Baby White. Week 16

16 weeks & 6 days

My 35th birthday 

 

Ultrasound on 11/11/16 

 

My favorite pair of jeans

(only because I can still button them) 

 

Baby White's first book  

 

 

Baby: Baby White is as big as an avocado. Measuring 4.61 inches & 3.50 ounces. I bought a storybook this week to read to baby since his/her bones are forming in their ears and can now listen to my voice.

 

Symptoms: Feeling good! I am no longer constipated, which if you have ever experienced this than you know its a blessing. I'm not sure if it was a first trimester thing or its because I switched from decaf to half-caff coffee last week and that made a difference. Basically every time I blow my nose it bleeds a little thanks to the increased blood flow. It doesn't last too long and goes away after a few minutes. I have developed some red bumps on my cheeks that I'm sure are pregnancy related but you can't really see them with makeup on. Yes, I am still wearing makeup and still doing my hair (blow drying, straightening, curling etc.). Now it may not be as often as I usually do it (I've been using a lot of dry shampoo & tinted moisturizer) but I try. I'm going to share in a separate blog post a few products that I've been loving during pregnancy. My skin has started to itch here and there which I'm certain is from all of the stretching around my belly & hips. I've been using a belly salve and oil every single day since I was 8 weeks pregnant. I absolutely love them both and will share them soon.

 

Weight: I am up 8 lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight of 106 lbs.

 

Sleep: Still waking up a few times a night to pee but going right back to sleep. The weird dreams haven't stopped and I can remember most of them when I wake up.

 

Cravings: Anything sweet! I either have ice cream, a few cookies or a bowl of sugary cereal (Lucky Charms is my favorite right now) a day.

 

Doctor's appointments: We had an early morning appointment with my specialist on my birthday. I was so excited to get to see baby on the big screen as we call it. He/she was not being very cooperative at first though, haha. Baby was face down so my doctor had to do a little work to make him/her turn over. Once baby turned over my doctor said that she could tell right away the gender. I didn't think I was that far along to be able to tell right away but I guess so. She did a good job hiding the little girl or boy parts from us. All we could see was baby's head & belly and my huge placenta on the screen. His/her heart rate was 150 bpm and we even got a little wave from our baby. It was so neat to see all of his/her tiny bones already formed in their hands. This was also my first trans-vaginal ultrasound. I will now start having one every 2 weeks (until 24 weeks)  to measure my cervical length. My cervical length is about 5cm right now which my doctor said was great. About 8 years ago I had surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells from my cervix. Due to the increasing weight and pressure resting on my cervix my OB & specialist just want to keep a close eye on everything.  

 

Clothes: I'm still holding onto the rubber band trick & using my belly band to fit into my regular jeans. I have ONE pair that I can still button. They are my distressed boyfriend jeans and its starting to finally get cold outside so I don't see myself wearing them for long. I also have been wearing leggings a lot. My most comfortable ones are from Francesca's. The ones that aren't the basic cotton feel, they have more of a stretch. I love them! I definitely need to do some shopping for maternity clothes soon.