20 Weeks Pregnant!!!

Baby gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies respond best to tastes they've already had via amniotic fluid. Meaning, think about what you'd like your future child to eat as you prepare your own lunch.

Baby is now the size of a cantaloupe!!!













Total weight gain/loss: No weight gain this week. Still just 10 lbs.
Sleep: Pulling, stretching, and aching. Baby is growing bigger every day and so is my uterus. When I sleep on my side, after a while, the ligaments that hold my uterus in place get achy. I always wondered why pregnant women had to sleep with so many pillows, now I know.
Other symptoms: Since the age of about 30, I have started to get brown spots on my face - a side effect of way too much sun when I was younger. Anyway, I have had some of them lasered off but now I am getting brown spots and blotchy spots from just being pregnant. I can still cover them with makeup pretty well but it is kind of funny to see all the weird things that pregnancy does to one's body.
Best moment last week: I had my big 20 week ultrasound this week. I also got the results of my quad screen back. Praise the Lord! Everything looks good. Baby has all the right parts and pieces and is growing healthy and strong. My quad screen which tests for a higher chance of having a baby with Downs syndrom and other chromosomal abnormalilties came back normal.
Movement: Baby is kicking and punching just like a boy! Dan got to feel a couple of good strong kicks this week. What a fun experience!
What I miss: Starting to miss fitting into my old clothes. It's okay though because I got some gift cards to buy new maternity clothes for my birthday.
Other thoughts: Baby is now the size of a cantaloupe. That is crazy. Baby is melon sized now. It's like it went from small, individual sized fruit to big, multi serving sized fruit in a week. Funny! On a more serious note, it has been an emotional week but I'm so thankful for everything that God has given me. The opportunity to be pregnant with my own biological child, perfect ultrasounds, heartbeats and excellent health for me and baby. Thank you Jesus. You are so good to me.
What I am looking forward to: We have started to do some preliminary baby furniture shopping. It has been so fun to start to look at cribs, changing tables, rocking chairs and see what kind of things I like. I look forward to continuing our search.
Milestones: Big, big milestone this week. I have hit the 20 week mark! Half way through my pregnancy. I can't believe it. It has gone by so fast. I wonder if the next half will go by this quickly.
20 Week Belly Picture: