Week 20

Baby Baker is the length of a banana or the size of a cantaloupe!

HALFWAY THROUGH OUR PREGNANCY JOURNEY!

The baby has become pretty active, but not consistently yet. I had two days that I didn't feel her at all and I got a little nervous, but it is still so early that I will not always feel her. Last night she let me know that she is in there for sure! Around 11pm, I was laying in bed and she was dancing around none stop for an hour! It was the greatest feeling! Both my mom and Darrell have felt her move now!

Week: 20

Total weight gain: 14 lbs!! Kind of a lot when you think that the baby is only like 10-12 ounces right now! But they said I was "underweight" before I got pregnant and that I need to gain a little extra...

From thebabycorner.com:

Where Do I Stand With My 14 lb Weight Gain?

Based on your pre-pregnancy weight of 108 lbs., we calculated your BMI to be 18, which is considered underweight according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. This week you should weigh between:

117 and 122 lbs

Congratulations! You are right on target for a healthy weight gain during your pregnancy! During your first trimester, you should gain between 3 and 5 lbs.. Thereafter, you should be gaining between 0.92 and 1.3 lbs. per week until the end of your pregnancy.

At full term (40 weeks pregnant) you should weigh between:

136 and 148 lbs
Total Target Weight Gain: 28 to 40 lbs.

Pregnancy symptoms this week: PIMPLES! Yuck!!!! 

POTs symptoms this week: Headaches and dizzy episodes almost everyday... beginning to wonder if this steroid is working at all? Shortness of breath, or the feeling that I am not getting enough Oxygen. This could be from the pregnancy itself, or from POTs. 

Best moment this week: Today! Knowing that I am halfway through this journey toward meeting our daughter!!

Mood: Happy all day, but anxious at night. 

Sleep: Dreams, dreams, dreams!!