20 Weeks

Halfway there! I can't believe how quickly this second trimester is going.  I feel so great, other than the occasional lower back pain, I just hope my payoff for being so sick early on is an easy-breezy second and third trimester!

Nursery painting is underway, however we have definitely hit a few snags in the process.  One of which being running out of paint after two walls, then having the Lowes paint guy give us the type of paint I shouldn't be around AND a slightly lighter color than our first batch.  Clay has been a real trooper and has taken on the majority of the painting for mine and Baby S's sake.  I'm sure he cannot wait for this one-day-job-turned-four-day-job to be over.

Our 20 week ultrasound couldn't have gone any better.  Baby has all the right parts in all the right places and was moving around like crazy! Baby is actually measuring one week ahead of schedule by weight, but who can blame him/her after the holidays?

 

How far along: 20 weeks

Gender: Still no idea-- and the window is officially closed as we aren't scheduled for any more ultrasounds!

Weight gain: 13 lbs.

Maternity clothes: Oh yes.  More coming via gap.com including my first pair of maternity jeans! Belly band is still doing the trick on my regular pants as well as a good ol' fashioned hair band.

Stretch marks: Still no! On to my second tube of Mustela Double Action Stretch Mark Cream.

Belly button in or out: Debatable--- almost flat as a pancake by the end of the day.

Sleep: Still not great-- I end up on my back and the sheer weight of my belly wakes me up as it's crushing me.

Best moment this week: Christmas food! Food is my main agenda these days.

Worst moment this week: Really nothing to report other than the lower back pain.

Miss anything: Nothing major-- although The Bachelor girls nights are about resume and I know I will be missing the red wine as we start our Monday traditions.

Movement: Still nothing more than flutters-- hoping they get stronger soon!

Cravings: Nothing exciting, but I do fancy a PB&J at least once every two days.

Queasy or sick: Feel great!

Looking forward to: Getting the nursery done and putting furniture together!

The 20 week bump.. thank goodness for stretchy maternity shirts.