19weeks report

So, I finally took a belly pic. I do wish I would have done this many weeks ago to have something to compare to. But it just seemed like I'd be taking a picture of nothing! (of course, that being the point, sigh)

Anyhow, I guess I'm truly transitioning into the "pregnancy blog" category so just a bit of forewarning. (Although I expect to occasionally continue reporting on our sister donor egg endeavor (that is now postponed until probably at least July)).

So, my first ever-posted belly pic at exactly 19 weeks (yesterday, Sunday):




And, having cadged this from Hope at Leave it to the Beavers (who is currently at the hospital waiting to meet her baby girl!), my first attempt at the weekly pregnancy report:

How far along: I’m 19 weeks 1 day.

Baby’s Size: Well, depending on what newsletter/book I read, either the size of a small cantaloupe or of an heirloom tomato (I thought that was a funny one! Somebody writing those things visits farmer's markets apparently!)

Weight Gain/Loss: up 6.5 lbs. (Well, that's a little bit of fudging. I was, indeed, just 6.5 pounds lighter on the day(s) of conception, but subsequently lost 5 pounds (since I didn't know I was pregnant and was still training for a marathon, running 13 miles the day before took the HPT!) So, maybe that's really an 11.5 pounds gain, but I'm going to stick with 6.5 :-)

Maternity Clothes: Bella Band (only used with one pair of jeans right now), one long tank and cardigan I bought for work meetings the other week.

Symptoms: Ongoing stuffy/dried-out nose. I don't have allergies and it's not a cold and it's been going on for at least 2 months now so I do think it might be the mucus membrane issue supposedly brought on by pregnancy hormones.

Foods I’m Loving: Ummm....everything. Like usual :-) Seriously, I've not yet encountered a single aversion (and oh do I wish I would since it's increasingly hard to stop eating!)

Foods I’m Hating: Nothing, unfortunately.

Sleep: Super solid. I didn't even wake up last night to pee.

Gender: It’s a GIRL!!! (Which we've known since the CVS FISH test results at 12 weeks)

What I Miss: Long runs. Keeping it to 3 miles (and a verrrry slow 3 miles that is). Wine and occasionally a beer (although I'm not completely teetotal. I've allowed myself a celebratory champagne the other week when we had a good friend and her fiance for dinner and the occasional (like, every 2 weeks) sip of Mr.Right's wine.)

What I’m Looking Forward To: A more noticeable bump. I know, I know, I'm going to regret this in August when it's a bazillion degrees and I'm a whale, but I just kind of wish there were more there to convince me that I'm really pregnant. And, I'm looking forward to more definitive movement/kicks. I'm pretty consistently feeling the twinges, but they're still suspect.

Milestones: This coming Sunday will be the halfway mark! 20 weeks!

Emotions: Mostly even-keeled. I get a little cranky towards 8 p.m. when I start really, really wanting to be in bed. I know, crazy early.