21 weeks

Gender: Boy!

How big is baby: He was 12 ounces at our ultrasound on Monday (June 25th).  The app on my phone says that he should be about 12.7 ounces now and about 10.5 inches.

Total weight gain: 8.6 lbs

Maternity clothes: I made it one more week without wearing maternity shirts or dresses, but this might be the last week.

Belly button - in or out: It’s still in.

Stretch marks: I haven’t noticed any stretch marks yet.

Symptoms: I’m still throwing up some mornings, and I’m not sleeping as well.  I wake up several times during the night, because I can’t get comfortable.

Movement: Baby J is very active.  The sonographer laughed about how wiggly he was during our ultrasound on Monday.  He did not want to cooperate with her.  I love feeling him move around.

Food aversions: Milk and ice cream

Baby items purchased: I bought two sleeper outfits that will be good for this winter, and I bought a little golf outfit that Baby J can wear next spring/summer.

Gifts received: Brad’s parents and my parents gave Baby J a few outfits the day we found out the gender. My parents bought him a cute pair of sneakers.  Baby shoes are precious!

What I miss: Even though milk doesn’t sound good at all, I do miss having a bowl of cereal every now and then.  I also miss hot dogs.  I know it’s okay to eat a hot dog if it’s heated enough, but I don’t want to risk it.

Milestones: Brad and I got to see the baby kicking against my stomach this week.  I saw kicks for the first time on Tuesday (June 26th), while I was home for lunch.  Brad got to see them Thursday evening (June 28th).  

Best moment this week: The best moment of the week was our ultrasound on Monday.  It was amazing to see so many details of our precious son’s body, and we were thrilled to find out that Baby J is a boy!  

What I am looking forward to: Deciding on a name. I want to start calling our baby by his name, but we're having a tough time coming up with something.