21 weeks

25. feb

BABY'S SIZE     a pomegranite!  10.5 inches, 12.5 ish ounces.

WEIGHT GAIN     a few pounds.  i was kind of expecting that i would have gained like 20 pounds by now...

HOW I'M FEELING     super duper sick this week.  it's a cold, but i think this monster baby of ours makes me super susceptible, so it feels like 10 colds all at the same time.  i had to call in to work, sort of because i have a nasty cough, but mostly because i am ridiculously exhausted and can't even fathom staying awake for 12 hours straight, let alone actually do work.

WHAT I'M EATING     focusing on my veggies this week.  my guts are super thankful!  cereal is all i want to eat, but i feel better when i eat fruits and veggies.  so i'm trying my best.

HOW I'M CHANGING     i'm pooching and pooching.  i'm getting second glances from strangers, i've been noticing.

MOVEMENT     i can feel it!  it's wiggling all over the place!  it's so amazing!

SLEEP     still sleeping so much.  but waking up every 3 hours to pee.  so irritating.  i've started waking up a little more to roll over.  it takes a little more effort now.

THINGS THIS WEEK     i had my first super fun meeting with sciatica the other morning as i was getting into bed.  the fire shot down my leg and i almost screamed.  and all my muscles tensed up, so it was hard to relax enough for everything to kind of realign.  it was the worst.  it also helped me realize that the weird nerve pain in the small of my back was definitely NOT sciatica.
arley made me work while i was sick.  he made me do chores and i was very upset about this.  ask him what he did once he got the worst of it (hint:  it involves bed and video games).

LOOKING FORWARD TO     feeling better.  this cold has really taken it out of me.

FUN FACT     baby can suck its thumb and open its eyes.  it's also starting to develop the meconium - the super fun tar poop that is Impossible to clean off.

this is actually from week 19 (valentine's day!).
i forgot how my computer worked for a second and couldn't find my photos for the last few weeks...
can i play the pregnancy brain card?  or is that just for forgetfulness? (i have A LOT of that too...)