19 weeks 4 days

BTW, I do not feel like I look this pregnant in person. I'm still waiting to "pop." Not sure why the pictures make me look bigger than I actually look.



Pregnancy: 19 weeks 4 days

Baby's Size: Baby is the size of an heirloom tomato. 6 inches and weighs about 8.5 ounces!

Weight Gain: Eesh. I'll admit it's not good... up 15 pounds. I blame the scale though. They stick me on a different scale every time I go in. First I was up 8 then down 4 then up 11?! Something isn't right about that.

Maternity Clothes: No maternity clothes yet! It's getting close though... I'm hoping I can make my current jeans work until it's warm enough for me to live in sundresses and flip flops :)

Sleep: I'm sleeping wonderfully! Still sleeping on my back with no problem.

Gender:  We find out THURSDAY!!! I'm feelin' boy this week.
 
Name: For a boy we like Grayson, Parker and Bennett. Middle name will be Daniel (Philip's middle name)

Feeling: I'm feeling like my organs are being squished. There are moments where it feels like I can literally feel my stomach and intestines being pushed upward. Yucky, huh?

Health: I have been purposefully cutting out soda and drinking a lot more water. I feel like I'm craving water most days. It's pretty easy for me to get down 64oz so I've been shooting for closer to 100oz. That's a bummer when your bladder is the size of a pea.

Heartbeat: Was 135-140 around 17 weeks. An old wives tale suggests a boy's heartbeat is lower than 160 while a girl's heartbeat is always higher than 160. We'll see! (That wasn't true for CD btw, his was always in the 160's) My midwife had a hard time finding this baby's HB again at my appointment. I was hoping she wouldn't find it and I could get another ultrasound, but no such luck.

Movement: Lots of movement! I feel him/her everyday!

Baby Center Update: What baby looks like at 19 weeks. (I like how this picture makes the baby look like its practicing yoga in there)

Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.





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