19 weeks

We are almost half way there! At 19 weeks (in your 20th week), according to WTE, baby is the size of a small cantelope and my uterus is the size of a melon.

Not much new going on in the way of pregnancy symptoms. My boobies (especially the nipples) are getting sore again. It's quite irratating. I've had a couple pregnancy headaches over the past week, but nothing too severe. I think I've also felt slight pinges of round ligament pain in my left side too. Also, its becoming quite clear to me that my body knock off time is 9:00pm. Anytime after that, and I just start shutting down. It's quite dramatic really. My eyeballs struggle to stay open past the 9:30pm hour.

I have another PNA appointment this coming Tuesday. We'll probably get to hear the little firecracker's heartbeat. Yay! I think I've been feeling him move more often. It's still difficult to tell if it is really movement, but whatever it is I'm feeling, I'm feeling it at different hours of the day. Before, it was generally in the early afternoon, after I'd had lunch. In the past couple of days, I think I'm feeling those same movements in the evening when I'm watching TV on the couch and even at night in bed. Those feelings are reassuring, since I'm sans the doppler. I just wish I knew for certain that it was all baby movements, and not just me being extra gassy. I can't wait till those movements are stronger, so I know for sure if its baby. Some women describe feelings of the baby rolling and I'm envious. I dont feel that at all. I just feel a tap tap, or some other muscle twitch type feeling. I have no idea if that's baby kicking, punching or just his body moving. Shoot, it could just be me being extra gassy too. lol. Though the last one I doubt, because I've never had these feelings before when gassy.

Today I'm on a mission to start buying maternity clothes, or at least more clothes that fit me. As my belly expands, my wardrobe is getting more and more limited. I'm too cheap to go out and buy expensive stuff, even though it will probably be a good investment, since I'm hoping at least one more baby will follw the firecracker. So I'm heading to the discount stores and looking for stuff on sale at the major department stores. And -gulp- the MIL asked what I was doing today and of course, I invited her to come along (how couldn't I without sounding rude?) and so she's coming shopping with me! She's nice, and wont be too commenty or anything like that. It's just that...well...its my MIL. Not quite the same as shopping with mommy, ya' know? Ah well, it had to happen sometime...this "bonding" stuff. yippee.....

19 week belly photo. My belly gained 1/2 an inch and is at 36.5 inches. I'm afraid to step on that scale at the doctor's office. I haven't been the best in eating. I think its time I started watching what I eat and cutting out all those empty calories in sweets, candy bars and pastries. They just taste sooo good while pregnant!!