We've had a few milestones since my last update, the most exciting one has been feeling the baby move. The first official movement, according to me, was on October 23. I had been feeling something close to a twitch and a rolling feeling off and on for about a week or so, a few inches below my belly button. On that Sunday night after dinner, while laying on the couch, I felt something much stronger and more towards the right side. Then I put my hand in the area and felt something even stronger and on both sides. I told Tye to hurry and place his hand on my belly and a few seconds after, we both felt the baby move! It was a very surreal and awesome moment for us both. I loved being able to identify the feeling as the baby moving, and I love even more that Tye was able to share that moment with me. Ever since then, I have definitely been noticing the little love bug dancing around. Most of the movement feels like a somersault, I never experienced the flutters or popping sensation that so many women talk about. I feel the most movement at night while relaxing or while I am trying to fall asleep, ha! I don't mind it one bit though.
We had our big 20 week ultrasound aka anatomy scan on Oct 27. The baby looked healthy and we were able to see all of it's little fingers, toes, kidneys, the four chambers in his/her heart, and were told that everything looked just perfect and right on track. The baby weighed 9 ounces, I forgot to ask how long it was though. Unfortunately, we are still in the dark on the gender. The little one had it's legs crossed or it's hands in front of the "private area" the entire time. Leave it to our child to be extremely stubborn, haha. So, we'll be going back next week to have another look and hopefully get an answer. If not, I guess we'll have a huge surprise come March.
Aside from that, not much is new. I've been enjoying feeling the baby roll around each day. Last Monday the baby was kicking so hard that I could see my stomach moving. That was a shock but super neat.
I have had a few issues with pain and cramping while my body is making room for the growth going on. Last week I had some excruciating hip and lower back pain due to everything stretching out. It was the worst thus far, makes me slightly scared for labor! Tye was sweet and bought me the boppy body pillow. I wasn't a fan the first two nights but am completely hooked now. It has really helped with keeping me comfortable and helping me sleep longer each night.
There is a noticeable change in the size of my belly. I think it is finally starting to take shape and look less like I need to work out. At times, I feel like my stomach wants to grow faster than my skin is allowing. I have been using plenty of lotions and body butter since the very beginning to help prevent any stretch marks and help with the crazy itching that's been going on.
Here are the week 18 & 19 pics.
Week 18, baby was the size of a sweet potato (I forgot to pick one up)
Week 19, baby was the size of a mango and already helping Mommy and Daddy cheer on the 49ers!
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