“Ohhh…we’re halfway there. Ohhhh…living on a prayer.” These are the words I’ve been singing every time I think of how far we’ve come (and how far we still have to go :D). Thank you, Bon Jovi.
This last week was a busy week! (side note – I just realize that I always talk about the week prior to the actual week it is. Maybe I should have done this blog at the end of every week instead of the beginning. Oh well. Too late now!) We left on Thursday evening for Alabama, which means Bailey and I had to get all of our errands/chores/work done by Wednesday!
Alabama selfie - can you tell he loves me?
We left Thursday night for Alabama for the 4th of July. I hope Mr. Garner was proud of me – I only had to stop ONCE for a bathroom break there, and ONCE on the way back :D We had a great time seeing family, playing golf (Bailey), and shopping (me, of course :D). There are so many cute baby things out – it’s probably a good thing that we don’t find out the gender until this weekend! Case in point, this super soft pink piggy blank. There's a soft spot in my heart for cute farm animals.
This week is just filled with keeping myself busy until Friday. I’ve tried to make plans every night after work this week, so that the week doesn’t drag by any more than it has to! We find out Friday morning at 8:30, and then I have to keep it a surprise until Saturday at 4:00 – HOW WILL THIS WORK?
I told Bailey on our drive home yesterday – it’s crazy to think that this baby is already a he or a she – we just don’t know yet! We were able to come up with a few boy and girl names yesterday (Bailey hates it when I pin him in the car during conversations, but hey, it usually works!). Hopefully we’ll finalize the name within a couple of days after finding out the gender…we need to maximize our monogram time! I have the same feeling about picking out a name as I do buying a house – we want to do it as soon as possible. But there’s no huge rush. As long as we pick a name before we sign the birth certificate, I’m ok :)
Speaking of the house hunt – we looked at another house tonight. We put in an offer on the spot - we LOVED it. Say a prayer that they accept our offer :) We are more than ready to start this moving process! Well, Bailey’s ready to start the moving process. I’m ready to start the nursery decorating process :D
Here we go with the routine... you know the drill :D (my apologies for the end of the day 8:30pm picture)
How far along: 20 weeks
How big is baby?: I’m growing a little mango this week – 6.5 inches and 10 oz.
Total weight gain/loss: No doctor's appointment this week, so no update on the weight gain (whew).
Maternity clothes: Oh maternity clothes are fabulous J I’m still wearing a few of my normal clothes, but not very many! Dresses and stretchy skirts have become my new BFFs.
Sleep:Still sleeping pretty well – trying to train myself to sleep on my side!
Best moment this week: Oh man, I don’t know. Last week was a pretty great week. I think the fact that we moved into the single digit countdown to gender reveal was probably my favoriteJ
Food cravings: My appetite has kind of decreased in the last week or two. I still get hungry every 2-3 hours, but not much sounds good to me (besides my normal fruit cravings). I did really want a cheeseburger on Friday. So I got a cheeseburger (sorry dad, it was just one).
Food aversions: Still chicken.
Gender: FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY. Can you tell I’m excited?
Labor signs: I feel like this is a silly question until at least 35 weeks (or so I hope)
Pregnancy symptoms: A little bit of swelling in my ankles (cankles are not attractive), a leg cramp or two randomly, and just plain tired. I’m just thankful that the tiredness doesn’t hit me until closer to the end of the day!
What I miss: Honestly, not a lot! This second trimester thing is fun. :) Enjoying it as long as I can!
What I am looking forward to: July 11th - boy or girl!?
Milestones: hmmm..I'm not sure we crossed any huge milestones off of our list this week.
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