21 Weeks and Counting...

Pregnancy Highlights: 

How Far Along: 21 weeks. 133 days to go!

Total Weight Gain: 14 lbs... Yikes. I am starting to eat better now so I am hoping to gain normally from here on out. I still need carbs in the morning and get occasional cravings. Most of my weight has gone to my face, thighs and butt. Awesome!

Maternity Clothes: I got a few new things this week including a long dress which is SO comfortable.

Best Moment of the Week: My ultrasound! I got to see him again. He kept putting his feet up by his head and  then he would straighten his leg out. He did not want us to see part of his spine or his boy parts. It is just so fun to see him on the screen moving, it is such a miracle. 

Gender: Its a BOY! We still don't have a name for him although I did come up with a name I really love but Brad is not 100% sold on. We will see what happens.

What is going on with the Baby: He has started moving more and now has eyebrows and eyelids.

Baby is size of: 13 oz 10 1/2 inches long about the size of a carrot. We know his weight from the ultrasound. He was 13 oz and right on track where he should be. 

Movement: I am feeling him move much more now. I love it. It is one of my favorite things about being pregnant. It is mostly still at night as soon as I lay down.

Food Craving:no real cravings this week. I will just get things in my mind that sound good and I can't stop thinking about them until I eat it. Yesterday at lunch I really wanted a chicken kabob with saffron cranberry rice from Pomegranate so I got it for lunch. It satisfied me completely.

What I Miss: my energy... I don't have much these days. I get so tired by 8:30ish. It is a miracle if I am awake after 9pm. 

What I am looking forward to: more movement and the boys being able to see/feel him move. I also want to give him a name. 

Symptoms: I had to take 1 nausea pill this week as I am still getting occasional nausea. Who would have thought this would still come and go. I absolutely have to have Dyntene Ice Peppermint gum with me at all times. There is a taste I get in my mouth that I can't stand and if I dont change the taste I will start to get queasy. This gum is the only thing that helps me to get rid of the taste and only that one type of gum.