19

How far along: 19 weeks
Net weight gain/loss: up about 10 lbs.
Maternity clothes: Nothing but maternity pants! Still wearing most of my shirts, though.
Stretch marks: No (and let’s pray for none!!)
Belly button: innie
Sleep: Still interrupted every couple of hours for a bathroom break, but sleeping with a regular pillow between my legs helps me not toss and turn as much.
Baby movement: Yes! Loving it!
Food cravings: Captain D’s rice
Food aversions: No…
What I miss: Going for hours between bathroom breaks!
Looking forward to: Going to the dr. for an ultrasound this week…can’t wait to see Baby Girl again
Best moment this week: The Golden Tigers won their first playoff game. Now it’s time to take on the Trojans again!
Milestones: Baby Girl D’s skin is now covered with vernix caseosa, which protects it from the amniotic fluid. (If this didn’t happen, her skin would look like she’d taken a 9 month bath when she’s born.) She’s starting to grow hair and her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, vision, and touch. She can distinguish between bitter and sweet tastes. Some researchers think she can even hear our voices now! It’s time to get the books out and turn on the music!

Sunny Days and Shopping Dates

Win has really enjoyed the past couple of sunny days!

Doesn't he look happy to have been woken up?

Because I was desperately in need of pants to wear, we went shopping last night. We met a lovely (and slightly scary, crazy) employee at Motherhood. By the time we left, she knew my shoe size, my clothing size, my profession, and she'd made many trips to the dressing room to let me "try" something else. When we left, I knew her shoe size, her sister's shoe size, her father's profession, and more about her 5 year-old niece than I ever cared to know. Our purchases there were made just to get us out of there!! It's a good thing D is such a patient shopper, because we had to make a couple more stops to actually find pants that I could wear.

Belly Shot

Per my Dad's request, here's an updated belly shot...

18

This week, Baby Girl D is about the length of a dinner fork.

This week, Baby Girl D is the size of a sweet potato (but I know she's much cuter!).

How far along: 18 weeks
Net weight gain/loss: up about 7-8 lbs.
Maternity clothes: bought a couple more of pairs of pants last night
Stretch marks: No (and let’s pray for none!!)
Belly button: innie
Sleep: Still interrupted every couple of hours for a bathroom break, but sleeping with a regular pillow between my legs helps me not toss and turn as much.
Baby movement: Yes! Last week I could only feel Baby Girl move when I was sitting very still. For the past couple of days, I can feel her when I’m moving around, too.
Food cravings: Captain D’s rice/rice with Dale’s sauce
Food aversions: No…but when I smelled the ranch dip I was so craving a few weeks ago today, it made me gag! How can that be?!
What I miss: Diet Mountain Dew! I saw someone walking through the mall with one last night, and I so wished I could have a big gulp of a cold diet MD!
Looking forward to: Baby Girl’s Daddy feeling her move!
Best moment this week: Wearing maternity pants - Goodbye, BeBand!
Milestones: Baby Girl D is about the length of a dinner fork – now that’s a comparison I can understand! She weighs almost 7 ounces and she’s busy flexing her arms and legs. Her ears have moved to their final position and her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place (Her Daddy says “whoa!!”). If a loud sound is made, Baby Girl will raise her hands to cover her ears – how cute is that?!