20 weeks

 

• Halfway point.  What?  The weeks are flying around here.
 
• Biggest change:  I can no longer sleep on my stomach.  This is a bummer (but nothing I can't live with) because I am a serious stomach sleeper.  Now I have to stay neatly in the "running man" position. 
 
• Baby movement is making every day brighter.  Those little pushes from the inside make me weak in the knees.  I feel it in the car while driving and when I finally sit still during the day.
 
• The baby is the length of a banana.  I love that these prego websites compare my gift from God to a fruit.
 
• Something that's been on my mind is where this baby will sleep its first few weeks of life until he/she is moved to their crib.  I used the Fisher Price Rock 'n Play with Patrick, but it's sooooo low to the ground.  I had to sleep on the couch to be at the same level as him and it just didn't work.  My ultimate goal is to have something that is high off the ground (our bed is really tall) so I can grab the baby, nurse, and put baby back to sleep all within easy access.  Plus, I just want the baby right next to me.  Anyways, I found a bassinet!  The floor of it is adjustable so I can bring it to the top.  

graco travel lite

• A few other items I'm looking into:  a wipes warmer, new swaddles, Boon lawn and twig for bottles (whenever we get to that point). 

 

 

 

• Since my surgery put exercising on hold for a while, I haven't really stuck to my plan.  Now that it's all good and healed (and I got the OK from the OB - haha..) I'm back to it.  Although instead of once a week, I'm trying for four times a week.  (Mondays - warm-up + shoulders & obliques...Wednesdays - warm-up + back & butt...Fridays - warm-up + biceps & legs...Saturdays - warm-up + yoga)
 
• No real symptoms other than some back pain, and I think that's more from my boobs doubling in size the moment I read the pregnancy test. 

• Weight gain is at 4 pounds thus far. 

• Nothing else to report other than I am feeling so happy, happy, happy.