We've been trying to pack and get our apartment ready to move in the next week or two. I started moving boxes into the new apartment. We're very excited about our new place! It's the perfect size for us and baby! It has such character - like the tiled floor in the hallway, and the stained glass window in the nursery, and the clawfoot bathtub in the bathroom!
I had a little scare this week at work. I was carrying a box, and accidentally bumped into something, and the box bumped really hard into my abdomen. I had some pain and cramping for a few minutes afterwards, which soon subsided to just minor cramping for the next few hours. I had just gotten to work, and had a really busy day, so I stayed until I was finished with all the important stuff, then headed to the Midwife office to get checked out. Baby was kicking and moving around like crazy! Baby's heartbeat was fine, as well as my blood pressure. And she said my uterus didn't feel like it was contracting or anything, so all was well. It's just scary to think that I'm responsible for this growing human inside of me! I know that baby is well protected, but it's still scary!
Baby Simmons is about 6 inches long this week (crown to rump), and weighs around 8.5 ounces! Inside baby's brain, specialized areas are developing for sensory development - smell, touch, taste, hearing, and vision. A waxy, protective coating called vernix caseosa is forming on its skin to prevent it from pickling over the next few months in the amniotic fluid. Another big development - baby's hair has started to grow from its scalp!
Here's me at 19 weeks!
How far along? 19 weeks
Maternity clothes? Yes, pants, and I just ordered a few maternity shirts from Old Navy that should be coming in soon!
Total Weight Gain: Down .5 pound this week, making 11 pounds lost total
Sleep: I'm trying to get used to sleeping on my side more, and not my back, even though the midwife said that as long as I'm not having any adverse symptoms, that wasn't a big deal. But I still worry. I have a pillow that goes between my knees, and a pillow that I stuff around my belly to kind of prop it up lol. I need to get a body pillow!
Best moment this week: I was at a meeting for VN, and when we were doing worship, as soon as we started singing, baby started moving around like crazy! It was the first time I've been able to feel baby while I was standing up (instead of lying or sitting down!). When the singing stopped, baby stopped. Then baby started kicking again during the next song!
Miss Anything? Not getting up like 3 times during the night to go pee
Movement: I feel baby everyday now, though still no super distinctive kicks - more like twitches.
Food cravings: Lemonade!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still just the smell of cooking bacon
Any other symptoms? Random tiredness - some days, I just need a nap.
Have you started to show yet: Yes, baby is growing bigger!
Gender prediction: I keep going back and forth between boy and girl, and so does Steve!
Labor Signs: Nope!
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: A little of both
Looking forward to: This week has finally arrived - I can't believe it! On Friday, we go in for our anatomy scan - that means we get to see our little clover again! And then Saturday - the Gender Reveal Party!!!! Let's hope that baby cooperates for the scan!!
Oh, here's our super cute invite to our party!
Hope to see some of you there!
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