21 Weeks!

Sorry I'm a day late, but I'm on vacation so too bad! Heading back to Arkansas tomorrow though. It was great while it lasted, but time for Andrew to go back to work and me to....well...grocery shop, do laundry, clean, and blog...

How Far Along: 21 weeks! Belly pic next week.

Weight Gain/Loss: I didn't weight myself this week since I'm on vacation...but with how I ate I'm assuming I gained at least a pound if not more...I was at a total weight gain of 15 pounds as of last Wednesday...do the math. Eeks! On the plus side, I'm in the recommended range still...but on the higher end of it.

Symptoms:

• Back Pain
• Leg Cramps
• Round Ligament Pain
• Some nausea

Cravings:

• French Onion Soup (fulfilled that one twice this week)
• Sweets (its time to push that one aside now though seeing as I'm at the upper end of the ideal weight gain)

Aversions:

• Same as before...nothing really new this week

Maternity Clothes:

• I've had to wear maternity clothes for a little while now. I especially love dresses. They're definitely the most comfortable!

Movement:

• Ava kicks and punches a lot. I feel it every day. This week was special though because not only has the hubby been able to feel the kicks a lot more, my friend Whitney got to feel her kick! I wanted my mom to be able to feel it at the baby shower on Saturday, but Ava was a little shy apparently. Its great to be able to feel those kicks all day long now though. They come and go, but I usually feel some kicks every hour or two.

Gender: GIRL still! :)

Belly Button In or Out:

• In, but the bottom is starting to get closer and closer to the surface. By the end of this week my uterus is supposed to be an inch above my belly button so I'm just waiting for the transformation to take place. Any day now! Weird...

Thoughts:

• I've had a great week on vacation in Iowa and Minnesota. Yesterday was the hubby's birthday so everyone give a big shout out to Andrew! He had a great time at the bars in Iowa City. I went out for dinner with them and stayed out for a short bit, then went to a friends to nap until it was time to pick them up at bar close. He definitely took advantage of it being his birthday...he's always funny when he drinks a lot though. We never go out anymore so when we do the alcohol hits us hard...but of course I was not drinking since I'm pregnant! I had Shirley Temples and water...fun.