20 weeks

I am 20 weeks today!  That means that I am half way there, and if Baby J decided to bless us with his presence a couple weeks early I could be over half way there- that is crazy!  I also thought that at 20 weeks that would mean I was 5 months, but according to all the books I have been reading 23 weeks is actually the 5 month marker.  So I have a couple more weeks to go.

As I write this I can feel him moving ever so slightly!  Just this week I started feeling movements that were more than just flutters.  I told Ross, I picture Baby J doing flips in there and every time he comes around he brushes against my tummy.  It is not consistent movement yet and I haven’t noticed any pattern of what makes him move.  Right now, I just think whenever he feels like moving, he does.

Lately, I have started having my first major food craving, oranges.  But not the big oranges, I actually am craving the small cuties that you can buy in bulk.  They are absolutely delicious!  I bring about 4 to work every day and they easily don’t last past lunch.  I figure I need the vitamin C, so they are probably good for me.  Ross teased me when we bought them because usually I will take a liking to a certain food and it lasts all of 4 minutes and then I don’t want it any more.  He assumed it would be the same with the cuties, but it has been a whole week and I am still loving them!  I also have started sleeping with a body pillow.  I haven’t been sleeping well since about week 12 and I typically am an amazing sleeper!  A girlfriend of mine gave me her body pillow she used during her pregnancy and I tried it a couple of weeks back and wasn’t sure if I liked it.  So I took a couple of weeks off from it and now it is back in bed with us.  The other night I slept soundly all the way until 4am- that is a huge accomplishment and I think I owe it all to my body pillow.  Unfortunately, it does take up quite a bit of space in our bed, but Ross has been very gracious and doesn’t complain too much about how little room he has to sleep now!

I have decided that my dreams of wearing my normal jeans all the way through this pregnancy may not be a realistic dream and I may venture out in the next couple of weeks to check out more maternity clothes.  I have had several of my friends suggest different stores that sell maternity clothes at decent prices (most times I have found it is hard to find maternity clothes on sale!).  We will see what I find in my upcoming adventures.

I have had several of my female friends encourage me to really enjoy my pregnancy.  To enjoy all the things that come along with growing this tiny human being.  So, I am taking that to heart and really focusing on being pregnant and enjoying the entire adventure as the Lord prepares my little son for this world.

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