20 weeks

18. feb

BABY'S SIZE     a banana!  6.5 inches, 10 ish ounces.

WEIGHT GAIN     eh.  still not tracking.  i think it mostly just stresses me out.  am i gaining enough?  am i gaining too much?  am i going to get gestational diabetes next week?

HOW I'M FEELING     great, other than this awful cold i'm sporting.  it always seems to be something.

WHAT I'M EATING     we ate some SERIOUS new mexican food today.  like crying, face and neck flushing, chugging half a gallon of water, serious.  arley says that's what he always used to eat when he was sick and it made him feel better.  and then he had the heartburn of a pregnant woman.  :)

HOW I'M CHANGING     my belly is aaaaalmost a pregnant belly, rather than just poochy.  my back is super tweaky, and i check my rings every day to make sure today is not the day they will have to be cut off swollen fingers.  so far so good.

MOVEMENT     i am 95% sure i am feeling some wiggles!  FINALLY!  the other 5% tells me that it's my guts...

SLEEP     still needing about 18 hours of sleep a day, it feels like.  last night i slept the whole night without getting up for the bathroom.  which means i got very dehydrated on my drive (even though i was stopping every 2 hours for a potty break, AND drinking the entire day).

THINGS THIS WEEK     IKEA trip!  woo hoo!  we are now the proud owners of a beautiful, beautiful crib.  for a real live baby!  curtesy of yaya and pop, who sneakily bought it after i made sure the checkout lady knew it was meant for my purchase.  we are very thankful and can't wait to put it together, and start decorating the nursery!  only one coat of paint left to go!!

LOOKING FORWARD TO     we are hopefully going to have a garage sale in the next week or so to get rid of many many things that are piling up around here.  looking forward to a clutter free house!

FUN FACT     baby has working taste buds and is swallowing a few ounces of amniotic fluid a day.