21 Weeks

How far along? 21 Weeks

Baby Size: Banana (7 inches, 11 oz)

Total weight gain: 12.8 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes, but still wearing non-maternity clothing
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Still the same
Best moment this week: Finding out if we are having a boy or girl!
Movement: Some fluttering here and there.
Food cravings: We have been making fresh bread lately and after our Thanksgiving feast, we had Honey Baked ham left over that I made into a hot ham and cheese sandwich.  We ran out of ham after 2 sandwiches and wish I had saved more!  Now it's all I can think about!!!
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Labor Signs: No
Symptoms: Feeling a little lower back ache.
Belly Button in or out? Still in.
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!


At our 20 week check up, we had a ultrasound to check on the baby's development.  So far so good!  We were able to see the baby move and actually saw the baby yawn!  It's so cool!  The baby was really active, moving the arms and legs.  Our tech switched to 3D color and we were able to see the baby's facial features.  To actually be able to see a little bit of what your baby will look like, is a great feeling!  We weren't able to see the complete full on face since half of the baby's face was pressed up against my uterus (I think that's what the tech said) but saw the profile.  I think the baby has Park's nose! :) 

The second best thing about doing this ultrasound was finding out the gender.  It took a while to see because the umbilical cord was in the way but since the baby was so active, we were finally able to tell.  And...

 

It’s A

Girl!

Yes!  We are having a GIRL!!!!  We are so excited! Now we can finally decide on what color to paint the room!  Now the next question we will be getting, "do you have any names picked out?"  Maybe, we have a couple of names that we are thinking about but nothing final yet.  Any suggestions?  Would love to hear it!