Sunday, August 12, 2012

Baby #2: Week 20

Week 20
     
Baby Changes: Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).

Best Moment This Week: Our vacation in New Orleans!! We had a lot of fun…there will be a separate blog post about that soon. :)
  
Gender: BOY!!

Movement: I feel him all the time now – he seems to be really active, haha 

Food Craving: sweets. ;)

What I am looking forward to:  Getting started in the nursery!!

Pregnant Belly: There’s no mistake…I look pregnant! People in the airport noticed, people in New Orleans noticed, everyone noticed. Haha. I have gained 3 more pounds since my last appt. last month (putting me at 123 lbs. now which means I’ve gained 5 pounds total so far).

Symptoms: BACK PAIN, BACK PAIN, BACK PAIN. I’m talking about severe back pain. No Bueno. I don’t know what I’m going to do if it stays this bad…right now it’s not muscular, it’s like a nerve or something, and I even scream sometimes when I do something because the pain is so sharp and so awful!! :(

Me at 20 weeks inside our hotel in NOLA!

1 comment:

jordanandrachel said...

I feel ya on the back pain! and the sweets:)
haha!