Wednesday, August 12, 2009

21 weeks.

How far along?: 21 weeks, 0 days
Total weight gain/loss: Are you ready for this? +2.5 this week, +5 overall. Mama gained some weight this week. Yowza! Interesting tidbit (well, to me): I now weigh what I did at my wedding. Think my dress would zip up with this belly? :)
How big is baby?: Ours is already bigger than the books say, so probably almost a pound. Length - roughly 10.5 in. long, the length of a carrot :)
Maternity clothes?: Still mixing them in with old stuff.
Sleep: Mark this down. I got 8, I repeat 8, full hours of uninterrupted sleep last night. No pee breaks, no hip pain waking me up to roll over, just sleep. And I woke up feeling rested for the first time in months. Heaven.
Movement: Some days I think he's turning because I'll get kicked on the far left side, but then later he returns to his favorite position and whacks me right in the middle. Also much higher now, so I no longer look like a creeper with my hand down my pants while feeling for kicks in public (the image of this in your head right now is much more inappropriate than it looks in real life, I promise).
Labor signs: Ditto last week.
Food cravings: These have really calmed down lately. Nothing to report.
Gender: On the fence.
Belly button in or out?: Still a crater.
What I miss: My pre-pregnancy digestive sytem.
What I am looking forward to: Exciting things are happening in Baby Reeder's nursery this week. More to come!
Best moment this week: Watching my belly jump as baby kicks me. Phenomenal.
Weekly Wisdom: Guzzling water to try to flush out a sinus infection will only make you have to pee more.
Milestones: We're only 3 weeks away from Viability Day!

Explanation regarding V-Day:
At 24 weeks, the baby's lungs finally have the ability to transfer oxygen from the air to the bloodstream. Before this, the lungs aren't developed enough for that air exchange to happen, so surviving outside the womb is next to impossible. So around 24 weeks, doctors will use every effort to save a child born premature. Chances of survival are only around 25%, but there's a fighting chance! Survival odds go up to 90% by Week 26. Crazy to think we're only 5 weeks from that!

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