Pregnancy Update July 16, 2012
Size of baby: 10.5 inches, 12.7 oz. - a "large banana" or "carrot". Baby grew 4 inches this week! Talk about a growth spurt! A couple oz were packed on too.
What developed this past week: This week, the baby's digestive system has developed enough for Bryson to begin swallowing amniotic fluid and absorbing small amounts of sugar, thought most nutrients are still delivered through the placenta.
Weight Gain: 14 pounds.
Maternity clothes: All maternity pants, often maternity shirts.
Gender: IT'S A BOY! "Bryson Nicholas"
Movement: Lots of moving going on! Seems once he starts, he can't stop. :) MANY people have been able to feel him moving this past week - so fun! Sometimes I lay down and pull my shirt up just to watch him bump and wiggle around. Crazy to see!
Sleep: Sleeping well for the most part still. But I've come to a new crossroad. I woke up the other night with a very sharp pain on my right side. I'm pretty sure it was my round ligament yelling at me for not putting a pillow under my belly while I was sleeping on my right side. Apparently, my belly is now big enough to need propped up so that it doesn't pull on my ligament for hours! The Snoogle body pillow has yet to be broken out, so maybe now is the time!
What I miss: Nothing this week!
Cravings: Nothing. Though cereal still always sounds good. Since I've only really mentioned eating Lucky Charms, let me be clear that I do eat other kinds - I especially like Strawberry Frosted Mini-Wheats too.
Best moment this week: Being on vacation with my family - lots of them got to feel Bryson's little body and his kicking! The wedding was fun too :)
What I am looking forward to: Dr. Appt 7/18. I think they'll start measuring my belly now! I'm interested to see how many weeks I'm measuring since EVERYONE tells me how small I am!
For kicks and giggles, I threw together this collage so I could see the body changes better.
It's crazy to think back to being 5 weeks pregnant and remembering that I always wanted to suck in (but my husband would yell at me) because I thought I looked fat! AND considering the fact that people constantly tell me I'm small or that they can't even tell I'm pregnant, I'm amazed at how big I am at 20 weeks! Big changes in 16 weeks of gestation!
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