21 Week Update

This was an overall amazing week. E worked Sunday, Monday and Tuesday overnights but then we went out to dinner Wednesday night (a dairy restaurant on the UWS), then walked to a subway station that's farther away because I was too full. We bumped into the Edge of Tomorrow premiere- actually, E wasn't paying attention and almost literally walked through it. He'd have been apprehended by the 30 security guards but he legit didn't believe me that there was a movie premiere happening until we saw this guy: 

Some quick Googling told me it was the Edge of Tomorrow premiere and that Emily Blunt and Tom Cruise were the ones the paparazzi were flipping out over. Pretty cool.

On Thursday we took the ferry to Governor's Island. They just started opening it during the week this month so we pretty much had the island to ourselves:

Then we went to dinner in Midtown to a steak restaurant. We spend a small fortune and it hurt but it was really good. Thennn on Friday we had a lazy morning and then walked around Park Slope and Downtown Brooklyn in search of a belly belt (more on that later) but couldn't find one (one store only had a larger size and another store had ones that were too small and two other stores had nothing!). We ate at home Friday night- a dairy meal, so we could eat a dairy ice cream cake for my birthday!! and then went to friends for Shabbos lunch on Saturday. Afterwards we walked to Prospect Park and got in some quality people watching. 

On Sunday we got breakfast with friends and then E and I went to DUMBO to his favorite used book store: 

 And we also went to the park there: 

 Got a ton of sun this week (no tan to show for it though, ha ha) and walked at least 3 miles on each outing (sometimes quite a bit more), so we're feeling pretty good. It was an awesome week. It was a nice welcome to "the big 2-9", which I'd been straight-up dreading.

Oh, and we got a new shower curtain. ;) (Gotta throw some "furbishing" in here occasionally since nothing major's happening lately!! I actually need to throw together a nursery mood board soon- we've got big ideas brewing!) 

How far along: 21 weeks 6 days

Size of baby:  Pomegranate, or banana/carrot. Whoa, nelly.

Physical symptoms: When walking for awhile, under my belly is crampy and feels weighed down- thinking of getting a pregnancy belt thing. Some nausea. Super constipated. Super bloated after eating. Restless legs when I lay down. EXHAUSTED. Super thirsty. Need to pee every 5 seconds. Some food aversions. Big time "Pregnancy brain". Feet are still killlllling if I'm standing/walking around for long. Dry skin; especially my chest- I got lanolin cream and that's a little helpful but when they hurt, they HUUUURT. Headaches, stuffy nose (allergies!).

Weight gain/loss: 10+ lbs.... I checked tonight and it was 17lbs and I pretty much cried a little, but I've been constipated for quiiiite a few days and I don't usually weigh myself at night so... y'know. Also, it was my 29th birthday this week so I may have overindulged for like 4 days straight.

Maternity clothes: Mostly maternity tops. Non-maternity skirts and nylons still fit somehow. I also have some non maternity dresses that still work.
 
Stretch marks: Not yet!

Sleep: I'm still exhausted. I actually was so tired that I passed out a couple of times without restless leg issues, but the other nights were still pretty lame in the sleep department.

Best moment since last week: OMG. E felt the baby!!!!!! The baby's been moving around a lot at night when I lay down, and I thought I could feel it from the outside so I showed E where to put his hand. I kept my poker face on to test him and he really felt when it happened!!! That was super nice and cute and emotional. E loved it- he put his cheek to the spot and felt it that way, and kissed the spot and felt it that way too. Ugh. It was adorbs. And then he sang some Irish/Scottish songs to the baby and I melted and died a little. Def my #1 moment of maybe Life.

Our next door neighbor also called me out this week- first person to do so. She saw us outside and was like "You lookin' a little puffy- When's Puffy due??" Haha. Look- if anyone else had called me "puffy" I would have slapped then, but she's well-intentioned and just, idk, the type of personality that can get away with that crap. Idk! That happened. 

Movement: Yep! Usually when I lay down at night, but also starting occasionally throughout the day too!

Cravings/Aversions: I'm still more grossed out by things than craving them. I haven't been super craving or wanting sweet things (I love love love ice cream cake and E got one for my birthday but when he brought it out after dinner Friday night I just ate some of the frosting and and "oreo" off of it and then we saved it for "later" but "later" hasn't happened yet!). But I kill for coffee. I'm not drinking it every day but I'm so much happier and well adjusted whenever I do. Eeek. I'm also kind of into mildly spicy things again.

Gender: Confirmed!! But idk if we're going to tell...

Labor signs: Hopefully not anyyytime soon.

Belly button:  Innie

What I miss: Sleeping. Mixed drinks. Laying on my stomach. Not having a million aches and pains at any given time.... although the massages I'm getting from E are still pretty awesome. Being able to go 20 mins without peeing!

What I am looking forward to: Viability? Idk. Everything.

And here's a pic of me looking super huge and bloated after eating junk food for pretty much 5 days straight. ;) Puh-lease IGNORE the super messy bathroom!