21 Weeks

According to The Bump, Baby Girl LeNoir is the size of a banana.  She measures about 10.5 inches from head to toe and weighs about 12.7 oz.  She gulps down several ounces of amniotic fluid every day, both for hydration and nutrition and to practice swallowing and digesting. And, these days, those taste buds actually work! Studies show that after birth, babies are most interested in tastes they've already experienced through amniotic fluid. Meaning, I need to start thinking about what I want her to eat as I prepare my lunch each day.  Her digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion, and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. And, her womb is now stocked up with her lifetime supply of six million eggs (the number will drop to around one million by birth).

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 21 weeks
Total Weight Gain: No update yet.  I go to the doctor on Thursday, and I have to say, I'm a little nervous to step on that scale. 
Maternity Clothes: Oh yes. I'm not sure I will ever wear anything without elastic ever again. I'm wearing maternity pants every day, but I'm still wearing my "normal" shirts.  Some are starting to get a little too short, but longer ones still seem to be ok. 
Sleep: I'm still really good at taking naps; however, sleeping through the night is another story.  Thankfully, I've only been making one or two bathroom trips during the night; however, when I get back from these trips, I have THE HARDEST time falling back to sleep.  I just start thinking about anything and everything and no matter how hard I try, it usually takes about 15 mins to an hour to fall back to sleep.  SO FRUSTRATING.
Best Moment this Week: Starting to come up with a list of potential names.  No, we aren't sharing these, so please don't be offended if you ask us and we won't tell you. 
Gender: TEAM PINK!!
Movement: Yep. She especially likes it when I eat, which seems to be happening a lot more frequently these days.  The eating, I mean.
Food Cravings: Cinnamon toast.  While I was at the grocery store tonight, I really wanted a BLT sandwich - that may be on the menu for lunch soon (I hope Baby Girl likes the way it tastes!). 
What I miss: Sleeping through the night.  Being able to walk more than 2.9 mph on the treadmill.  I went back to the gym for the first time in a while and just walking for 30 minutes was hard! 
What I am looking forward to: Furniture shopping and deciding on the colors for the nursery.
Weekly Wisdom: I've got nothing this week. 
Symptoms: Thankfully, still feeling pretty good except for the sleeping issues! 

The Weekly Bump Picture: