21 Weeks

Saturday, 27 July 2013

How far along: 21 weeks, 1 day

How big baby is: ¾ pound, 10 ½ inches long (head to toe)

Baby is the size of: a carrot

Baby’s development: eyebrows and eyelids are now present, taste buds are forming

Mommy’s weight gain: two pounds this week, making 11 pounds total

Mommy’s belly:

A carrot? She must be a big carrot! :)

Baby’s movements: The movements are getting slightly stronger. Last night she was really dancing in there. I sat and watched my belly move as she kicked and played. The movements are strong enough that I can see them now, rather than just feeling them. David and Penny are able to feel them a little more too.

Symptoms: I had about three days of chest pains. I’m not sure what they were attributed to, but it was pretty much a constant aching and sometimes got worse depending on how I moved my upper body. It seemed like a muscle pain of some kind and I’m not sure what caused it. I’m glad it’s gone now though.

Food cravings: No cravings this week to speak of

Emotions: I seem to get emotional or cry pretty easily. Any movie I have watched lately has made me cry - even if it’s not supposed to be a sad movie! It’s a little frustrating to me to be so emotional, but I know it’s only temporary.

Sleep: I’m still very tired most of the time. I love to sleep!

What I am looking forward to: I’m pretty sure we have decided what to do in Penny’s room so I’m looking forward to ordering her new loft bed, painting her room, and moving the furniture that will be going to Ariana’s room. I still need to settle on the color for Penny’s accent wall, but her bedding has already arrived - it’s pink and purple, just like she wanted - so I will be able to decide on the accent color soon. I’m ready to get her bedroom done so I can start working in Ariana’s room.

Also, we have fixed up and cleaned our car and we are ready to sell it and buy our true “family car.” We have a very interested buyer today who wanted one little thing fixed before he was ready to commit. I’m praying that we will be able to sell this one and buy our new car before the end of the month - since the deals and offers are usually best at the end of the month. We are cutting it pretty close though. It’s exciting to be getting closer to taking care of things like this - it means we’re that much closer to Ariana’s arrival!