Five months! Half way there. Only 20 short weeks to go. Wishful thinking that it will go by fast. I feel like I have had a little more going on this week then last week.
I know you will all be happy to hear that I gained two pounds this past week. I have still been very tired all week. I did get four workouts in last week which was great considering how tired I was. Wednesday afternoon is the best I have felt in weeks. After waking up from my nap I felt so energized, it was great. Then the rest of the week back to being tired. I have felt only a couple of movements from the baby this last couple of weeks. I believe the baby is letting me know he/she is there in other ways...
I officially threw up on the job for the first time on Tuesday. I was training a client in his home and had to make a mad dash for the restroom. Talk about embarrassing. Of course I felt great afterward. I also had the pleasure of getting sick again on Sunday morning. I tell you, I thought this was suppose to be gone by now. I really can't complain to much, I haven't been sick too many times.
I have noticed when I am trying to show client's different exercises especially abdominal exercises that I am having a harder time getting up and down off the ground. Also, just trying to get into the lying on my back position to show a bench press or something along those lines. There just isn't the same amount of movement going on in my abdominal anymore. I know this is nothing but it has already begun. I am so used to being able to just pop right up from my back. Now, I am having to do the whole roll to my side thing. It just makes me laugh.
We went swimming last weekend and I have always heard that the water takes the pressure off of pregnant women and how great it feels. To be honest, I thought it felt weird on my stomach to be in the water. I can't really describe the sensation besides it felt weird. I guess it just made me really aware that I had a stomach for the first time.
I have noticed a huge change in my clothes this week as well. There is officially a bump and now I am finding every morning I am late to work as I stand in my closet trying to find something that will work. The problem being my normal clothes are getting to tight and most of my pregnancy clothes are still to big. I tell you it makes getting dressed a challenge at 5am. My hair is still falling out like crazy. Strange since everyone keeps telling me you typically don't loose much hair during pregnancy it is usually afterward. It is to the point now where it has become annoying as I am always feeling hair tickling my arm or face. Not to mention the large clumps I pull out every time I shower or brush my hair. Good thing I have so much.
I am still suffering heavily from pregnancy brain. I just feel like an airhead half the time. After talking to my girlfriend Missy, who just had her baby last week she informed me that after the baby it is even worse. Just something else to look forward to. Ha.
We are starting to think about what to do about day care or having a nanny. There has been a lot of talk but we just haven't made the time to call around just yet. We need to get going as the waiting lists are long. The plan currently is for me to work three days a week after the baby is born. That is the challenge with day care as far as my strange hours and wanting to go part time. This is the point at which one of the grandma's should just step up and move to Atlanta to watch the baby...what do you think? We are willing to negotiate a competitive salary as well as a benefits package. Really this is priceless opportunity. Do we have any takers? We are willing to take "non blood" applicants as well. (Winckler Joke)
We think we found a crib this week as well. My mom and Dennis will be in town tomorrow so we will take them to give their professional advice. It is a crib that turns into a toddler bed and then into a full size bed. Once we find out the sex of the baby on Wednesday we will then be able to finally start picking colors and get the registry going. I have a couple of girlfriends who have offered to assist me with the registry as I have no idea what to get besides diapers and bottles.
We are really looking forward to finding out this week. Only two more days till we know! I can't wait! If I can remember, you will all receive an email or phone call on Wednesday with the exciting news. Ha.
As always, included are pictures of me from this weekend. I included me in my normal clothes that as you can see are starting not to fit as well as in a maternity outfit which fits so much better! Also attached is the babycenter.com week 19 report.
All our love,
Julie and Jason
www.babycenter.com Your pregnancy: 20 weeks
How your baby's growing:Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom, and about 10 inches from head to heel. (For the first 20 weeks, we use measurements taken from the top of the baby's head to her bottom — known as the "crown to rump" measurement. After that, we use measurements from head to toe. This is because a baby's legs are curled up against her torso during the first half of pregnancy and are very hard to measure.)A greasy white substance called vernix caseosa coats her entire body to protect her skin during its long submersion in amniotic fluid. (This slick coating also eases the journey down the birth canal.)Your baby is swallowing more, which is good practice for her digestive system. She's also producing meconium, a black, sticky substance that's the result of cell loss, digestive secretion, and swallowed amniotic fluid. This meconium will accumulate in her bowels, and you'll see it in her first messy diaper (although a few babies pass it in utero or during delivery).
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