1) How far along? 20 weeks **I can't believe we're already half-way through!!!
2) Total weight gain? 6+ pounds? I'm 138 now.
3) Maternity clothes? YES! I finally gave in and bought some maternity khaki pants and one pair of jeans from Old Navy. I have been avoiding pants for work since January and was only wearing tights or skirts for bottoms. Today, I had to do a quick change of clothes and put on a "non-maternity" sweater instead of my blouse because I didn't expect a freeze warning in Knoxville this morning... I definitely had to tug and stretch at the sweater more than 10 times during class today to pull it over my belly!
5) Sleep? Yes, sleeping well with my new body pillow! David and Hank sometimes use it, too. :)
16) Happy or Moody? Happy! It was a relaxing and enjoyable spring break with my parents! We slept in every day, had some good food, took good walks with Hank, played golf and watched lots of NCAA basketball.
Highlighted pictures from the past week:
3) Maternity clothes? YES! I finally gave in and bought some maternity khaki pants and one pair of jeans from Old Navy. I have been avoiding pants for work since January and was only wearing tights or skirts for bottoms. Today, I had to do a quick change of clothes and put on a "non-maternity" sweater instead of my blouse because I didn't expect a freeze warning in Knoxville this morning... I definitely had to tug and stretch at the sweater more than 10 times during class today to pull it over my belly!
4) Stretch marks? None that I can see!
6) Best moment this week? Week-long visit from the Ritt parents during my spring break. Although Don and Booze were happy to see us, the warm weather, and be able to play some golf down here in Tennessee, I appreciate them spending a week's worth of vacation days to be with us and do some "baby errands," too, like shopping for the so-called nursery, which is the guest room in our apartment and visiting 5
day cares in one day with hopes of getting on a wait list in October!
7) Miss Anything? Not really anything right now, not even wine, believe it or not.
8) Movement? No, and I'm getting anxious! I thought by this point I would feel the baby move, but nothing that I can distinguish from my rumbling stomach. I'm waiting for it any day now!
9) Food cravings? Still loving my watermelon! I'm not sick of it yet, either!
10) Anything making you queasy or sick? Mint toothpaste is my biggest
enemy, but thanks to my Aunt Marg, the watermelon-flavored toothpaste is saving my dental hygiene!
11) Gender? Girl! I'm looking forward to dressing her up!10) Anything making you queasy or sick? Mint toothpaste is my biggest
12) Labor Signs? No
13) Symptoms? Tiredness, all-day nausea, extremely weird dreams still
14) Belly Button in or out? I would call it an innie, but you can see it popping out a little when I wear a tight tee-shirt.
15) Wedding rings on or off? On
16) Happy or Moody? Happy! It was a relaxing and enjoyable spring break with my parents! We slept in every day, had some good food, took good walks with Hank, played golf and watched lots of NCAA basketball.
17) Looking forward to what? Getting back into the swing of things at school and finishing up a good school year until a busy summer and my leave through October. The first day back after a long break is always the hardest to get through, but I had a good day today and looking forward to a pleasant spring with warm weather and a growing belly!
Highlighted pictures from the past week:
19-week ultrasound picture (3-dimensional) from our appointment on March 17th:
The amazing cheese, sausage and crackers appetizer plate that we ordered from Aubrey's restaurant, a local favorite, with my parents:
Our first gifts for Baby Haase from Aunt Marg and Uncle Dave (and the lamb is in hiding, so Hank doesn't steal "her" before August!) :
My mom gave us the framed board of the alphabet to hang in our guest room "nursery." It's the same one that was in the baby room for me and my brothers. She also gave us the porcelain musical decoration piece of a mother cat feeding her baby that plays "It's a Small World," also used in our nursery as Ritt children and given as a present by our Aunt Marg.
Strollers from the Buy Buy Baby store that we looked at... I'm excited to get jogging with this amazing little machine!
The new B.O.B. jogging stroller, car seat and adaptor from the Ritt parents sitting in our guest room/nursery...the beginning of the filling up of the baby room!
David is showing my dad the wonders that his "swing shirt" does for his golf swing. It really made a difference! Too bad you're not allowed to use it on the course during a match.
20-week belly pictures
(I had a friend who joined me in the pictures, but it was only entertaining for him for the first 10 seconds.) :
You are going to feel her any day now! With Katharine, it felt almost like butterflies, or even like a tiny fish swimming around. It sounds crazy, but that's the only way I can describe it. Sometimes drinking some cold water or juice helps!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I'll try that! Can't wait for it!
DeleteWhat a fun week it was to see you and your folks! And I loved seeing what your Mom has passed on to you from your nursery. It doesn't seem possible that little musical Mama Kitty is nearly 29 years old!! Have a wonderful week with special hugs to David and Hank :-)
ReplyDeleteIt was! :)
DeleteHugs to you, David, AND. BABY GIRL!
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