{19 Weeks} – Baby #3

 

Well, I am a little behind starting these posts b/c I started belly pics at week 17 with the other two.  Oh well, I’m only two weeks behind.  Not bad considering I am almost 3 months behind on all my other blogging!  I figured I’d post my current pics and also pull up my comparison pics I did of Aubrey vs. Caleb – that way, I can see all three bellies together!  :-)

 

I need a hair cut something terrible – woof!  LOL

 

How Far Along: 19 weeks, 6 days

Size of baby:  about 8 1/2 ounces and 6 inches, head to bottom – about the size of a large heirloom tomato (according to www.babycenter.com)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I've gained 17 lbs total. I never recorded my monthly weight gain with Caleb but I know for a fact that I have gained more than with Aubrey.  Yikes!!

Maternity Clothes: definitely

Gender: We found out on Friday that baby #3 is a GIRL!  I was actually right this time. (I’ve been wrong with both of the others)

Movement: I started feeling her move this week!  I mostly feel it at night or in the morning when I’m still and in bed.  I think I’ve felt a few movements here and there before this week, but this week the movements have been definite!

Sleep: Getting up for the bathroom probably 2-3 times a night.  A lot of nights I wake up fairly often, just tossing and turning.  I don’t ever just sleep straight through the night any more.  I do think I’m sleeping better than in the 1st trimester….then, I was tossing and turning A LOT!

Symptoms: Overall, I’m feeling pretty good.  I have felt the “aches and pains” earlier this time….even earlier than with Aubrey.  Two weeks before Christmas, Rhett and I went to Grapevine for a weekend away and we walked the mall for hours one day.  I regretted that!  I ended up buying a maternity support belt at Motherhood in the mall.  That helped, but by the time I got it, I was already in a lot of pain from all the standing and walking! 

Also, this isn’t pregnancy related but I have to document it…I came down with a stomach bug on Wednesday night (well, technically Thursday morning).  When we went to sleep around 11pm, my stomach had started feeling kinda weird.  I woke up at 3:45am and was hit!  Luckily, Rhett stayed home with us to take care of the kids b/c I was down for the count.  Conveniently (sarcasm), we got 2 showing requests for our house that day.  We accepted them and went to Rhett’s parents’ house to clear out our house.  Right before we left at 2:30pm, I got sick and that was the last time.  Thankfully, I still have nausea meds left so I took a 1/2 Phenergan and that put me to sleep.  I slept the entire 2 hours we were in Magnolia and then took another when we got home and was knocked out for the night.  I felt much better on Friday morning…thankfully b/c that was the big appointment day!  Unfortunately, Caleb got the bug on Friday.  Rhett’s mom texted us that he’d gotten sick while we were out for my appointment.  Luckily, he only did twice and seemed fine by about 3pm that afternoon.  We think it originated with Aubrey b/c when I went in to get her on Wednesday morning, I found that she had vomited during the night (maybe once or twice…not sure b/c I never heard anything over the monitor!)  She didn’t really seem sick, otherwise (other than a runny nose).  Miraculously, Rhett never got it!

What I miss: sleeping straight through the night!

Cravings: not really any that I can think of at the moment.

Best moment this week: finding out we are having another girl and hearing that all organs/anatomy appear normal & healthy!

What I am looking forward to:  choosing her name!  I think we have it narrowed down to two names, but we haven’t finalized it yet.  I am pushing to get it set, but Rhett is in no hurry.