19 weeks already??

7/16/08

Am I really 19 weeks already?!?! I can't believe this is flying by so fast! The baby's senses are starting to develop. Her brain is starting to develop specialized areas for taste, touch, smell, hearing, and vision. She may be able to start hearing our voices. I guess she will start getting used to hearing Owen crying, and the dogs barking. She is about 8.5 ounces and 6 inches long (head to bottom), about the size of a heirloom tomato. A waxy coating called vernix is now covering her body to protect her from the amniotic fluid.

I am starting to have some round ligament pains if I make a fast movement. This most often occurs when I am lying in bed, and roll over to change positions. These round ligaments are stretching to accommodate my expanding uterus. I have been using my big body pillow for about the past month. I am pretty sure George hates having that big thing between us. : )

I have been feeling great for another week. I just feel like I am eating ALL the time. I eat breakfast around 7:00am, lunch around 10:30am, another lunch around 2:00pm, dinner around 5:30pm, and a snack around 8:30pm. I am afraid if I keep this up I am going to be 200lbs!!

I went for a consultation with a new midwife, Beth Bary. A few things had happened with the other midwife, Jessie Anderson, that I was not particularly happy with. I felt like things were not open for discussion, but instead were very one sided. I also felt like she was putting my health as well as the baby's health at risk making me get a Pregnancy Category C, TB skin test, that was not totally necessary. When I went for the consult with Beth, she said if I didn't want to get it, no problem she would write me a note. I didn't want to be in labor with Jessie, and not be able to have a discussion with her about my concerns. I feel better about my care now that I have switched to Beth. More to come about this switch in a later post. For now, I am off to eat dinner. : )