20 and 21 Weeks

20 and 21 weeks have come in a happy blur. We did some swimming, some sailing, some hiking, and plenty of relaxing in the Virgin Islands. I definitely had a growth spurt somewhere along the way and Will was able to feel the baby's movements for the first time. A waitress also noticed I was pregnant (first open acknowledgement of bump by a stranger!)

I've been feeling great (perfect temperatures and virgin pina coladas no doubt a contributing factor.) When we first booked this trip I was slightly worried I might feel unwieldy in the heat, bugged by mosquitos, or just a little weary from the travel, but it couldn't have been more pleasurable.

I'm feeling the baby quite consistently in the mornings and evenings, usually when I am in bed (and then in random short sprints throughout the day.) And I am now up about 5 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. The baby now weighs just over a pound, and is either the size of a banana or a spaghetti squash (huh?)

Now that I'm more than halfway there it's starting to feel much more tangible.

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Gone Fishing

via Saltwater 

20 weeks today and about to jump in a car to the airport for babymoon! I am not sure what my connectivity will be (thank goodness) but I will try to check in before our return on April 2nd.

My bag is laden with Larabars and almonds and fruit so I don't get starving in airport land.

In the mean time, baby Saltwater sandals! Amazing.

Sunny Dispatches

via StJohn-beaches.com

Lots of good tidings to report.

Tomorrow afternoon, we will be here!

We are in contract on our new apartment (so now it's up to the banks to magic us a loan and to the building to let us know when we can move.)

Our baby (still a boy) is doing fine and weighing in at 12 ounces. A can of Coke. We had our second anatomy scan this morning. Long, long legs!

There is still a small sebaceous cyst on the back of his head but the doctors think there's nothing to worry about and after some furious googling at home I am taking them at their word. I go back at around 24 weeks to check in on it. Most likely he will require a visit to a pediatric dermatologist after birth. Nothing too major.

Of course, I'd rather there were nothing there whatsoever. But he looks healthy and squirmy and is developing just as he should which is all I can really ask for.

Deep breaths.