20 Week Update

Date: March 28, 2013

Here is a video update on a baby's progress at 5 months, 1 week!

 

Next Doctor’s Appointment:  April 17, 2013

 Baby’s size:  Baby is the size of a Melon!

 

How far along:  We are 20 weeks along!

Total weight gain: +8 pounds.  Current weight: 118

Sleep:  Sleeping well!

Maternity Clothes:  Dresses are my thing, especially with this growing bump! Maxi dresses are cute.  I also like the form fitted, knee length ones.  I can still button all of my pre pregnancy jeans, but it’s just more comfortable to wear the belly band with some of them.

 Food cravings: I want some more of my mama’s green chili… and I still can't get enough fresh fruit!

 Food aversions: none

Symptoms I have: This has been an easy week as far as symptoms.  Mostly just growing pains and body aches, but nothing new! I’m not sure if I ever mentioned this, but riding around in Kiley’s Mini Cooper drops my stomach sometimes (ever since I got pregnant).  He doesn’t drive crazy, so I’m not sure what that is from (the extra fluid, maybe?).  Anyway, I realized on my trip to CO that taking off in an airplane gives me the same feeling I get when I go down the first drop on a rollercoaster! Major stomach drop! It was a lot of fun haha

 Movement: Her kicks are getting stronger and I can feel them from the outside really well.  They’re super unpredictable so nobody but Kiley has felt them from the outside yet.  Kiley has felt a little bit of movement before but Easter Sunday (March 31, 2013) was the first time he felt her really moving in there.  I will treasure those moments.  When I was in CO, I sang John Mayer to her and she kicked me. She likes him.

Belly Button: A weird looking innie… flattening out.

Gender: Girl, girl, girl

 Best moment of the week:  Celebrating the first year with Kiley. We met on March 24, 2012! Every day since meeting him has become the best day of my life.  I love him with my whole heart.  Here are some of my favorite photos of us from the year:

This week, we also celebrated the wedding of one of my best friends, Carolyn, to her new hubby Aaron! The day was so perfect and so much fun!!!  I was so happy to have been chosen as one of her bridesmaids. Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Bidwell!!! (photos of the wedding to come!)

What I miss:  Colorado and my family.

What I’m looking forward to: Going back to Colorado!

 Additional Details: I recently received some photos from a few photo shoots I’ve done recently. I thought it would be fun to share them with you!

 This first series is by Devin Willow (Styling by Mirabai Wagner) and I was only 2 weeks pregnant in these photos! This was right before we found out!

This series is by Clint Earhart (Makeup and hair by Lindsay Ambrosio).  I was eight weeks pregnant in this series. 

This series is by Maria Hibbs and was when I was about 11 weeks pregnant, I believe.