{Pregnancy Update} Week 20

I'm officially 20 weeks pregnant! Only 5 (or less) months to go! This one seems to be going by much more quickly than when I was pregnant with Tennyson.

I finally felt her move last week! Every night, after Tenn is in bed, and I finally have a chance to sit down and put my feet up, she lets me know she's awake. Just this morning, I felt her move before I got out of bed. So, she's definitely getting bigger and more wiggly. I love it! When Tenn was born and my pregnancy ended so abruptly, feeling a baby move inside of me was something I mourned. I missed it terribly. So I am really loving and appreciating all the sweet kicks I get to feel.

Changes to report:

• I've finally gained nearly 2 pounds. I was much more nauseous this time around. It didn't really let up until 16 or 17 weeks, so I didn't have much of an appetite. Babycenter.com says that I can expect to gain a pound a week from here on out. I don't weigh myself though, so I'll just keep the weight checks at the doctor visits. No cravings to report yet.

• I started to have nose bleeds last week. They are so annoying. They seem to be fairly common in pregnancy, but my doctor had me get a blood draw just to make sure all is well.

• I got a flu shot. I'm glad I was able to get it. Tennyson is next. Apparently we need all the help we can get to stay healthy this season. I hope to get the pertussis vaccine as well.

I follow this great blog called "Johnny In A Dress". She has a son with CP, and she sews the most adorable things. She recently had a little girl (she named her Hollis - so cute!) and she did a post on all the adorable things she made for her. You can check it out here. Aren't they adorable!? I'm going to be sewing non-stop once we pick a name!

Speaking of baby names... so far, The Husband has not liked any names I have thrown out there as possibilites. We want to pick a name soon so that we can start preparing Tennyson (and I can start monogramming!). It's been hard to find a name that can follow "Tennyson". We like our girl names unique (obviously), pretty but strong, and not made up. Any suggestions?

Here are the names that have not made the cut (unfortunately):

Briony
Delaney
Finley
Henley
Emerson
Kenley
Lucy
Whitley

Eliza

Charlotte

Willow

Rowan

Sophia

Christiana

Felicity

Vivian

Brenna

Emmalynn

Piper

Cora

 

That's my update for ths week! All is going well. I'm feeling good other than some random round ligament pain here and there. I'm loving that my belly is growing bigger. I'm not uncomfortable, and now people can tell that I'm pregnant!

Thanks again for all of your kind e-mails and prayers. They are so appreciated!

Amy

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