20 Weeks! Half Way There!!

Can you believe that I am already 20 weeks pregnant! I feel as though it was just yesterday that I was taking that test, shaking like madness, ready for those two lines to show up. And now I'm half way there to meeting my sweet petit. She has already been such a joy in mine and Jamie's life and I cannot wait to meet her.

Hello, baby bump! 

Emotional Update: 

If you read my last post, you know that I've been battling some serious spiritual warfare. I feel as though once I labeled my worries as a straight attack from the devil, I was much better equipped to handle that situation. I had many people praying for me and I bathed myself in prayer and scripture as well.

After our baby appointment on Friday, I have slept like the dead, and have been without great worry. In fact, I feel fabulous. Sure, those little cramps and aches and other crazy things happening to my body make me slightly uneasy, but I'm not crying every hour like I was last week. I'm putting this baby and this pregnancy in God's hands and trusting in his sovereign will for my life.

I got lots of encouragement last week, and I want to thank you for your thoughts and prayers. Keep them coming, because I know that the Lord is working in a mighty way. He is so good.

My Body: 

I am getting bigger by the week! This will be the only time in my life when I am EXCITED to be getting bigger! I stand in the mirror every morning hoping my belly sticks out just a bit more than it did the day before, and I love it.

This past Saturday, I got my first, "So when are you due?"  I didn't know how to answer that question, because it caught me off guard! I love that someone thought I looked pregnant. Made me happy :)

All of my clothes still fit, but many of them are not fitting comfortably. I think it's finally time I go get me a few pieces of maternity clothes. Wahoo!

As far as how I'm feeling, my hip bones hurt from time to time with this weird cramping and aching, but those are sharp and short. My lower abdominal area is also pretty crampy from time to time. Nothing wildly painful, just short-lived pains. Hard to explain, but they're there.

I think I might have felt my sweet pea move on Saturday :) I was on the verge of falling asleep in the bathtub the other night when I felt this soft little flutter in my lower belly. I tried to yell in a whisper for Jamie to come in, but he couldn't hear me. I sat really still again, practically holding my breath, and I felt her again. I wonder what that little one was up to in there? Very cool feeling.

My Baby:

According to "What to Expect", my sweet pea is about 7 inches in length and almost 11 ounces in weight--around the size of a banana. She swallows several ounces of amniotic fluid each day--for hydration and nutrition, and also as good practice for when she's out of the womb. She is tasting some of the same foods that I'm eating, which I think is incredible! She's been nomming on lots of cereal and fruit recently, but I'm trying to eat a wide variety of foods so that she'll be a good eater when she's a big girl.

She is twisting and turning and maybe even somersaulting in my belly. I'm ready to start feeling that ever more once she gets bigger!

She is sleeping around 12-14 hours a day! Whoa sister! I hope she practices some of those good sleeping habits when she's born :) That would make mama and daddy very happy!

Food I'm craving/hating:

My cravings have remained fairly similar throughout my entire pregnancy--cheesy, carby, salty foods. Pizza, Mexican food, chips, cheese and crackers and apples. Lots and lots of apples. And oranges!

The only food group that hasn't sounded great is sweets. Ice cream is less than thrilling unless it's like a root beer float. Chocolate chip cookies (my favorite in the whole world!) haven't sounded good at all. Sad day.

All in all, I'm really feeling great! God is good and I am learning to trust him more and more with this pregnancy. Finally.

Please continue praying for my little one. 20 ish more weeks until I meet her. So so excited.

Love you guys. So much!