Thoughts on Pregnancy: 20 Weeks and Half Way There!

I am 19 Weeks and 3 Days in this photo!Woohoo! It feels completely insane to say that I am halfway through my pregnancy with this little babe!! Totally and completely insane. Everything felt like it was moving really slowly for a long time and maybe it still does feel that way? But then I think about being HALF WAY done and it starts to put things into perspective a bit – time is flying. So far, January has been a pretty chaotic month and yes I know – we’re only a week in. Nate caught Pneumonia on our trip to Washington DC, I was coming off of being sick for almost a month, our pet died, my parents arrived at our house the day we returned from DC to stay with us and start their house buying process (a GOOD thing. But I always like to be a good hostess and not an exhausted mess). It was nuts!

Plus, I’ve been going back and forth on what type of care I really feel I need during this pregnancy. I keep wanting to stay with my doctor because of convenience but my gut is telling me that a Midwife is what I’m truly looking for – personalized care, someone to truly talk to me and answer my questions, someone to look out for me when I don’t know something. Being pregnant for the first time is kind of scary, and being made to feel like you should just KNOW things or you should have to figure it all out yourself without any guidance is a terrible feeling. I shouldn’t have to feel that way, ya know? On a happier note – after much confusion with different doctor offices and scheduling issues, I am having my anatomy ultrasound a week from today! Nate and I are so excited to see cutie again and make sure that he is truly healthy! We can’t wait! I’m constantly just wondering what he’s up to in there – is he okay, is he growing, am I drinking enough, am I eating well enough, am I taking enough vitamins???? Ahhh! And then I get on the Bump message boards for all of the May 2015 babies and read the horror stories of low amniotic fluid and bad test results. So then of course I’m Googling things like how to tell if your amniotic fluid is low until 1AM. This is not normal behavior is it?

But any way – I found this cute little survey to help me sort my updates a bit! It’s not that interesting and it is more for me than anyone. =) But enjoy!

How Far Along Are You: 20 weeks! Half way!!
How Big Is The Baby?: According to my pregnancy app, he is about 10 1/2 ounces and the size of a banana!
How Much Weight Have You Gained?: Right around 10 lbs. I was around 140 to start with and now I’m 150!
Maternity Clothes: I’ve been wearing maternity clothes for a while because, hello comfortable! But most of my dresses are still fitting at this time. Strangely enough it’s my chest that is causing my regular clothing to not fit, not the bump! Unless I wear something pretty form-fitting most people are completely shocked when I say I’m 20 weeks!
Stretch Marks: Nope! Not yet! I’ve been using my Save My Skin body oil by Pure Romance and it seems to be working well!
Sleep: My sleep issues have gotten much better with the right pillow placement and fewer trips to the bathroom. I’ve definitely been having strange dreams though and I’m starting to wake up feeling very hot in the middle of the night. ALSO- I have developed a strange rash on the insides of my arms that itches like crazy. If I don’t take Benedryl before bed I wake up in the middle of the night scratching my arms off.
Best Moment This Week: Going baby shopping with Nate over the weekend. We went to look at cribs and ended up buying a few outfits that we found on sale. We’ll be buying our crib very soon AND I’ve picked out a car seat. =D
Movement: I don’t feel him often but when I do it’s very obvious that there’s a baby twirling around in there! I sat down at work a few mornings ago and could feel him moving for several minutes very low on the left side. Made my day! I’m hoping that this anterior placenta will move a bit and I’ll feel him more!
Food Cravings: I haven’t had any really strong cravings in a while.
Food Aversions: Guacamole, pickles.
Labor Signs: Nooo way.
Belly Button In or Out: Still in, but barely!
What I Miss: Unlimited cups of coffee. Being able to do drops/learn new things in aerial class! WINE. Beer. Sushi. My immune system…
What I’m Looking Forward To: My anatomy ultrasound on the 15th!