Today, I'm officially 20 weeks...half way done with pregnancy. Wow! Time is flying!
Morning Sickness: I haven't been dealing with morning sickness, but week19 has been a week of sickness...cold at the beginning of the week and stomach flu, stomach bug, stomach virus at the end of the week...ugh. Thankfully, my husband has been a saint taking care of me and reaching out to friends.
Food Cravings/Aversions: Nothing in particular...just eating.
Weight Gain: As of today, the number on the scale has increased a total of 7 pounds. My doctor was glad to see some pounds adding on at this last appointment. I have to say that I'm pretty happy! I thought I would have blown up by now...I won't rejoice too much though...I know there's still plenty of time to pack on the pounds.
Clothes: Still just wearing my regular clothes. Some of my pants aren't fitting, but I still haven't invested in any maternity pants...just using the belly belt and belly bands.
Purchases: Hubby had me worried that by the time I was ready to purchase the crib, they would no longer be available, so we went ahead and bought the crib and dresser from Ikea. At this point, they're still boxed up...I can't wait to get them all set up!
Baby Prep: We have decided on a hospital where we'll deliver! And we've made deposits at two day care centers.
Researching: I'm still researching cloth diapering. I attended a Cloth Diapering 101 class at The Nappy Shoppe. I didn't learn much more than I had already researched online. I did enjoy getting to see and touch so many brands since they sell them in store. I also took the advice of the teacher to not buy a stash up front because you don't know what size baby you'll have and which diaper will fit your baby best.
I also got to do a little live-action research when my friend Angela asked me to watch sweet Ryann one day. As her mom says, she's such a great little snuggler!
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This was my first time babysitting an infant, first time changing a diaper, first time feeding/burping a baby...a whole lot of firsts. And when Angela returned, I got to experience my first poopie diaper...and I don't know if I'm up for that and cloth diapers. It just seems so much easier to seal it up and throw it away with a disposable diaper.
Best Moment: This past week, we got our second ultrasound done! It was so much fun to see how much Baby Howard has changed from the little gummy bear to a little human. Unfortunately, I don't have any sonogram pictures to post right now. We asked the sonographer to put our gender results in a sealed envelope. Well, he put all of them in the envelope. So, I'll share those once we've opened the envelope...which we plan to do next weekend with our parents.
Looking Forward to: Now that we've decided to find out the gender of Baby Howard, I can't wait for next weekend when we reveal our baby's gender!
I'm also looking forward to feeling Baby Howard move!
Food Cravings/Aversions: Nothing in particular...just eating.
Weight Gain: As of today, the number on the scale has increased a total of 7 pounds. My doctor was glad to see some pounds adding on at this last appointment. I have to say that I'm pretty happy! I thought I would have blown up by now...I won't rejoice too much though...I know there's still plenty of time to pack on the pounds.
Clothes: Still just wearing my regular clothes. Some of my pants aren't fitting, but I still haven't invested in any maternity pants...just using the belly belt and belly bands.
Purchases: Hubby had me worried that by the time I was ready to purchase the crib, they would no longer be available, so we went ahead and bought the crib and dresser from Ikea. At this point, they're still boxed up...I can't wait to get them all set up!
Researching: I'm still researching cloth diapering. I attended a Cloth Diapering 101 class at The Nappy Shoppe. I didn't learn much more than I had already researched online. I did enjoy getting to see and touch so many brands since they sell them in store. I also took the advice of the teacher to not buy a stash up front because you don't know what size baby you'll have and which diaper will fit your baby best.
I also got to do a little live-action research when my friend Angela asked me to watch sweet Ryann one day. As her mom says, she's such a great little snuggler!
Best Moment: This past week, we got our second ultrasound done! It was so much fun to see how much Baby Howard has changed from the little gummy bear to a little human. Unfortunately, I don't have any sonogram pictures to post right now. We asked the sonographer to put our gender results in a sealed envelope. Well, he put all of them in the envelope. So, I'll share those once we've opened the envelope...which we plan to do next weekend with our parents.
I'm also looking forward to feeling Baby Howard move!
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