21 Weeks

New Symptoms:  Nothing new from last week.

Total Weight Gain/Loss:  I'm at 133lbs.  11 pounds total gain.  

Maternity Clothes:  No new ones, but I should probably get another pair of work pants.

Stretch Marks: Still none, yet but we'll see what happens, I feel like my belly is already much larger.

Sleep:  I finally remembered to buy a new pillow and a king sized pillow to sleep with to help support my hips, so now I'm sleeping much more comfortably!  

Movement:  Baby boy is still moving a LOT and he is getting stronger and stronger.  Joel has been able to feel baby boy several times now.

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Yesterday I needed, yes needed, spaghetti-o's...cold.  Joel was already going grocery shopping so he got me some, they weren't as good as my mind had built them up to be since I had been thinking about them all day, but they still hit the spot.

Gender:  It's a BOY!  We were shocked because this pregnancy was SO different from my pregnancy with Alex, we thought for sure it was a girl.  We're very excited and can't wait to meet our little man :) 

Belly Button In or Out:  It's not out completely but it is usually pretty even with the outside.

What I Miss:  I miss beer a bit.

What I Am Looking Forward To:  At this exact moment I'm looking forward to Alex falling asleep for his nap, he's exhausted and fighting it.  I'm also looking forward to buying a crib and dresser since they're really the only things we need for baby boy #2.  I'm going to go through Alex's old clothes this weekend to see if there's anything we need to get more of.  Most of his stuff was in really good condition and I washed it all and put it away by size, so it should be easy to pull out for his baby brother.

Best Moment This Week:  Finding out that we're having another boy!  Also, Alex learned how to say "brother" this week and it's super super cute! :)


I've been slacking on having Joel take photos of the belly the past couple weeks.  Here's a shot I took yesterday:

21 Weeks w/ Baby Boy #2

21 Weeks w/ Alex

Looking at both of these, I feel like I'm popping forward more now than I was last time at this same point.  I feel like I'm carrying wider this time than last time but looking at these two pictures it looks like I was wider last time!  It's crazy to compare and see the differences.