20 Week Pregnancy Update

I'm now 20 weeks and the idea that this little baby is a boy is sinking in more and more.  It definitely makes this whole experience a lot more real!


How far along:  20 Weeks

How big is baby: The length of a banana (at our ultrasound a couple days ago, he was 12 ounces!)

Weight Gain: 4 pounds according to my last doctors visit. I go again in a couple weeks.  We'll see how much then.

Sleep: Stareting to feel a little more uncomfortable when I sleep.  I feel heavier in my tummy so it's getting a little more difficult to turn over at night, but still, not that bad yet.  I try and stay off my back when I sleep, but sometimes I wake up and I'm on my back, which apparently isn't a good position to sleep in, especially the farther along I get.  Still having to pee a lot, especially during the early morning hours before my alarm goes off. Weird.

Craving: The salad bar phase is over I think, but the last couple days I've been really wanting fruit.  I went to the store last night and bought some peaches, strawberries, nectarines, raspberries and blackberries. Could be course things to be craving so I'm ok with it! I also sometimes really crave tacos, especially from Taco Time.  This is not good and I try to resist, but sometimes I just have to go get some! They are so good to me!

Feeling: I'm feeling the baby move more and more lately.  Some days it's more noticeable than others.  The ultrasound tech said my placenta is on the outside of my uterus so I might not be feeling as much yet.  But it should continue to move back as I grow.

Random: Our 20 week ultrasound went great! I was so, so nervous before hand. I really just wanted everything to look healthy and normal.  But everything looked good and the baby is growing right on track. It was so cool to see him so developed, to see his bones, his heart beating, his spine....it was awesome. I sometimes can't wrap my mind around how amazing creating a baby is.  It's so crazy how it all just happens, day by day, little by little, until you have this fully formed, functioned human. Such a miracle.

We did find out however that this little guy probably has an extra toe on his left foot and possibly an extra finger on his left hand (it was tough to see his hand good enough to definitely know). This isn't a big deal ultimately and something we kind of expected. Dan was born with 6 fingers and 6 toes (the extras were removed when he was a few months old) and it runs in his family. So we knew there was a 50/50 chance our kids would have the same.  So anyways, it's very minor and something that can easily be taken care of once he's born.  I'm so thankful there was nothing else more seriously wrong with him! Everything else looked great! What a miracle and blessing!