Monday, April 4, 2011

20-ish week update


after the good news shared last week, the 20-week update seems a little boring. but, i will follow through with shorter updates and picts.

now that we are considered a "normal pregnancy," we will have normal visits at normal times. i went on friday to visit my normal OB for a 20-week check-in. to my surprise, i had packed on quite a few pounds in the last 4 weeks. i had only gained 6lbs in the first 16 weeks. from week 16 to 20, i put on another 7lbs! wowza...obviously, i've been less stressed and eating a lot more! with gaining 13lbs in the first half of this pregnancy is still less than i'd gained at this point with ely. so, it's not all bad news. (and, you can see the tummy is expanding quite nicely)

we listened to the heartbeat. all good. they will test my blood sugar at the next appt, at 24 weeks. and, we will have another U/S done at 28 weeks to check the previa. after the 28 week appt, we will begin seeing our doc every 2 weeks!

she is moving around quite a bit. her "kicks" are much more gentle than ely's. still enjoying the pokes/prods that she is giving :)

1 comment:

  1. So sweet. Did sugar test a few weeks ago, prepared all week for it and passed ;) This is my last once a monther on Monday and then I'm to 2 or 3 week visits. Always makes ya feel good to hear that heartbeat, even when he (or she in your case) is moving around. Lee kicks more "in" than out, if that makes any sense. It's kinda strange and makes for an icky sensation. I feel your pain with the weight gain now and then too. In the beginning I went almost 2 mths without gaining, then a few, then one visit was 8 ... yikes. :O Then again I had lots of Cole weight left too, ugh.... Anyway, so good to see nice, "normal" updates... love ya!!

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