20 Weeks

We are half way there (or less)!!!  This week has been good, but I've noticed I am starting to retain some water. I occassionally feel the baby move and that is really exciting! I ordered his bedding and it came in this week, which was fun! We decided not to register for it since it was the only thing that would have been from another store. But better still, I was able to find it on-line for a lot cheaper than at any store, so we got a good deal on it. I got the quilt, bumper, fitted sheet, dust ruffle, one valance panel, diaper stacker, two blankets, two pieces of wall art on canvas, wall applique stickers and the mobile. So now we really have go get to work on the nursery!!

As the summer days get hotter and longer I am so thankful for our pool - although this week its getting taken down and moved to the new pad we are having built...but it is a wonderful treat on a hot day and it feels great to stretch out and kick around in! It's the only real exercise I am getting these days so thankfully its also relaxing and enjoyable at the same time!

This week from the webiste:
Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel – the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.) He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Congratulations! You've hit the halfway mark in your pregnancy. The top of your uterus is about level with your belly button, and you've likely gained around 10 pounds. Expect to gain another pound or so each week from now on. (If you started your pregnancy underweight, you may need to gain a bit more; if you were overweight, perhaps a bit less.) Make sure you're getting enough iron, a mineral that's used primarily to make hemoglobin (the part of your red blood cells that carries oxygen). During pregnancy, your body needs more iron to keep up with your expanding blood volume, as well as for your growing baby and the placenta.