20 weeks

How far along:  20 weeks - halfway there!

How big is baby:  on average 10.5 ounces and 10 inches head to heel, a new measurement this week instead of crown to rump...the length of a banana

Weight gain:  didn't weigh myself this week, kind of don't want to

Stretch marks: none on the belly, minus one small suspicious mark near the belly button. Plenty on my hips and thighs from last pregnancy. I'm still unsure if there are any new stretch marks there or not.

Sleep: I had some insomnia this week when I woke up to use the bathroom. Once I'm up, my brain is on and takes sometimes an hour or more to turn back off. This resulted in a few afternoon naps this week.

Cravings/aversions: This week it was  strawberries, salads, and anything sweet. I'm not a huge sweets eater not pregnant, but I can't get enough right now. It started with Valentine's candy, now it's Easter candy and anything else. Cadbury creme eggs, nutella, basically anything chocolate. It's hard to balance the cravings with not overdoing it, but I'm trying.

Maternity clothes: yes to pants and most shirts, but I'm still fitting in a few longer pre-pregnancy shirts (the one in my picture this week is not maternity)

Movement: daily kicks and small movements, sometimes as high as my belly button or even an inch or two higher. This kid moved nonstop on Thursday.

What I'm loving: my full panel maternity pants. I found some under-belly pants from last time (that I never wore because they never stayed up) and wore them just to drop Isaac off at MDO. I was dying to get them off by the time I got home. By this point last time I was wearing my full panel pants with the panel rolled down. Maybe because it was summer and it was hot, but as of now I'm still wearing the panel up. We'll see as the weeks go on.

Symptoms: a few leg cramps here and there, and the constant feeling that baby is sitting on my bladder, lots of pulling and stretching feelings in my belly, and a very itchy belly, mostly on the underside

What I'm looking forward to: finding a name for this boy. I think we have 2 top favorites right now.

Best moment of the week: Rodney got to feel the baby kick on Sunday at 19w1d. He is still impatient at this point and doesn't like to wait around too long, so that's the only time it has happened.

How I'm feeling: My energy was back down this week after several weeks of feeling good. Even on the nights I slept good and went back to sleep right after my bathroom trip, I still felt sluggish and tired the next days. 

We didn't get many printed pictures from our ultrasound last week, and this is the only profile shot we got. It's not the best, but I'll take it. You can see his little hand up by his face on his other side.