Bumpdates: Week 18 - 20

HOW FAR ALONG: 18 weeks

BABY IS AS BIG AS: Sweet Potato

GENDER: Boy

SLEEP: Better this week.

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK: Putting up the Christmas Tree with Eloise and reminiscing about all who gave us what ornaments or where we got them. 

MISS ANYTHING? Not really.

MOVEMENT? Yes, 

FOOD CRAVINGS/AVERSIONS? Give me all the El Cortez salsa!

LABOR SIGNS? No. 

SYMPTOMS: Now that the nausea is gone, everything else seems tolerable.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Enjoying food again!

BIG SISTER ELOISE SAYS:

"Where is the baby?"

"In Mommy's pants."

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HOW FAR ALONG: 19 weeks.

BABY IS AS BIG AS: Heirloom tomato

GENDER: Boy

SLEEP: Meh.

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK: Starting the nursery for baby boy

MISS ANYTHING? Diet Pepsi.

MOVEMENT? Yes. 

FOOD CRAVINGS/AVERSIONS? I can't drink enough Cranberry juice with Pellegerino and a lime. 

LABOR SIGNS? No. 

SYMPTOMS: Leg cramps.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Eloise getting a big girl bed. 

BIG SISTER ELOISE SAYS:

"Do you love the baby?"
"Yes - I love him."

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Cue Bon Jovi music... "Oh...we're HALFWAY THERE..."

HOW FAR ALONG: 20 weeks. 

BABY IS AS BIG AS: Mango

GENDER: Boy. 

SLEEP: Give me more!

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK: 20 week ultrasound.  Always great to see what my baby is up to in there.

MISS ANYTHING? Sushi.

MOVEMENT? Yes. 

FOOD CRAVINGS/AVERSIONS? Can't get enough Mexican. Interesting since I couldn't tolerate it with Eloise. 

LABOR SIGNS? No. 

SYMPTOMS: Breakouts like I'm 16.  

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Christmas! Specifically, spiral ham on Christmas. 

BIG SISTER ELOISE SAYS:

We showed Eloise the nursery when it was painted with her old crib and rocking chair.  She was so happy and told us the baby would be "so cute."