Week 20 Update

7/22/08

The baby should now weigh about 10.5 ounces, but we should find out for sure in just 2 days. YAY!! Since the baby has been so curled up, all length measurements up to this point were from crown to rump, but now will go from head to heel. The baby should be about 6.5 inches long, or about the size of a banana. His digestive tract is starting to practice working by swallowing amniotic fluid. He is also starting to make meconium, the black, sticky, newborn poop. George just loves cleaning all the goop off of baby butts. I am pretty sure he uses a whole tub of wipes with one diaper change! : ) I can't believe the ultrasound is almost here!!

I am already half way through this pregnancy, if I only go 40 weeks. You just never know, I may go 42 weeks. I have gained a total of 8 pounds, and am feeling pretty good about that number. I guess all that healthy eating must be paying off. I must really look pregnant now, because people are starting to ask when I am due. Most people don't dare want to ask that question "are you pregnant?" without being pretty sure of the answer. One of these times I should say, "no," just to see what they say! Wouldn't that be funny? This week I have been eating tons of blueberries. Owen is enjoying them as well. I just bought a big container 2 days ago, and it is already gone. I sent George out for an even bigger container this evening. We leave for our Phoenix vacation on Saturday, and I plan on packing some blueberries in my carry on bag, if that is allowed. I am going to have to check the airline website since the rules have become so stringent.

If you didn't already notice, you can vote on what sex you think the baby is, on the top left of the web page. This pregnancy has been so completely different than the first, sometimes I think it has to be a girl. Other times I think I want a girl so bad, that it will end up being a boy. I was feeling like the baby was a boy the day I voted, but I change my mind almost daily. This pregnancy I had horrible morning sickness (all day), and with Owen I really only felt nauseous maybe one time a week or so. With Owen I had acne at the beginning of the pregnancy only, and this time I have had it the entire time. George told me, "welcome to my life!" He is always saying, "I thought acne was supposed to stop once you got out of your teenage years!" He really over exaggerates about the issue. With Owen, from about 14 weeks until the very end, I had horrible heartburn everyday, almost all day. This time around, I have only had a couple spells of heartburn, and it was when I waited too long to eat, and then stuffed my face. I was fatigued last pregnancy, but this time it was 10 times worse. I am sure having a one year old running around, and still breastfeeding him played a little role in being tired all the time. Thankfully that is now better. This may all be nothing, and I am having another boy. I guess we only have about 20 more weeks until we find out. George is convinced I am having a girl. He refers to the baby as Adyline all the time. He never says "he". We really have to start thinking about another boy name. We both love Jack, but it is WAY to popular right now. George likes Grant, but I am not so sure. I like the name Miles, but Miles Shultz does not sound well. To many S's. I am going to take the baby name book with me on our trip, and maybe we will come up with something.

This was my first month as manager with lia sophia, and it is GREAT! It is really going to give me the opportunity to quit my nursing job and stay at home with these two babies. The fiscal month is just about over, and I am going to end up with $10,000 in personal sales!! WOW!! This will be my highest month of sales, and what perfect timing that I am now making 40% commission instead of 30%. I am so blessed to have found this wonderful life changing opportunity. It also makes me feel good that I have been able to share this outstanding company with many other women. I hope that it becomes as much of a blessing in their lives as it has in mine. I think I will continue to work until October or November, and then put in my notice. I will be the third RN to leave the small until all thanks to lia sophia. Our manager no longer purchases lia sophia jewelry, and I think I know why. : 0

I will be posting new belly pics and news from the ultrasound on Friday. WHOOHOO!