17 Weeks

Pregnancy Update June 18, 2012



This is what 10:30pm after eating WAY too much theater popcorn gets me! :)

Full panel maternity pants rolled down for the pic - sexy, huh? :)

Thank you to my beautiful SIL for this cute maternity shirt surprise gift! Love it & you, K!



How far along: 17 weeks.

Size of baby: 5.1 inches, 5.9 oz. - an "Onion"  (Please note that last week we were at 3.5 oz! WOW!)

What developed this past week: Baby has mastered some simple reflexes such as swallowing, sucking & blinking! And, fun for all, baby can get the hiccups. Excited to feel that pregnancy phenomenon! :)

Sweet child is now forming fat underneath the skin to prepare for life outside the womb! Can't wait to kiss those smooshy cheeks! (Please, God, not TOO smooshy! No 10 lb baby please! lol)

Weight Gain: 7.6 pounds! Good news - I didn't gain an ounce since last Thursday's weigh in. So even though I gained 3.4 pounds in 10 days, I at least didn't gain MORE through 14 days - avg of 1.75 lbs in 2 weeks - I can handle that :)  (SIDENOTE: Don't get me wrong - I am not at ALL opposed to gaining weight, as long as I know it's because the baby needed it, not because I ate out and had junk food too much!)

Maternity clothes: Tried on the new maternity pants I ordered - mostly love them. A couple are too big and are going back. I haven't worn my "normal" pants in about a week, and therefore am not even sure if they still fit. These maternity pants are much more comfortable at this point. I can still fit my regular shirts, but they have to be longer in order to cover the not-so-sexy panel sewn into my mat. pants now that I'm not wearing normal pants/jeans.

Gender: 4 days! Things are getting crazy up in here!

Movement: Feeling the baby move more and more! :) Just today, 6/18, I've felt a couple bigger kicks, not just soft flutters! Definitely not strong/painful, but a jolt more than a swipe. In the last week, there were still a few days that I didn't notice any movement, I think because I wasn't still enough or paying attention enough to notice when it did happen. I hear that once these bigger kicks start, you don't have to be still anymore to feel them! I'm excited for that, because now that I sometimes feel them, if I don't feel anything for awhile, I try to wake the baby up and make him/her move to reassure me that all is well in there.

Sleep: Sleeping well. Random crazy dreams still. (Mom, you're not pregnant, right?! And I'm pretty sure I didn't get a gecko as a pet... :))

What I miss: Nothing I miss other than non-cramping muscles. It seems the past 2-3 weeks I've had my feet, calves & butt muscles cramp up fairly often! Trying to eat more bananas for their potassium, and I also replenished my prenatal vitamin supply that had run out while I was on vacation. Hopefully that will help, since taking regular one-a-day vitamins in the interim probably didn't do much to help.

Cravings: No specific cravings still. My father got to experience this week what Caleb has to deal with daily when he asks what I want for dinner. Dad and I went to lunch on Thursday and he tried to have me pick the restaurant... Sorry! Can't! Nothing sounds good until I walk in and smell it. Then I'm hungry for whatever good food I'm smelling! At least I'm easy to please, as long as you're willing to choose! :)

Best moment this week: Caleb's first Father's Day! (separate post with those fun details) Also, feeling more and more movement!

What I am looking forward to: The anatomy scan being over and knowing baby is growing strong and big and 100% healthy (Please, God!)! And being able to feel the result of that in his/her kicks and movements! To go along with that, I'm SO excited for when Caleb (and others) can feel the kicks too!