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| The 20 week baby boy bump |
Stats: I've made it to 20 weeks, uncomfortably, but hooray. I took the Maternit21 test at 10 weeks and we learned that we're having a baby boy back in early April (around 13 weeks). It's somewhat crazy to be able to find out this early now AND with 99% accuracy. We did a baby gender reveal, which we hadn't done in the past with the girls, and the surprise reveal was quite a special moment to celebrate along with family. Baby boy is due to arrive October 19, 2015. He will be six years younger than Elise and four years younger than Alina. The age differences mean I will have a couple of great little helpers when he arrives.
How I feel this time around: Nauseous. I
will admit that morning sickness with our little guy has been less than the
extremes I had with the girls, but I've still suffered through it and there
have been plenty of mornings where I've just felt plain awful. Even though I am
20 weeks, I am still throwing up here and there. I'm hoping to be over most of it
soon because I don't have the luxury of much free time while working and
taking care of two kids. Also, I am carrying pretty high with him, so most my
clothes are already fitting uncomfortably. Time to go shopping.
Food cravings: Steak. It's the only actual
craving I've had this entire time and I started having it around 8-9 weeks, so
well before we learned it was a boy. I suspected it may have been a boy based
off this odd craving, because with the girls all I craved was lemons and fruit.
I typically eat red meat maybe once a month at most, but the craving of steak
cooked in butter and garlic has been pretty strong. I even like the smell of it
cooking.
Weight gain: Let's not even go
there...HAH! Ok, so I feel about twice the size with baby boy as I did with the
girls. I am just blaming this on the fact that I haven't been able to work out
and that he's my third baby. My belly definitely popped out much early than it
did with the girls. My appetite has been more extreme and I've had less morning
sickness than I did with the girls. I probably need to cut myself some slack
here, he's a growing boy and I will continue to fuel "his"/my
appetite.
Special moments - I haven't felt a ton of movement just yet, but if I
lie back on the sofa we can now see my belly button dip out and back in
depending on how much he is moving inside. It's cool to watch, just knowing
that he's becoming very active in there. We are still celebrating the fact that
will get the opportunity to experience having a little boy. I have enjoyed
every moment raising our two girls and all kids are different personalities
regardless of gender, but on the same note it will be fun to partake in the
active rough and tumble aspect that I hear so much about. I also have had so
many moms tell me of the pure love and sweetness that they share with their
boys and I am looking forward to claiming this little guy as my mama's boy!
