Weekly Update | 23 Weeks!

Can't believe I'll be in my 6th month by the end of next week -- it's so surreal! I have yet to do any real baby shopping as I want to confirm my baby's gender on Nov 8th. Ready for my baby emotionally!

Loved my outfit that day! Just realized I can still be fashionably stylish and pregnant. I'm starting to feel so amazing!!!

How far along? 23 weeks!

Total weight gain? 13.5 lbs

Size & growth of baby? About the size of a pomegranate. 

Gender? Boy -- still waiting for second ultrasound for confirmation.

Maternity clothes? Nope, but I should be since all my clothes are tight. Going the budget savvy route -- buying my clothes 1 or 2 sizes bigger!

Sleep? I so hate insomnia. That's all I can say about sleep. Lol.

Best Moments? Getting my test results from genetic counselors. Baby has normal chromosomes! I feel so at peace.

Movement? Oh boy, am I! He kicks a lot more now throughout the day. Especially after a quick snack or good meal. He loves to stretch his little body.

Food cravings? Lay's Barbecue chips, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut cookies, ice cream

Food aversions? Nope, not that I can think of.

Morning sickness? None still so far! I feel lucky.

Symptoms? None this week actually. I do, however, get back pain if I'm either sitting up straight or standing for too long.

Labor Signs? No, thankfully! Trying to make it to 9 months with no labor signs, unless Braxton Hicks contractions count -- lol

Belly Button? Out and still getting darker -- ewwww

Wedding/Engagement Ring? Can still wear it with my skinny little fingers.

Happy or Moody? Surprisingly, I've been pretty happy with things. I guess it's because of me reading my Bible consistently every morning along with my Joyce Myers reading and I Declare by Joel Osteen. Trying to keep myself as spirtiually grounded as possible -- even though I still have a few kinks and flaws to work out, I'm getting there and it's making me a bit happier with myself, my life, my future and all that's going on.

What I miss? Summer weather!

What I'm looking forward to? Reconfirming my baby's gender and baby shopping!

Seriously, I can't believe these months are flying by for me. Starting to enjoy my pregnancy. Just can't wait for the day of new life and the perfect addition to a new start.

Have a blessed day!

Weekly Update | 22nd Week

Wow -- can't believe I'm almost 6 months pregnant. This has definitely gone by fast. So far I have no regrets, I just could be a bit more happier about this growing belly. Not much happened for this week, so there is not much to tell. I still have no pictures for my 20th to 22nd week of pregnancy so hopefully I can get back in to taking those pictures this week.

How far along? 22 weeks and 1 day.

Total weight gain? 12 lbs, but I get my weigh in on Friday at my prenatal appointment.

Size and growth of baby? About the size of a papaya or spaghetti squash at about 11inches and weighing close to 1lb.

Gender? Boy, but doing a second ultrasound to confirm.

Maternity clothes? No, but I should be wearing them. I just find maternity wear to be highly expensive for no apparent reason. I just buy my clothes either 1 or 2 sizes up.

Sleep? Sleep has been better as I am use to his movements, but I do get back pains from time to time so it does make sleeping a bit complicated. I do have four pillows (two I lay my head on, two for my feet) and two teddy bears (one on each side for my back) so it makes sleeping easy. I do need to buy a body pillow though for sure before I hit 7 months!

Best moments? Cleaning my room up and organizing my clothes and products. I feel the closer I get to having my baby shower and the close I get to him being here that I need to really start cleaning up more and getting use to organizing at least 3 times a week. A baby is not going to be easy, but I know I'll do great!

Movement? After I eat he is wide awake and kicking. Between 8am and 10am he kicks around, I'm guessing morning stretches. From midnight to 2am he's up playing tag with me. He also lays in weird positions which makes my stomach look extremely deformed and it feels weird, but knowing that he's in there just makes it so special and makes me smile every time.

Food cravings? Lay's Barbecue chips which I normally hate, Vanilla ice cream, Butter Pecan ice cream, gummy bears, gummy life savers and Sour Power Straws.

Food aversions? Snickers ice cream bars -- but that's more so due to me needing a root canal and extraction.

Morning sickness? Nope!

Symptoms? Fatigue, back pains at night, dry boobs and my feet tend to hurt after standing or walking for about 3 to 5 hours straight.

