on that in another post this week.  Also up this week, more gifts (!!!) as well as something I ordered which arrived last week.

Almost hump day!

Sarah