1/2 way there...20 weeks

20 weeks, I hit the 1/2 way mark.  This pregnancy is just flying by.  Happy to report I am feeling so much better than last month. I really feel that I have my sugar and blood pressure under control to the point where I feel great.  

My belly started itching this week, so I'm pretty sure I must be growing and the belly is stretching. Cocoa butter is something I now lather on daily. No stretch marks with Carson and hoping for the same this time around.

I finally felt the baby move, getting the flutters all the time now. 

Went to Dr G today and my mom went with Carson and I.  I'm up 2 lbs from last week at SE Perinatal. My thoughts on this are, last week I hadn't eaten much before the appt and then sat there for an eternity, this week they got me right after I ate, so I'm probably the same. lol.

All I wanted to know when I saw Dr G this week is if he would let me go to 40 weeks instead of scheduling the C section at 39 weeks.  In his words, "Lauren, whatever you want". Boom, done. So AS OF TODAY, we know how things change month to month, I'd really really like to wait until Sept 28 or Sept 29 to schedule the C section. Sept 28 is my 40th week.

And, as of today, no more ultrasounds at SE perinatal.  Great news all around for my 5 minute visit with Dr. G. 

Next appt., middle of June :)

139 days until we meet Sydney. 

19 weeks - She leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes

I had my 19 week ultrasound on May 6, 2015. Scheduled for a 1:30 appt, I wasn't taken back until 3:10. The day I don't have to go back to SE Perinatal can't come soon enough. Carson, thankfully was very well behaved and didn't start getting ancy until the very end. 

My blood pressure is still "lower" but I have been doing great managing it. I can tell now when it starts to get really low.  Once I get up and move around, go for a walk or just stand for awhile, I am ok. I have been drinking ALOT more water too. I have pretty much cut down processed sugar to almost nothing.  Every so often I will have a cookie or a bite of cake, but in the end, it hasn't proven to be worth it because it makes me feel so lethargic and sick. Water and milk is what I live on for beverages and a cup of coffee in the morning. I literally just drink milk right out of the carton, it is so delicious and yummy. 

Leaving the house with my water bottle has come as natural as grabbing my purse to leave. My weight hasn't changed. I find odd because I literally eat all day long.  I start my day with a piece of toast, peanut butter, sliced bananas and then drizzle that with honey.  Then I have oatmeal a few hours later, then later on, lunch, then snack, then dinner. I don't stop. I guess she is taking it all in. 

19 weeks

The ultrasound confirmed, we are still expecting a little girl in September. Sydney would not move at all during the ultrasound.  She was actually getting annoyed when the tech was trying to move her, which looked like her hitting back.  The tech said she was very stubborn and when I mentioned this to my mom, her response was, "well you got your easy one".  Carson says she still looks like "Optimus Prime" baby. lol. 

Sydney, 19 weeks, frontal. 

 Now, I am going to order her bedding. I was waiting until this ultrasound to order it. I am so excited, it is so pretty. I put together this little collage of how I want to accessorize her room.  Pinks and golds. 

Her room

I go back to Dr G next for my 20 week appt. I will update if Dr G has any new news for me :)