Week 20 ~ Banana Baby! OUR BUN IS HALF WAY DONE BAKING!

How far along? 20 weeks!

Total weight gain: In just the two weeks since my 18 week appointment I'm pretty sure I've at least doubled my weight gain total :-/

Maternity clothes? My shirts are already starting to feel short, but I still have some good options. I can't wait for our shopping spree this weekend! I plan on getting some great staples and fun items! It's hard to be in this in-between phase where regular clothes are small, but maternity clothes are huge- I'm sure I'll figure something out! A friend gave me some great maternity items, but they are too big for now. 

Stretch marks? Nope! However I'm feeling more stretching so I think my baby bump is undergoing another growth spurt!

Sleep: I'm getting better about sleeping on my side... but definitely still not 100%. I have a regular pillow that I put behind me and it pretty much stays there. It's a good reminder to stay on my side, or I lay against it so I'm at a slight angle, and if I want to flip over it's perfect to "kick-stand" my knee on for a comfortable position :-)

Best moment this week: Our 20 week ultrasound! We happened to get a tech and radiologist that Hubbs and I know, so that always makes it more fun. All of baby's anatomy looks perfect! Baby had no qualms about showing off that he is indeed for sure a boy, but we couldn't get a good look at his face this time :-( Due to his position and the fact that he hasn't put on much fat yet, we weren't able to get a good image of his face in 3D. His measurements put him 5 days ahead of where his very first ultrasound did, so either he's older than we originally thought.... or just BIG!

Miss anything? Not really; I feel lucky that I'm enjoying most things about pregnancy so far! I get compliments all the time JUST because I'm pregnant LOL - that was an unexpected perk! It's funny when someone says "you look great!" and someone else in the room doesn't know that I'm pregnant so the look a little confused by the random general compliment :-P

Movement: YES!!!! HALLELUJAH! It has FINALLY happened! I've been having Braxton Hicks contractions so sometimes I would feel a twitch and think a contraction was coming on, but then it didn't.... I finally pieced together that I was feeling baby, not a contraction! It is the slightest twitch and I don't feel usually it until I relax and lay down in the evenings. One evening I put my hand over my lower abdomen with some pressure and could feel tiny taps! At first I thought it might just be my pulse, but it was irregular and some taps were stronger than others. Another evening when baby seemed really active Hubbs got to feel the little tiny taps, too!

Food cravings: Nada!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Just getting too hungry and then overeating later in the afternoon.... I just don't feel hungry and then I'm suddenly starving :-/ I need to be better about having small snacks. 

Gender: Confirmed again he's a boy in the 20 week ultrasound!

Labor signs: No.

Symptoms: Nope!

Belly button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time: Pretty happy this week!

Looking forward to: Shopping spree for fun new clothes that will look cute with a baby bump!