Labor signs? None thankfully. Hope I have none until after Feb 2nd as that's when I hit full term!

Belly button? Out and it has darkened due to my linea negra darkening.

Wedding ring? On, still doesn't fit fully without a ring guarder on.

Happy or moody? I was pretty content for my 22nd week, just was moody due to USPS not delivering my mail in about a month.

What I miss? Taking maternity shots. I haven't taken a belly shot for about 2 weeks, so hopefully I can snap one today for the 22nd week and one this week for the 23rd week. I miss fitting into my cute tops, dresses and jeans. I miss wearing my stiletto pumps and wearing cute jammies to bed. Everything I wear now is either too tight, too shot 

What I'm looking forward to? My genetics test results on my little one and my doctor appointment for this week. Also the hospital tour. I plan to go in about 2 weeks or so, before I hit 7 months probably so I can finish filling out my registration form.

Last week I decided to start doing my waist and hips to see my progress. My waist is now at 30 inches. Pre-pregnancy it was 24 inches, so I've gained 6 inches in my waist. For my hips they've gone up 2 inches. Pre-pregnancy they were at 34 inches and now they are at 36 inches.

That's about it for my 22nd week !

Weekly Update | 18-21 weeks

I haven't done one of these updates in a while on my blog simply because I forgot that I even had this blog and my energy is off the wavelengths. Also I've been dealing with a few things these past few weeks as well which I'll get into towards the end of the update. I've also included images of my pregnancy from my 18th and 19th week as I have to still edit my pictures from my 20th and 21st week. Will include those in a separate post.

How far along? 21 weeks and 4 days. Can't believe it's been 5 months!!!

Total weight gain? 12lbs since pre-pregnancy.

Size and growth of baby? Baby is about the size of a banana or carrot.

Gender? Supposedly a boy lol, but will reconfirm at next ultrasound.

Maternity clothes? No, but I should be at this point! I buy all my clothing in a size or two bigger now.

Sleep? Sleep has been good. Still need to change my pattern, but baby gets really active at about midnight to about 3am. In all sleep has been interesting.

Best moments? Feeling constant movement every single day from my little one. It's amazing to feel how active they are in the womb.

Movement? A ton! I have more of a night owl so he'll move more so after midnight, but during the day he makes sure that I'm aware of existence by kicking and punching a few rounds. We even play tag sometimes, lol.

Food cravings? Since the 18th week, ice cream, sour power straws in green apple, rice krispies, dill pickles in packet or glass, shrimp and mash potatoes.

Food aversions? None. They have all subsided thankfully!

Morning sickness? Nope...none so far in my 5 months of pregnancy.

Symptoms? Since the 18th week...back pain, nasal congestion, lower adominal pain, dehydration, cramping, dry hands and constipation. I have had groin pain, but that may be due to the yoga I'm doing.

Labor signs? None.

Belly button? Out completely and really dark.

Wedding ring? On, it never fit correctly as my fingers are small.

Happy or moody? Both! One minute I'm great, excited and on top of the world. The next, crying, sad and over it. My emotions have skyrocketed and I tend to have a comeback for everything and get defensive really quick.

What I miss? Wearing my shirts, skirts and dresses. I need to find some clothing flattering for my petite body. I miss lying on stomach too as it relaxes me. Working as a freelance makeup artist.

What I'm looking forward to? Looking forward to more shopping for dresses and tops. My baby shower and bsby shopping. My hospital tour and seeing my little one.

Now, these past few weeks have been crazy for me as I had my anatomy scan on Sept 30th. When I was there they found two markers for down syndrome -- small nasal bone and echogenic foci on the heart. Now, I'm not too concerned as my family has small noses and the bright spot on heart is common during the ultrasound, but then again I am. I have been freaking out like crazy and trying to stay calm and collective. Yesterday I meet with a genetics counselor and opted not to do amino for personal reasons. I decided to just do the noninvasive prenatal blood test. I should have those results by next week Friday, so I'll do a more in depth post later on, but today I just wanted to do a quick update.

Overall, I'm healthy and little one is measuring on time. I've been gaining 4lbs a month. My only issue is that I'm dehydrated, so that means I need to drink tons of water. Pray for me! Lol.

Hope you all have a blessed week!