21 Weeks

Happy Thanksgiving!!! It was great to see everyone at the start of this year's holiday season and this year Jason and I have a little something extra to be thankful for. We, as usual, had a busy Thanksgiving and had to make our rounds, but we made it everywhere and left stuffed. I was a little bit disappointed though, because I never got to have any turkey! Grandma took us out this year to an Italian restaurant where you could choose Italian off the menu or traditional turkey dinner. We chose Italian figuring we'd be having turkey at the rest of our stops for the day but I got so stuffed I couldn't eat anything else all day. So Jason is going to take a stab at roasting his first turkey for me this weekend. I can hardly believe that next year we are going to have an extra mouth to feed for Thanksgiving!

The pregnancy is flying by as it has been and I'm still feeling pretty good. The baby is getting so strong and active lately. The past two days before I went to sleep I feel her kicks like 10 in a row instead of just maybe one or two and I swear if the lights were on I could have seen my belly move. At least that's how strong they felt to me. Jason seems to have bad timing and is usually not around or is already sleeping when she kicks. And then other times she gets shy for her Daddy and stops kicking when he puts his hand on my belly. I think we are getting a little bit closer to agreeing on a name for her, and I assume one of these days I will have to have an acceptable baby bump but for now I'm still sporting the beer belly. My Aunts claim that their turkey bellies were bigger than my baby belly but I don't agree! LOL




How far along? 21 weeks 1 day
Weight gain/loss this week: +0
Total weight gain/loss: +9
How big is the baby? banana
Maternity clothes? nope
Sleep: I've accepted that I'll never sleep the same again
Best moment this week: buying all our baby furniture
Movement: Yes! Her kicks are getting so strong
Food cravings: I give up on this question
Gender: GIRL!!
Labor Signs: Still feeling some Braxton Hicks but not as many as last week
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss the most: turkey because I didn't get any
What I am looking forward to: Actually looking pregnant
Symptoms: The boobs are sore again, braxton hicks

Weekly Update: Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for hydration and nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies are most interested in tastes they've already experienced through amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you want your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.