Week 19

Week 19

This is what a 19 week pregnant lady looks like after standing on a concrete floor for 3.5 days...I don't even want to look up how many hours I had worked in the 6 days prior to this photo.  I was so tired I couldn't even stand up straight for the picture.

How far Along? 19 weeks
Maternity Clothes?  Yup...I've got enough basics to get me through a typical work week now.  A new thing I'm struggling with?  Pajamas.  Usually in the cold months I wear yoga pants and an old long sleeved t-shirt. (I KNOW you ALL care!)  It's to the point where if the baby gut will fit in the shirt, my chest will not...or vice versa.  All the mommy blogs/books suggest borrowing from your husband.  Unfortunately for me, The Pilot is a really slim guy.  Even before he knocked me up, I couldn't wear his shirts.  I'm hoping it will warm up soon and I can still fit into some of my old short sleeved t-shirts.  Pajamas that are working?  I have an old (I'm talking circa 2002) pair of yoga pants that fit.  The only reason I still had them was because they had been retired from normal wear and I just hadn't gotten around to throwing them out (sentimental value??).  The elastic is completely shot so when I'm at a normal weight, they wouldn't stay on.  Now that I'm rocking the baby gut, they fit again. I love those pants.

Another note about the clothes...most women would burn their "fat" clothes after significant weight loss.  While I knew I wasn't going to let myself put the 30-some pounds I lost several years ago back on, when I realized a baby might be in the picture, I hung onto a couple pairs of "fat" pants.  They were really the transition pants I had to buy as I was still losing weight.  Those came in handy as I transitioned from not pregnant to "just a little" pregnant.  Even those pants aren't comfortable anymore but they got me through a couple awkward weeks before the maternity pants really started to become an option.

Have you started to show yet?  It's much more prominent as the day goes on.  I don't get that.  I wake up, look in the mirror and to me it still reminds me of my fat days.  By the afternoon/evening, I look prego for sure. 
Symptoms:  The back and hip pain have been awful still.  I've tried to rest more and make some changes at my desk (it's quite a sight) but still no relief. 
Activity:   Blah.  It was another off week.  I had a huge event (my biggest event since becoming an event planner in 2004) at work that ate into my schedule.  I also spent 3.5 days at a giant facility with concrete floors.  I did A LOT of walking.  And I also learned something....baby will punish me for standing on concrete floors for 3.5 days by making it excruciating to get out of a chair or bed the two days after.
Best moment this week?   Non-pregnancy related...successfully pulling off a huge event at work.  And not falling over during it.  I was EXHAUSTED!  Pregnancy related....not having to get x-rays at the dentist.  I've always enjoyed getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist (they feel so squeaky clean!) but I do not handle x-rays well.  Even with the kid-size films, I still struggle not to gag. 
Miss anything?   Deli sandwiches.  Not something I ever really craved before pregnancy...or even indulged in that often.  It's probably more mental since I can't have any deli meat (unless it's been heated to some ungodly temperature).
Movement:  I was always on the go this past week so I don't think I ever was still long enough to feel anything.  I definitely get some weird flutters when I lay down but it happens so quickly that by the time I realize what it could have been, it has stopped.
Food cravings:  I love me some cookies right now.  But then I'll also have a strong urge for fresh fruit and a bucket of water.  I'm hoping the latter will balance out the cookie consumption.
Anything making you queasy or sick?  Not really. 
Gender: We should know in the next week!  I'm started to get really anxious and excited.
Looking forward to:  Finding out the sex!  Getting to the month of April...The Pilot and I both had crappy schedules in March so that means we haven't seen much of each other and that bums me out.
What I'm NOT looking forward to: Say it with me....growing more uncomfortable.
Milestones:  Baby is the size of a mango.  Sometimes the fruit/vegetable comparisons crack me up.  As my BFF (who is due any day now with baby #2) said, at least I'm not being told I have something the size of a pumpkin or watermelon in my gut yet.  Yes, I am very thankful for that in this moment.