Baby Bump Wednesday: Week 19

I spent the first part of the day flipping through galleries of 19 week bellies. It's so strange still to look down and see it, to feel it, to remember what it means. We got to hear the heartbeat again when I had my appointment on Monday, and when she took out the little doppler and found it in just a few seconds, it really hit me, there's a baby in there. And I've said that a few times, but I still need reminding. I think a large majority of women out there imagine what it will be like to be pregnant, what it will feel like and how it will affect their body, and it's just so strange to realize that it's here. Suddenly you're pregnant (though sometimes "suddenly" comes after a long time of trying...) and poof! All of that imagining is now real. I felt the same way after getting married, for a little while it felt like we were just pretending, that at the end of the day we'd go back to our own homes as we'd always done. I have to keep reminding myself that this baby is going to go home with us, he's going to be mine, ours. It's a daunting realization.

Our baby is now 6 inches, 8-ish ounces. The size of an heirloom tomato, that's the food comparison of the week. I actually found a little slideshow comparing your baby to various foods for each week. Check it out. See what I mean? They're obsessed. We've also got some hair growing this week, which is something I'm curious about. My sisters and I were all born with hair, some of us had quite a lot, but I think Caleb had your average peach fuzz. I'm just wondering if I'll need to invest in some extra hair gel. Perfect the baby boy comb-over we all know and love so much...

While I haven't felt any movements yet, things are growing enough in there that it certainly feels different. Caleb likes to talk to the baby, see how his day went, when he comes home from work each day. He also enjoys poking and prodding and trying to feel him and this week when he was conducting his search it felt different, like whatever he was poking at in turn was massaging my intestines. It made me gasp a little bit. And I know, just wait and see what happens when the little guy decides to start his daily calisthenics. Should be fabulous.

Of course the biggest thing that happened this week was the swelling, my Gumby disease, which meant a large part of the week was spent doing nothing. Like right now. Apparently the heat and a night spent wandering the isles of Ikea were enough to do me in. I'm currently sitting on the couch, three pillows under my legs, with a large glass of water and Caleb nearly threatening to pour the water down my throat himself if I don't drink up. He's a unforgiving taskmaster.

The pregnancy brain is in full swing. Today at work I went to refill my water bottle and got water all over the floor because I hadn't taken the cap off. Which is sort of an important step when you want to refill something. You know. Then as I was making dinner I opened my spice cabinet to grab a few things and found this:

That would be fresh ginger. Sprouting ginger. I don't normally put my ginger in the cupboard, I find it keeps much longer in the fridge. Apparently I forgot, or lost my head, but it sat in my cupboard for weeks growing, breaking through the plastic bag and reaching up into my diced tomato cans.

I'm going to go now and put my gumby legs to bed. Try and catch a little bit of sleep in between the multiple trips to the bathroom that are sure to await me tonight.

Comments

[Liv]

I wish I had something to blame my absent-mindedness on.

Lucky.

[Chelsea]

I would poke at Blake all the time and Ben told me that he would come out with all sorts of indentions and dimples. Hopefully your Gumby legs feel better!

[Heather]

You are too cute with your wanna be belly. I love the food comparisons, it gives it all a new twist!

[moby wrap baby carrier]

While I haven't felt any movements yet, things are growing enough in there that it certainly feels different. Caleb likes to talk to the baby, see how his day went, when he comes home from work each day.

[Air Jordan Retro]

Merci beaucoup pour vos aimables paroles:) je prévois de couvrir ce sujet un peu à l'avenir. Le bonheur est, après tout, ce que nous cherchons à savoir si nous cherchons à changer notre carrière ou de puiser dans les vraies passions ou de trouver notre chemin dans la vie réelle.