We recently dressed up for Halloween with a group of friends. Matt went with a Mario theme that a few other of our friends were dressing up as, I decided to skip that theme- not all that flattering :-)
So we went to the costume place to find something for a nearly 5 month pregnant person to wear...not an easy task!! In case you haven't noticed, costumes for women are pretty skimpy these days. Now, normally I'm fine with this...but no one wants to see a pregnant lady showing skin! I opted for a Flapper costume, not my fav but as I said, I had limited choices. It ended up being cute after all though. It was freezing too...go figure so I was cold all night. The cold probably wouldn't have been such an issue if I was occupied by a drink in my hand all night!! I made it through the night though, thats what matters!
How far Along: 20 weeks
Maternity clothes: I am not "technically" wearing maternity clothes. I have however, invested in a bella band, which lets you wear your same clothes which is really nice. When not at work, I wear alot of leggings and dresses too, which of course still fit fine. But for the purpose of this question, yes my clothes barely button :-)
Weight Gain: Holding steady at 5 lbs. I did ask the doctor about my weight gain this week and he was completely fine with it. He said as long as the baby is growing (which she is) then no need to worry about my weight gain.
Stretch Marks: not yet...hopefully I never will :-)
Sleep: sleep? what sleep? ok, its not that bad but yes its difficult now. My arms go to sleep, my legs ache, my shoulders hurt. Its weird and I don't like it.
What I miss: I'm doing good this week. although, when work and life is stressful, that glass (or bottle) of wine would be SOOO nice!
This week: No big changes this week. Baby moves alot after I eat something, so thats fun.
Symptoms: Other than random pain when I sleep on my side all night, I'm symptom free!
Cravings: This weeks craving is peanut butter and jelly.
What I'm looking forward to: Mexico!! Ok, not baby related but it is my focus right now. 2 weeks from today, I will be on the beach!
Our 20 week appt with the doctor went really well. Everything looks good and I was measuring right on target, which is a relief! All is going well...this is much easier than I ever expected it to be!!
