Week 20 - Second Trimester
- Baby is the size of a : mango
- Weight : 10.58 oz. | 10.08 in. (crown to heel)
- This is the week that we start measuring head to heel instead of head to rump. So, baby did grow, but not that much. Baby is developing more regular sleep patterns. Baby is busy gaining weight and the placenta has reached it's max thickness.
- heartbeat: 138 bmp
We started out our 20 week appointment with the "big" ultrasound. Little man cooperated so well and gave us lots of great photos and we even took some video! I asked the tech if we could video the screen to send to grandparents. She was more than happy to let us and even gave us some great shots of baby waving and moving around. I will never, ever get tired of seeing little man. I can't believe how much I love him already. Who would have thought you could love two human beings this much.
After our ultrasound, I met with the doctor (Dr. Lapinski). She was very kind, but started in on what was "concerning" right away. I really prefer it that way. She told me that everything looked great on baby and that he was developing perfectly. There was one red flag, however.
Little man has too much or a concerning amount of fluid on his kidneys. The average amount is 2-4 ml. Our little guy had 4 ml, which is in the average range, but the high end of it. Since he has more fluid on his kidneys than they would like to see, we will have to have another ultrasound at 28 weeks to check his kidney fluid level. Dr. L. would like his fluid levels to be between 2-3 ml at 28 weeks.
A few scenarios: 1) If his fluid level is between 2-3 ml, great! No more worries. 2) If his levels are still at 4 ml or raises to 5-8 ml, we will continue to monitor fluid levels at 32 and 36 weeks. I will still be able to deliver vbac naturally, but babe will have to have tests and an ultrasound done as soon as he is delivered to check damage to his kidneys, tubes, and bladder. 3) If his fluid level goes above 8 ml, then we will have to see a specialist in Iowa City and I will be under their care for the rest of my pregnancy. I likely will not be able to deliver vbac if this is the case.
I am hoping that little man's kidney fluid drops down to the 2-3 ml range or at least stays at 4 ml. I would hate for this poor babe to have any "peeing" complications after birth. Say a few prayers for him, will ya? Unfortunately, there is nothing that I can do that will affect this, so it's a little frustrating for me. At the same time, there's nothing I can do so I have to "let go and let God." I know God gave me this baby. I know God is watching over this baby. I know that God has a plan and his will will be done. I'm okay with that and I'm putting our baby in his hands.
Gender: definitely a boy! our 20 week ultrasound proves it, yet again
Weight Gain: 12 pounds
How I Feel:
- Stretch marks: none
- Belly button: popped out but just one section of it. You can definitely see it now.
- Other: I'm feeling okay. It was hard to hear that my baby was "perfect," but I know there's nothing I can do about it but pray and trust God. At least it's not something huge. There may be minor complications, but we can work through it. Whatever baby God gives us, we'll be more than happy about. This baby is already such a miracle!
Cravings: cucumbers, chips and salsa and shrimp
Food Aversions: salmon
Movement: when I lay down on my back, I can't really feel the baby moving - the ultrasound tech asked me if I could feel how active he was and I couldn't. If I am sitting, standing, or even lounging on the couch I can feel babe move. And he moves a lot. It's especially fun to feel him move if I've eaten any kind of spicy food or even a little bit of sugar. Just one dove chocolate makes this kid kick!
Sleep: sleeping great
Best Moment This Week: being able to see our lil' bit on the ultrasound and getting video. I won't even tell you how many times I've watched it!
Worst Moment This Week: finding out baby may have kidney complications
Looking Forward to: honestly, our 28 week appointment. I just want to know our baby is going to be okay.
What I Miss: having a flat stomach? Being able to use my abs? Haha. I'm really starting to pop!
Diet: eating clean 80/20. I recently started cooking some recipes out of a cookbook I got for Christmas, Best of Clean Eating. We've had some awesome dinners. The meals I chose were from the 5 ingredient section or the read in 30 minutes section. Mom of a toddler fan!
Exercise: I work out at 4:45 am four mornings during the weekday and then Saturday and Sunday. I take one rest day per week. It's usually easier for me to take it during the week, that way I can still have my longer, "slower" workouts on the weekend.
What's Happening This Week: Our appointment was on Monday, so that was nice to start the week out with. The appointment was at 1 pm, so I had to take a half day at work. I was able to run some errands after the appointment and pick Dayton up early, so that's always a plus! Monday is always Bachelor/girls night too. We hosted our church small group on Tuesday. Brad had class on Wednesday. Wednesday also happens to be Skype day with Nanny and Papa. Thursday, Dayton and I went to our neighbor's sons birthday party. Blake turned three! I remember when he was born. So crazy that we have known the Randalls and been friends for three years now. Blake is Dayton's buddy. Hopefully, the weekend will be pretty relaxing!
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