Peanut is the size of an Avocado (Revised)

Week 16: Avocado



Watch what you say... tiny bones forming in baby's ears mean the little one can now pick up your voice. Eyebrows, lashes and hair are starting to fill in, and taste buds are forming. And, if you're interested, an ultrasound might be able to determine gender.


General Update: Keith was sick over the weekend, so we weren't able to celebrate my birthday as planned. He is feeling better, but is still not back to his normal energetic self. Despite that, Keith went to the store in the middle of the night last night to get me a bouquet of flowers (WITH sunflowers! My FAVORITE), starbursts, and a sweet card!! He is SUCH a thoughtful, wonderful husband!

Doctor's Appointment: My blood pressure is staying under control (124/72); Peanut's heartrate is strong and healthy (160 bpm). Peanut is 5 inches long and weighs 5 oz, with head on my right side and feet on my left side. Next appointment is November 1st.
I was signing in at the doctor's office and I could not, for the life of me, figure out the date... IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY! I should know what day it was!! <- Pregnancy makes me stupid!!

Pregnancy Stuff:

1. How far along: 16 weeks 0 days 16 weeks 1 day
2. Total weight gain: I'll know this afternoon :) -5 lbs
3. Baby bump: Yep. No doubt about it.
4. Maternity clothes: Most of the stuff I'm wearing these days falls under the Maternity catagory...
5. Movement: Occasionally I can feel a little flutter.
6. Cravings: Milk, Lemon Pie, Stix Favorite = Japanese-side Steak meal… Keith took me to Zaxby’s Friday after work to quench one of my cravings!
7. Aversions: Diapers, Bacon, Bratwursts’ (YUCK!), Hamburgers, Onions, etc.  
8. Symptoms: So tired!, thirsty, hungry, emotional, MOODY, nosebleeds, and tummy/back cramps, headaches
9. Sleep:  Have I ever gotten a good night's sleep? I can't remember.
10. Gender: HOPEFULLY we will know this afternoon!!! IT'S A BOY!!!
11. Belly button: In
12. What I miss: Energy, my brain, etc. - I lose, forget, misunderstand, & screwup EVERYTHING!!!
13. Best moment(s) of this week: Getting to eat Zaxby’s, Landen saying, “Uh Oh”, watching Alabama annihilate Florida… ROLL TIDE!!  
14. What I'm looking forward to: THIS AFTERNOON’s doctor appointment and ultrasound!!  Choosing a name
15. Concerns: Childcare for Landen (and eventually Peanut). Non-existant Maternity Leave for me. Developing Pre-eclampsia again.