Week 20: Banana

How big is baby: Baby is the size of a banana this week (6.5 in and 10.2 oz).        

Weight gain/loss:  Not sure from last week.  

Stretch marks: No.

Sleep:  Hip pain.  Much worse.  I am figuring out a few tricks to keep it from being terrible.  I'm starting to have very random dreams/nightmares.  One night I had a very long nightmare and it involved people from blogs I read.  Last night, Aaron got home from a concert and gave me a kiss before he went to bed which woke me up and I was convinced he was trying to kill me which caused me to come close to tears.  He enjoyed poking fun at me today about it :)  I told him I must have been having a nightmare right when he woke me up.

Diet/Cravings/Aversions:  Fruit.  Pizza.  Last night, I the only thing I wanted to dinner was a pizza bagel.  I was so excited Aaron wouldn't be home for dinner so I could enjoy one.  I went to make it...NO CHEESE.  UGH!  Aaron suggested I used the colby jack or Mexican blend I bought for tacos/nachos.  Ok...that is disgusting!

Exercise:  Walking and and workout DVDs.

Gender: We'll find out in October!  I had another friend tell me last week that one old wives tale states you are having a girl if you crave fruit.  If that is the case, this little kid is going to be one heck of a girly girl :)  I could eat it for every meal.

Movement: Not super often throughout the day, but I've been noticing it almost each day now. Before, it was very random and only every few days.

The belly:  I'd say it's bigger than last week for sure.  People at work even commented on it yesterday.  

What I'm spazzing about:  Daycare.  I know, I'm only about 5 months and I then still have 6 months of maternity leave before we actually need a place.  But pickings are slim in the radius we are looking.  I really would like to use the center where a girl I babysat for went, but they have no idea what their openings will be like in May, and the only way to hold a crib is to actually pay the $200+ a week in daycare fees.  I'd consider it once we get a little closer, but I see no point in doing it now.  There is another place that is Christian based nearby which I haven't called yet.  Being Catholic, I'm not sure how I feel about what our child might be taught about religion if it's non Catholic based.  Our neighbor did say that a guy she works with takes his kids there and it's very generic and mostly just a few songs here and there that they sing.  Our third option at the moment is the place where our neighbor takes her son to daycare.  The price is reasonable and the lady I spoke with was really nice.  She said they would hold our spot for sure with just the $40 registration fee.  I plan to setup walk throughs sometime in July.    

We also have a wedding in 2.5 weeks and I thought I had a dress that had a high enough waste that it would fit.  Thank goodness I tried it on tonight, because it was not as high as I remembered and I definitely can't zip it.  So now, I have to try and find a dress that will work before the end of the month...and we go on vacation next week.  Of course, the wedding is "black tie invited" so I can't just attempt to dress up something I already have.  Ugh!  I guess I at least figured it out now rather than the day of!!

What I'm loving:  Only having 3 days of work left until vacation!  Having the rooms painted.  And having Aaron home at night now since work has FINALLY slowed down a little.

Symptoms:  Gagging.  Sore hips at night.    

What I'm looking forward to:  Did I mention we are going on vacation in 3 days?? :)  Still no idea where we are going yet :)  That's Aaron's job tonight.  Also, registering.  My plan is to finish Baby Bargains while we're gone so that we can start registering in July.  I'd also like to narrow down our crib and glider choices.  I'm not too worried about ordering them just yet, but I'd like to at least know which ones we are picking.        

Best moment of the week:  Getting the rooms painted and cleared out.  It's so strange to see the nursery so empty except a dresser and shelf.  My in-laws stopped over on Sunday and brought us some great goodies for Baby T.  They gave us money toward something for baby...I think we're going to use it toward our glider.  They also bought us some wash clothes, a few outfits, and a cute little blanket.  It was fun to hang our first baby outfits in the closet.  They are so tiny!