Baby (I really have to come up with a nickname soon) is the
size of a…. Bell Pepper! It weighs around 5-5.5 ounces and is about 5.5-6
inches in length! Grow, baby grow!
I think I legitimately felt the baby kick early this morning. Little thumps here and there. Such an amazing feeling!
I thought I'd try a new layout to these weekly updates. They feel a little more organized!
How I’m feeling:
Nausea has revisited me, and it isn’t a very welcomed guest. I get nauseous around 4pm and it doesn’t go away until around 7pm. It’s not from not eating, because I am eating a bunch. However, food just doesn’t sound good to me this week. I have to force myself to think of something that sounds appetizing… not fun especially with nausea.
Nausea has revisited me, and it isn’t a very welcomed guest. I get nauseous around 4pm and it doesn’t go away until around 7pm. It’s not from not eating, because I am eating a bunch. However, food just doesn’t sound good to me this week. I have to force myself to think of something that sounds appetizing… not fun especially with nausea.
My back is still hurting whenever I do too much moving
around, so today is a rest day from doing anything around the house. Just walking the doggie kids around the
neighborhood. The weather has
finally begun to warm up so that makes me very happy.
My energy level is good and I get spurts of energy in the
mornings. Sleeping, however, has
been hard lately. I fall asleep
great but wake up around 3am and can’t get back to bed until 6:30 and that’s
with forcing myself to stay in bed.
Today, I actually got two extra hours of sleep so that helped a bunch.
Physical changes:
I think my belly grew a little bit this week. I’ve wanted to get a tape measure to
measure it every week but I keep forgetting!
I think I saw a really faint Linea Nigra (black line) on my
belly this morning! Kind of like that first pregnancy test with the really faint second pink line.
I have had no new weight gain this week. I’m still up 5 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight.
What I’ve been craving:
I’m still on an avocado kick and eat at least half of one
everyday. Almost-burnt cheese is
something I can’t get enough of and I find myself making quesadillas and pushing
the cheese out of them while they are cooking so that it burns a little. Lemonade is also a big one. I have to have at least a glass a day! Again, with the nausea, not much food
sounds good this week.
Since we aren’t finding out the sex of the baby, I thought
it would be fun to look up some Old Wives’ Tales about gender. They range from Chinese numerology to
putting your wedding ring over your belly. So here is a breakdown of what we have
done so far.
Old Wives’ Tale
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How to tell
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Our baby’s gender
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Ring over belly
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Ring spins in circles=Boy
Ring goes swings side-to side=Girl
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GIRL
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Linea Nigra
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Line stops at belly button=Girl
Line stops at rib cage=Boy
|
BOY
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Carrying
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High=Girl
Low=Boy
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BOY
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Heart rate
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150 and above=Girl
Below 150=Boy (143bpm)
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BOY
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Hair Growth
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Little or no change to growth=Girl
Fast hair growth=Boy
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BOY
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Chinese Numerology
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Not sure how this works but I put in my birth date
and baby’s EDD
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BOY
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Skin
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More pimples than usual=Girl
No change to skin=Boy
|
GIRL
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How I look
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More Beauty=Boy
Less Beauty=Girl (she steals your beauty!) I think I look a little more dull and
tired
|
GIRL
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GIRL: 3 BOY: 5
Of course there are many more tales out there but we will
stick to these 8 for now.
22 more weeks and Mike and I will become parents. P.S. I think it just finally hit me that I am going to be a mother shortly!
22 more weeks and Mike and I will become parents. P.S. I think it just finally hit me that I am going to be a mother shortly!
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