19 Weeks and Counting...

Pregnancy Highlights 

How Far Along: 19 weeks. 147 days to go!

Total Weight Gain: I still have not gotten back on the scale... I will report this when I have doctors appointments. I know I have gained though because my scrubs have started to fit a little tight. (UGH!) I know weight gain is essential during pregnancy its just so hard after I worked to hard to lose the weight before I found out I was having a baby.  

Maternity Clothes:I have to get some new clothes. Pants and shorts are what I need really. All my pants from previous pregnancy are pants with the low belly band and this little one sits VERY low causing so much pressure from the belly band. It literally hurts. I need the full belly pants and shorts this time around.

Best Moment of the Week: Watching this little one kick in my belly. I tried to show the boys but they were too impatient to sit and watch and he would never kick when they were looking. 

Gender: Its a BOY!

What is going on with the Baby: A lot of brain development. Hair is starting to sprout on his little head. 

Baby is size of: A large heirloom tomato. 6 inches and about 8.5 ounces. 

Movement:I feel him move, but this little one must like to stay in a little ball. He moves but not often enough to feel him very much. He just stays really low in my uterus and usually I can somewhat tell where he is but can't get him to really kick yet. 

Food Craving: This week I really wanted meat. Pork Chops, steak etc. I was not craving it, it just really sounded good. Pineapple is still a staple for me and I have purchased a lot of it.

What I Miss: When I didn't feel my sciatic nerve with every step. This baby must be jumping on my nerve  on the left side because I feel it with every step. Benjamin did this to me but not until I was much further along. 

What I am looking forward to:My 20 week ultrasound just to confirm that this is for sure a boy and also to make sure that he is growing well and healthy. I am almost half way there as well which is nice to know. I am not looking forward to the heat of the summer as I already feel like it is too hot outside. 

Symptoms: Headaches seem to be the worst thing going on right now. I am still getting the headaches but I am also still getting waves of nausea. Not too bad, but I still get them. I did not have nausea with either of the other boys at this point.