Saturday, January 25, 2014

20 weeks - halfway there!

I can't believe we are already at the 20 week mark! No, I don't feel like the weeks went by so fast; they felt painfully slow at many different points, haha. But it is great to know we're halfway through, and that much closer to meeting our little guy!
The ultrasound was so fun on wednesday. I know babies grow so fast, but seeing the difference in size of our baby from just 5 weeks ago was crazy! He looks so cute (maybe that's just me), and he kept trying to suck on his thumb. The ultrasound tech told us everything looks great with his dimensions and growth, and he has a big ole belly. Below is a picture from the ultrasound: his head is on the left, and you can see him trying to get his thumb in his mouth. There's also his belly, and one of his legs kicking up. It kind of looks like a nub in this picture, haha, but his foot moved out of the screen when the tech took this photo.

Now that we know baby Cottrell is a boy, I've been trying to get ideas of things to make for the baby. I really want to make a quilt, but since my sewing experience is still very limited, I don't want to overdo it and take on a project that will end up being impossible to accomplish and leave me in tears. I've been looking up lots of patterns and am really considering a triangle quilt . . . I just want to make sure I'm not getting in over my head before I decide on a pattern. Random baby thoughts for the day ;)

How far along: 20 weeks 
Size comparison: A banana: 6.5 inches, 10.6 ounces
Total weight gain: 12 pounds
Sleep: I've been getting leg cramps lately when I sleep. I'll go to stretch my legs and they cramp up. Apparently this is common during this stage of pregnancy, but I don't like it :( 
Best moment of the week: Our ultrasound appointment! Loved finding out our baby is a little guy, and I always love seeing him wiggle and hear that everything is looking great. 
Miss anything?: I can't think of anything right now. . . Actually, at Rachelle and Oliver's rehearsal dinner last weekend, they had sangria for the guests and I REALLY wanted some of that sangria. First time I missed alcohol this pregnancy! 
Movement: He has been SO active this week! Sometimes it feels like little flicks, other times like he's just wiggling around in there. I think the flicks are the funniest, because he's probably kicking me. It feels so foreign!  
Food cravings: Chips and salsa. I love salsa. 
Symptoms: Leg cramps at night, still some minor nausea/dizziness when I don't eat fast enough or soon enough. Normally I don't have problems with it anymore, it's just on times where I get busy and forget. 
Looking forward to: Working on our baby registry to add things for our little guy! 

2 comments:

  1. We 're so happy for you guys. Boy's are great and its been wonderful to have our son first.

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  2. Sangria is good and will be even better next year. You look great and sound great too. Sure do miss being there to get the day-by-day account. We will be coming your way again in March.

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