19

How the heck did I make it to 19 weeks already?  On St. Patty's day, I'll be 20 weeks, and officially halfway done with this pregnancy!  At the beginning, each passing week took for.ev.er to get through, and even the 12, 13 and 14 weeks felt like some of the longest weeks of my life.  Now?  The weeks are flying by.  It probably doesn't hurt that I have had 6 or 7 snow/cold days closing down school in my district since early January.  Or the fact that I am now at Spring Break, and we're starting our last trimester at school next week.  I'm sure time will slow down again for a bit, but once May hits, things are going to start getting crazy again!

Kale decided to join me this week :)

How far along?   19 weeks.  According to all of those pregnancy sites, this baby is now the size of a mango from head to rump, and weighs about 8.5 oz.  How do I have a mango-sized human (not including the arms & legs) residing in my uterus??  Crazy.

Total weight gain/loss: Again, I'm bad at this.  I just hope that the doctor doesn't tell me I've gained too much.  I think I'm supposed to be gaining about 1/2 lb per week right now.

Maternity clothes?  I've realized that maternity shirts definitely make me look more obviously pregnant than my regular shirts, so I've been making sure to wear the maternity ones out in public so people can figure out that I am pregnant, and not just fat.  I got some full panel jeans at Macy's today that fit really well (the Target pair stretches out quite fast), so I'm excited to start wearing those more regularly.

Hooray for maternity shirts.  Especially shirts with horizontal stripes that make your belly look even bigger!

 
Stretch marks? Not yet.

Symptoms: I fill up quickly at meals.  Slower digestion. Large belly.

Sleep:  This has been a bad sleep week.  I wake up a lot at night, but I'm not quite sure if I'm awake or dreaming.  Either way, it's exhausting.  I'm grateful to have the chance to catch up on my sleep this week.

Best moment this week: Feeling REAL kicks yesterday!  It was the strangest sensation- imagine you are driving over a really hilly road, and your stomach drops when you pass a large dip.  That stomach drop feeling plus rolling and kicking just below my belly button is the best way to describe it!  It was amazing, and I can't wait to feel it with more consistency (though I may be kicking myself for saying that when I'm being kicked in my bladder or ribs all the time)
 
Have you told family and friends: Everyone knows!

Miss Anything? Nope

Movement: **See the "Best moment this week" question**  I think this baby hangs out pretty far back in my uterus, especially after yesterday's events.  I could tell that the baby was closer to the front of my ute yesterday.  I wish I could figure out a way to coax the little one to hang out in front the majority of the time so that Luke can feel him/her move soon!

Food cravings: I'm still on an ice cream/frozen yogurt kick this week.  With the warmer weather, I've been enjoying iced decaf lattes again.

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Nothing in particular.  Hot, meaty meals still aren't my favorite thing, but I can stomach them.
 
Have you started to show yet: I haven't had any strangers make comments, but those who know (especially coworkers) have started to comment on how much more pregnant I look.

Baby is a: ??

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Back to being just happy.  Hormonal sometimes.  I can cry like it's my job.

Looking forward to: More kicks!