Our Baby
I’m pretty awestruck that I am 6
months pregnant already. Time has
sure flown!
The baby is as long as an ear of
corn and weighs about 1 ½ pounds!
It has gained 4oz (ish) in
just one week! Crazy… It seems
like it was only a few weeks ago that we were excited that it was 1oz.
Our little one is starting to
sprout hair, though the color is not apparent yet… fitting for the ear of
corn!
How I am feeling
Much better than last week. Around midweek I started to get my energy back and my
ligament pains got much better.
I’m sleeping better, although, I am getting up to pee a lot more… maybe
because I am keeping up with my water intake finally. I think I am doing better emotionally, however, if any of
you reading this know me, you know how shy I can be. This week I have noticed that I have gone even more inward
than normal. It isn’t so much
shyness as it is just a lot of thinking, mostly about the baby but about my
family, Mike, finances etc as well. I think I’m just starting to prepare myself
for what is coming in the next 16 weeks and how it may or may not turn
everything upside down for a while.
Physical Changes
My belly is still, of course, getting bigger. My linea nigra is becoming more
apparent and I feel like I am getting small dark spots around my mouth, which
indicates the “mask of pregnancy.”
I gained 1.6 pounds making my total weight gain +13.8 and right on
target. I am kind of surprised I
didn’t gain more because I have been extremely hungry this week. Speaking of hunger…
What I am craving
Sadly, I am craving Cheetos, Cranberry juice, and Eggo
Waffles (Not together…yikes). Mike
and I were at Home Depot this week and I got an overwhelming craving for a hot
dog and Cheetos. The hot dog
craving went away but I had to have Cheetos. I blame Home Depot.
I’ve gone through a box of Eggo Waffles this week (at least they are the
whole wheat ones…). Last night was
the first night that I had a midnight craving for cranberry juice… drank right
out of the container, which is totally not something I would do.
All together, it has been a much better week and I’m happy
to report that there are only 16 weeks left!
Have you started feeling the baby move yet? That is the most amazing feeling in the world.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah! I did a kick count yesterday and learned that this little one is kicking 10 times in less than 8 minutes! It is an amazing feeling for sure.
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