Friday Funk – 19 weeks

Tomorrow is halfway – woah!

• How far along?  19 weeks, 6 days
• Total weight gain: I weighed myself Wednesday morning since I had my next appointment that day, and I was up 17 lbs. God, that still sounds like a lot. I think I was only up 16 by the doctor’s scale, though. 😉
• Maternity clothes?  Bottoms almost exclusively (those shorts i’ve worn in the past couple weeks’ pics are not maternity, though. they just seem to keep fitting well so far). I’m all about comfortable, well-fitting clothes right now. No more trying to squeeze into non-maternity stuff just to prove I still can and feeling like a sausage. With D I didn’t wear maternity pants exclusively until 22 weeks, but it’s looking more and more like I’ll miss that mark this time. Regular tops are still fine.
• Stretch marks?  Thankfully, no. I didn’t get any from D, so hopefully Dv2.0 doesn’t give me any either.
• Sleep:  When D sleeps through the night (which is almost always), it’s pretty good. Sometimes I have to get up to pee, but that isn’t a constant yet.
• Best moment this week:  The ultrasound on Wednesday. This kid was wiggling around like nobody’s business! It lasted a good hour, and I got to watch baby the whole time. Except when I looked away so as not to ruin the gender surprise. The tech said baby’s heart was beautiful, we watched it beating away strongly, and she took many pictures of it.
• Miss anything?  Beer, especially now that the weather’s warming up. And having to wear a belt.
• Movement:  Rolls and kicks/punches are getting a little stronger and more frequent, so that’s a good sign.
• Cravings:  In general, no, but when I get really hungry I want protein – meat, cheese, etc. I’ve also had hankerings for salad sandwiches at lunch lately – egg, tuna, chicken – which I don’t usually eat that often.
• Aversions:  Food, no. Smells, not nearly as bad as last time, fortunately. I just get sick of scents quickly and have to get rid of them completely.
• Gender:  Not finding out.
• Labor signs:  No.
• Symptoms:  Still a little heartburn off and on, but it’s pretty fleeting. I have started getting sacro-iliac pain already though, which is much earlier than I experienced it with D. Especially if I’m really active during the day, it hurts my butt to stand up and walk by nighttime. Literally.
• Belly button in or out?  In. Never went fully out with D, just a little crooked.
• Wedding rings on or off?  On.
• Looking forward to:  Seeing Roger Waters perform “The Wall” down at Wrigley Field tonight and spending tomorrow at my mom and stepdad’s house. It’s gonna be HOT this weekend, so I’m sure D will thoroughly enjoy running around in the sprinkler in their yard.

And just because you’re all so wonderful, here’s a sneak peek at Dv2.0. I wasn’t joking when I said this baby was moving – look how blurry the profile head shot is. I love the little foot!