23 Weeks

It's been a few weeks since I've done a Bumpdate-- but we've been quite busy the last few weeks. It's been an exciting and fun busy! We had a quick getaway to Amelia Island, FL and went to Indiana for our gender reveal party with family. I will post about each of these on their own, along with a few pics from our trip & party. But for now, I will leave you with a few pics from Week 23 and a short update on the pregnancy/baby.

How far along? 23 Weeks (and 2 days)

Baby Size: Around 11-11.5 inches or the Size of a Grapefruit!

Total weight gain: around 16 lbs.

Maternity clothes? I'm still wearing maternity pants (love them!) and alternating a few normal shirts/sweaters & a few maternity. I can finally somewhat fill out a maternity shirt & a few of my normal shirts are getting too tight/short if I try to wear them. 

Stretch marks? Not yet! 

Sleep: MUCH Better! My Snoogle is AMAZING!!! No discomfort while sleeping, just potty breaks in the middle of the night-- I'll take it! I have started having weird dreams. I dreamed that if you pressed hard enough on my belly, it would glow & you could see the baby inside of me!

Recap of last few weeks: We enjoyed an amazing getaway to Amelia Island, shared the news of baby Boy with family & friends at our gender reveal in Indiana, and really just busy planning nursery/registry for baby-- along with the busy work life! 

Miss Anything? A glass of wine on a stressful day-- but other than that I am loving pregnancy right now!

Movement: Yes! He's most active on my drive to work, after meals, and of course when I'm trying to go to sleep! 

Food cravings: I've been on a Spicy/Salty kick the last couple of weeks-- anything with jalapeno has sounded great! However, I have still enjoyed a few sweets here & there (especially our visit to Indiana-- I always eat lots of treats when I'm visiting home!)

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Gender: BOY!

Labor Signs: No.

Symptoms: Growing Belly, Baby Movement, Some Indigestion, Some strong pelvic pains that happen randomly  :(

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Mood: Happy for the most part! No crazy mood swings in a few weeks-- yay!

Looking forward to: I know it's several weeks out, but I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. We only got to see our family for a couple of days-- it was such a teaser! My family is visiting for Thanksgiving this year, so I'm ready for that-- especially since we'll be working on the nursery & shopping on Black Friday for baby deals :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week!



 

20 Weeks-- Halfway There!

We're halfway there! This pregnancy is flying by & before we know it our sweet baby will be here! This month will especially be an exciting month that will surely go by quickly. Matt and I found out the baby's gender last week & we will be visiting family in Indiana next weekend for our big "gender reveal." This weekend we will be taking a quick "Babymoon" (even though Italy was truly our babymoon) to the beach this weekend. We got to thinking that it might be nice for us to do a short getaway to the beach before the next time we go & will have a little one to watch after. We have also declared this our super early, 3 year anniversary celebration-- since I will be huge in December, the beach will be colder, and the holidays make things too busy to really celebrate then anyway. There is so much to look forward to these next couple of weeks :)

Now for the 20 Week Bumpdate-- with pics from both 19 & 20 weeks: 

How far along? 20 Weeks

Baby Size: Approximately 5.6 inches or the size of a sweet potato! 

Total weight gain: about 11.5-12ish lbs. I have only gained 1.5-2 lbs. in one month--finally evened out from my early weight gain! Yay! Hoping I stay on track now. 

Maternity clothes? Still just maternity pants-- I can still get by with my normal skirts, dresses, and shirts.

Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Pretty good for the most part. Still need to get that pillow soon! 

Recap of last week: We hosted a wedding shower for a couple in our small group & had a wonderful evening with great friends! We found out baby's gender (won't reveal to the world until after gender reveal with family on Oct. 18th)!!!! We also went to Skytop Orchard to pick apples & eat my favorite donuts ever-- Apple Cider Donuts. We celebrated Matt's birthday a couple weeks early at the Oktoberfest, which is what he requested we do as his birthday gift/celebration this year. 

Miss Anything? Not really. I can't think of anything this week.

Movement: Yes! Matt has been able to feel the little kicks, which really only feel like a muscle twitch from the outside-- but they're getting stronger each & every week! Baby is growing & getting so much stronger :)

Food cravings: Sweets of all kinds & still loving my fresh fruit. An occasional salty treat (popcorn or chips/guac) sounds good too! I'm not so sure I'm really craving one versus the other, but definitely crave sweets more in pregnancy than I did before. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!

Gender: It's a......Healthy Baby! 

Labor Signs: No.

Symptoms: Growing Belly, Movement/Flutters, Indigestion, Round Ligament Pain, & Dry/Itchy Eyes

Belly Button in or out? In.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Mood: Happy for the most part! Can be somewhat emotional at times (thanks, hormones)!

Looking forward to: Beach trip with my hubby & of course the gender reveal party in Indiana!

 

 

 

 

 

 



20 Weeks-- Halfway to meeting baby :)