Week 19 of Pregnancy

Hello all! It’s time for a pregnancy update! Last week for our week 18 post I told the story of us finding out the gender. It’s pretty hilarious – check it out. Today I’m going to share about how week 19 of pregnancy went!

Week 19

met at 19 weeks

How I feel – Earlier this week I had sharp pain every time I stood up and called the midwife. She said I probably strained a ligament. By the end of the night the pain was excruciating if I made the slightest movement!! My husband carried me straight up to bed after he found me bawling and suggested I rest all day Wednesday in bed and he would stay home and serve me. He’s so sweet. I did that and I felt 100% better on Thursday.

Total weight gain/loss? – Last week I gained 2 pounds and this week I gained 1-2 pounds. So now, I’m at a 10-11 pound gain overall during this pregnancy, which is on track.

Cravings – My appetite is more normal now, so I haven’t had a lot of cravings (other than for sugar). I try not to have a lot of sugar in the house, since I have the biggest sweet tooth.

Movement: YES!! I felt movement for the first time this week, about a week after the sonogram. Feeling the baby kick makes it even more real that I have a little human instead me! On Wednesday I felt a pretty hard kick, so I told my husband to put his hand where I had felt it. When she kicked again though, he couldn’t feel anything on the outside, but I definitely felt a decent kick on the inside!

Best moment last week? Feeling the baby kick for the first time. AND going to a cloth diaper swap! We were able to buy 6 newborn size diapers, and 11 small and regular size diapers and spent an average of less than $9/diaper!! So much fun. We both had a great time and I heard my husband using the word “cute” a number of times.

Our bag of spoils. My husband picked out the pink hat for our girl.

Two favorite diapers. My husband had to get the bacon and eggs diaper!

Gender: It’s a GIRL!

What I am looking forward to: Continuing to feel the baby and also my husband being able to feel the baby kick and move.

Our little “June Bug’s” Growth

We’ve been taking photos since week 6 and showing a fruit or vegetable in the picture that is the same size as our little “June Bug”. Last week: our little girl was the length of an onion (5 1/2 inches long and weighs 8 1/2 ounces) This week: she is 6 inches in length and 8.5 ounces:

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