20 Weeks "Bumpdate" HALFWAY THERE!

20 Weeks!

Baby: We have hit the halfway mark in pregnancy! Baby is the size of a banana measuring around 6.5 inches and 10.2 oz! He looks like a mini human now with tiny features and all parts are developed. Now it's time to grow, grow, GROW!! Baby Pro is mainly just growing bigger and stronger now- but there are key developments going on such as nerves in the brain which control the senses, these are still forming, eventually enabling him/her to smell, see, hear, taste and touch. He/she is starting to taste the foods that I eat in utero and studies show that he will likely prefer those foods when he enters the real world. 

Bump: This is the week that I finally "popped." Others could tell and I can tell my body is changing. This is the biggest miracle I have ever had the privilege of being a part. God is truly amazing the way he is knitting this baby together in my womb. We feel so blessed. 

Maternity clothes? Yes, this week I finally had to buy some maternity jeans and looser fitting yoga pants. My clothes were getting too tight in the mid section! Maternity pants are so COMFY. Haha! I had an entourage with me while shopping to find them and the guys cracked me & all the other women in the maternity store up with their reactions to the "belly band" attached to the jeans. This was a new experience for everyone! We can all see how all jeans need to have this expandable waste line! Haha

Favorite moment of the week:  Getting to spend the weekend in Fayetteville AR, visiting friends and family and seeing the Razorbacks win in the 4th over time against Auburn! 

Movement:  October 21st was an amazing night! I had been feeling a lot of movements. Tyler finally got to feel baby Pro move and kick for the first time!! So excited to be on this journey together! 

Cravings? Loving savory snacks. Pizza tastes really good to me right now. 

Sickness? SO SO SO happy that I have not experienced the "round ligament pain" I had experienced the past couple of weeks. I am feeling really good now! No sickness or pain.

Gender prediction: We find out SO SOON!!! Cannot wait for our 21 week ultrasound! 

Labor signs: None.

Mood/energy: Very good!

Sleep: Great!

Exercise: Same as last week, currently teaching new lessons at PiYo and man I am so sore from it- in a good way! Loving these new moves and music! I am noticing my balance is not as great as before. I have a little something throwing me off! ;) 

Diet/Weight: We will see at my next appointment! 

Prayer needs: Just for continued health during these cold months and that the baby grows strong and healthy! 

Looking forward to: FINDING OUT THE GENDER! Two bumpdates away from finding out if Baby Pro is a boy or girl! So excited.

Thankful for: Having good friends and family in Arkansas and getting to spend time with them! 

Until next time, 

Dorothy & Baby Pro