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Week 20

December 21st, 2013

How far along:
20 weeks…we’re half way through this pregnancy!!!

Baby is the size of a:
Banana

Total weight gain:
According to the doctor’s scale, 15lbs.

Maternity Clothes?
Getting more and more uncomfortable in my regular jeans.

Stretch Marks?
Not yet.

Sleep?
I’m back to going to the bathroom at least once a night. Other than that, I can’t complain.

Best moment of the Week:
So many!
1. My mom booked her flight to be here for the birth of our little one, it will be the first time since I’ve moved to the US that she is visiting me and I can’t wait!
2. Katie’s family spent all weekend at our house to finish painting the nursery, putting up the decals and to set up the crib. The rest of the furniture will be set up this week and I couldn’t be more excited! Katie’s mom has gone above and beyond to make sure our little guy has the perfect nursery and I’m so grateful for everything she has done for us!
3. I received so many sweet messages, cards and baby gifts from friends, congratulating us on our pregnancy and sharing our excitement. One of my friends is even planning to fly out from another state just for our baby shower, I just can’t believe it! I’m so overwhelmed by all the love we received and I feel so blessed to have all of these special people in my life!
4. Our doctor told us that the baby looks as healthy as can be based off our big 18-week ultrasound we had a couple of weeks ago. We also had another ultrasound and saw him wiggle around in there, so sweet!

Movement:
I think I’ve felt the baby a few times, especially at night when I lay down. Katie put her hands on my stomach last night and felt him as well! She loved it! He started to move every time we would talk, so cute!

Food Cravings:
None.

Belly Button in or out:
In.

Gender:
Sweet baby boy!

Symptoms:
This week kicked my butt! I got a UTI which was no fun in itself, but then my doctor prescribed me some antibiotics and I had the worst side effects from them. Nausea to the point that I was throwing up in Katie’s car, Intense Cramps (I actually thought I was in labor) and diarrhea.
I’m also feeling out of breath very easily these days and bending over is getting harder. Every time I’m on the phone with someone, they ask me, why I breath so hard…apparently I sound like I just ran a marathon! Of course, my pregnancy acne is still going strong as well. Oh well, it could be worse.

Anything Making you queasy or Sick?
The antiobiotics I had to take this week!

Have you Started to Show yet?
My stomach popped this week and I love it!

What I miss:
My clear skin. Sleeping through the night without having to get up to use the bathroom. And Soda!

What I'm looking forward to:
Obviously Christmas and I’m still super excited about getting the nursery ready!

What I'm not looking forward to:
We’re going into our busiest time of year at work and the next five months will be crazy busy! I’m constantly making lists about things we need to get done before the baby gets here and feel overwhelmed by it at times, but I guess that’s how every first time mom feels.

Weekly Wisdom:
Don’t mess with a UTI…I should’ve gone to the doctor a week ago when I first had symptoms!


Wie weit:
20 Wochen

Baby ist so gross wie eine:
Banane

Insgesamte Gewichtszunahme:
Fast 7kg.

Umstandskleidung?
Meine normalen Jeans werden immer unbequemer!

Schwangerschaftsstreifen?
Noch nicht!

Schlaf?
Ich muss neuerdings wieder mindestens einmal pro Nacht zur Toilette, aber ansonsten kann ich nicht klagen!

Bester Moment der Woche:
So viele!
1.    Meine Mutter hat ihren Flug hierher gebucht, um bei der Geburt unseres Kleinen dabei zu sein. Dies wird das erste Mal sein, dass sie mich hier besucht und ich kann es kaum abwarten!
2.    Katie’s Familie hat das ganze Wochenende mit uns verbracht, um das Kinderzimmer fertig zu streichen, die Decals anzubringen und das Bett aufzustellen. Der Rest der Moebel kommt diese Woche und ich freue mich riesig! Katie’s Mutter hat soviel fuer uns getan, um sicherzustellen, dass unser kleiner Mann ein perfektes Kinderzimmer hat und ich bin so dankbar fuer alles, was sie fuer uns getan hat!
3.    Ich habe soviele liebe Nachrichten, Karten und Geschenke fuers Baby von Freunden erhalten, die uns zur Schwangerschaft gratulierten und unsere Freude mit uns teilen wollten. Eine Freundin von mir plant sogar, extra fuer unsere Baby Shower aus einem anderen Staat hierher zu fliegen, ich kann es kaum glauben! Ich kann mich wirklich gluecklich schaetzen, soviele besondere Menschen in meinem Leben zu haben!
4.    Unser Arzt hat unsere Ergebnisse von unserem grossen Ultraschall vor ein paar Wochen erhalten und meinte, dass unser Baby nicht gesuender aussehen koennte. Wir hatten ausserdem einen weiteren Ultraschall und konnten ihn rumhuepfen sehen…so suess! 

Bewegungen des Babys:
Ich glaube, dass ich das Baby ein paar Mal gefuehlt habe, vor allem nachts, wenn ich ins Bett gehe. Katie legte gestern ihre Haende auf meinen Bauch und hat ihn auch fuehlen koennen! Sie liebte es! Jedesmal, wenn wir geredet habe, fing er an sich zu bewegen, so suess!

Heißhunger:
Nein.

Bauchnabel drinnen oder draussen:
Drinnen.

Geschlecht:
Ein Junge!

Symptome:
Diese Woche war hart! Ich habe eine Harnwegsinfektion bekommen, was ja sowieso nicht allzu spassig ist, aber mein Arzt verschrieb mir ein Antibiotikum, wovon ich krasse Nebenwirkungen bekam. Mir wurde so schlecht, dass ich mich in Katie’s Auto uebergeben musste, ich hatte schlimme Bauchkraempfe und dachte, dass ich Wehen haette und dann auch noch Durchfall.
Ich gerate zur Zeit auch schnell ausser Atem und Buecken wird immer schwieriger. Jedesmal, wenn ich mit jemandem telefoniere, fragt die Person mich, warum ich so schnaufe…anscheinend hoert es sich so an, als haette ich gerade einen Marathon beendet!
Natuerlich habe ich immer noch Schwangerschaftsakne, aber es gibt Schlimmeres.

Gibt es etwas, wovon dir schlecht wird?
Das Antibiotika, was ich diese Woche nehmen musste!

Kann man dir die Schwangerschaft ansehen?
Mein Bauch ist diese Woche ziemlich gewachsen und ich liebe es!

Was ich vermisse:
Meine reine Haut. In der Nacht durchzuschlafen, ohne auf die Toilette zu muessen! Und Cola!  

Worauf ich mich freue:
Auf Weihnachten natuerlich und ich freue mich immer noch riesig darauf, dass Kinderzimmer einzurichten!

Worauf ich mich nicht freue:
Wir haben bald die stressigste Zeit des Jahres bei uns auf der Arbeit und die naechsten fuenf Monate werden super stressig werden. Ich mache staendig Listen mit Dingen, die ich noch erledigen muss, bevor das Baby kommt und fuehle mich manchmal damit ueberfordert, aber ich denke, dass sich jede Frau, die zum ersten Mal Mutter wird, so fuehlt.

Wöchentliche Weisheit:
Mit einer Harnwegsinfektion ist nicht zu spassen, ich haette schon vor einer Woche zum Arzt gehen sollen, als ich zum ersten Mal Symptome hatte! 
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