20 weeks down

I am so thankful to officially be halfway done with my pregnancy! 

It is crazy to think about how fast time has gone by, yet how much longer I still have. 

Over the last few weeks I have definitely noticed some changes with my body. 

It is never an easy adjustment to see pictures of yourself that are {in my opinion} very unflattering. 

I just have to keep reminding myself, it's due to the pregnancy and

not because I'm just being lazy and getting fat. 

While I know I am still pretty "small", I am growing!

I hardly fit into any of my tops and although my jeans still fit, 

they are very uncomfortable. 

I am also starting to notice more swelling by the end of the day. 

In fact, Thursday at work was a complete joke! HA! 

So we decided to do a "Western" themed day.. which meant jeans and cowgirl boots. 

I managed to find some jeans to fit into and easily squeezed into my cute brown boots.

After seven hours of working, I couldn't take it any longer.

The buttons on my pants were ready to pop

and my feet were dying! 

I had put on so much water retention, I'm pretty sure I could have cut off the circulation to my feet!

My girlfriend grabbed hold of one end of my foot and together we tried to pry the boots off.

What a scene! 

Lets just say I am ready for summer..

Maxi dresses and cute flip-flops, here I come!! :)

Any who...

The countdown is officially on! 

FIVE more days until we find out if Baby Sharratt is a boy or girl! 

What's your guess?!

Here are some quick stats about mama and baby:

-Heartbeat is generally around 154 bpm

-Carrying pretty high

-Had really bad morning sickness

-Fingernails and hair are very brittle 

-Off and on breakouts

-No cravings

-Chinese birth chart and my intuition say It's a girl! ;)

How far along? 20 Weeks 2 days 

Total weight gain: I would say no less than 5 lbs and hopefully no more than 10 lbs! 

Maternity clothes? Yes.. I am in love with my maternity leggings!

Stretch marks? Stomach hasn’t grown enough at this point. 

Best moment this week: Hmm..  it was a pretty typical week, nothing that is popping into my head at the moment.

Miss Anything? Not being so self-conscious about my body!

Movement: Ugh.. still no! I was hoping by now I would have felt something!   

Food cravings: haven’t craved anything still. Again, if something sounds good I will eat it.. but nothing that I have been like.. “Ah, I have to have that!!”

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing specific. Still occasionally will get that uneasy feeling, but it isn’t triggered by anything anymore. 

Gender: Five more days! Baby better cooperate!

Labor Signs: nope! 

Symptoms: body aches, water retention, sciatic still, occasional nausea, shortness of breath after eating (ha!)

Belly Button in or out? Still in and looking the same.  

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy J

Looking forward to: My appointment at 10 am on Friday!