19 week update

How far along?  19 weeks

How big is baby?  The size of a grapefruit (or a 4 toed hedgehog) according to my app, around 16 cm and 240 g.  That's a 25% weight gain this week!

Total weight gain/loss?  I'm 56.5 kg today - only a small increase but at least it's an increase.

Waist?  I'm only measuring my waist every fortnight at the moment.

Stretchmarks?  No new ones :)

Maternity clothes?  Still squishing myself into my normal clothes - some of my waistbands are starting to feel a little uncomfortable towards the end of the day but there's still a little room in them yet.

Sleep?  It's been relatively good - I've had a good few nights this week where I've been completely out of it.

Best moment this week?  Yesterday I was doing hip extensions in ALS' exercise class and felt baby make a proper movement, it didn't feel much like a kick so I probably flipped Pip upside down and he did a little roll.  It was a bit awkward because I really wanted to run over and tell him but obviously he was working so during one of the rest periods I just mentioned it to him.  It was so unexpected but such a wonderful feeling.

Movement?  Just the one big one yesterday and then little flutters when I lie and concentrate on it.

Food cravings?  Fizzy peach sweets!  They're so sweet I can only manage one or two though, which is probably a good thing.

Food aversions?  Nothing.  I've made an effort to eat really well this week - regular small meals and healthy snacks and I do feel good for it.

Gender?   I've unintentionally started referring to Pip as "him" in the last week or so and I really can't explain why - so maybe it's my body telling me there's a little boy in there.

Labour signs?  Definitely not.

Pregnancy symptoms?  Heartburn - all the time, every day!  It doesn't matter if I have small meals, avoid anything rich/acidic, don't lie down for a couple of hours after eating or anything else, the heartburn seems to find me.  It's far from unbearable though and I like having symptoms to reassure me that things are happening in there!

Belly button in or out?  In.

What I miss?  Being able to just have a chilled out day off work - today is my day off and I have to sent my cot back (because it arrived damaged), try to sort out my hoover which has packed up despite only being 2 months old, spend some time with my mother (despite the fact she posted an incredibly rude, hurtful Facebook status directed at me yesterday) because my grandparents made the mistake of telling her I was off today, ring the midwife because I still haven't heard anything from the hospital, go car shopping because ALS' car has been written off in an accident etc.  Every time I've had a day of work this is how it's been because for some reason everything around us keeps breaking and my mum seems to be not getting any better (all the medical services are dragging their feet in helping us).  Normally it wouldn't be an issue but I'm a little concerned about overdoing it and having too much stress whilst I'm pregnant.

What I am looking forward to?  Getting the nursery set up properly!  We painted it this weekend and were going to get the cot up on Monday evening, until we found out it was damaged.

Upcoming appointments/scans?  I have my whooping cough vaccination on 14th June, my 20 week scan on 19th June and see the midwife again on 19th July.

Weekly wisdom?  Spend as much time as you can enjoying being a family of 2 for the last time.  We set aside Saturday night for date night - we played adventure golf and went out for dinner and drinks (non-alcoholic for me of course).  It was absolutely lovely and we appreciated it even more knowing that we won't get much chance to do things like that soon.

Milestones?  Baby movements :D

Bump picture:

I've decided my bump looks completely different size/shape depending on what I'm wearing.  If I'm just in pants, with a lower waistband it's a nicely defined bump.  With my PJs pulled up a bit more like this I just look chunky haha!