I have been feeling this baby kick as early as week 13. Since I knew what to feel for, it was easier for me to distinguish between a baby kick and a growling tummy. From that early, I only felt kicks from time to time, but around week 19 I was feeling kicks ALL. THE. TIME. With Karsen, I always looked so forward to doctor appointments so they could get out the doppler for me to hear his heartbeat. With this kid, yes it is nice to hear his heartbeat, but at least I know he is alive and well because of all the kicking!
Thursday we had our sonogram. With Karsen, we had a scan early in the pregnancy (10 weeks) as well as the 20 weeks scan, but with this one, Thursday was the only sonogram we have had. It was such a fun appointment! Not only did we get to see the kid moving his arms and legs all over the place, but the sonographer got him yawning as well as drinking some amniotic fluid. SO COOL! She also confirmed that he is a boy. Below are some pictures she sent home with us.
Here is a standard profile picture. Cute nose and big head!
He kept pressing his foot against the wand she put on my belly, so the lady got a good pic of his cute little foot and toes!
Kind of hard to tell but he has turned his head and is looking right at us.
Saturday we had people over to watch the Chiefs kick butt then we went out to the Missouri Comets indoor soccer game. The soccer game was a total bust but it was fun to watch the Chiefs win. Here are some pics of Karsen in his Chiefs gear. He always knows when mom is taking a picture so he doesnt look at the camera too easily anymore.
He spent some time reading Saturday morning.
Helping mom put the mobile up on brothers crib.
Karsen with his foam finger from Papa Ken! He was ready to cheer!
The Chiefs family hanging out on the couch.
Finally, here is the bump picture for the week. Not quite sure where this belly came from but YIKES! I took this picture after school on Friday and I have noticed that it gets quite tight after a school day so it was a little swollen from that. Since we painted the bathroom walls, it has been hard to actually SEE the bump against the dark background, so I will need to change up my picture location. Bear with me.
How far along? 21 weeks. The babe is the length of a carrot.
Total weight gain: According to my doctor scale, I have gained 6 pounds since the first appointment. During the first trimester I lost some weight but now I am gaining.
Maternity clothes: The maternity jeans are feeling a little more like they should. I have also started wearing more of my maternity tops to school. I still try to squeeze into my tshirts. Haha.
Sleep: Sleep is still pretty good. Still getting up to go to the bathroom but I have started to realize that if I cut myself off of water around 7p, then I can sleep through the night.
Best moment this week: The sonogram and seeing this kid move!
Miss anything? Still missing booze.
Movement: I am feeling more kicks throughout the entire day, but still most numerous at night.
Food cravings: No crazy cravings.
Symptoms: I have started to feel my belly getting tighter throughout the day. So by the end of the day, I am tired just from tightened muscles.
Belly button in or out? In.
Wedding rings on or off? On and comfortable.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy to be home with Karsen and Bruce...moody at school...
Looking forward to: Spring break! :)
I bought a cheap dresser this week from $10 from Craigslist for #2s room. Unfortunately, it is white and that just wont work so I have been talking with my friend Erin to get her expert advice on how to refinish it. Ive gotten all the materials I need to make it happen so I hope to get a start on it soon. Obviously I want it done as soon as possible so I am not worrying about it later on this spring.
MB
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