How many weeks: 20 weeks and 5 days (halfway there already!!)
What size is baby: banana, 6.5 inches and 10.6 oz.
Movement: Just like Alexander, I first felt #2 start moving around 14 weeks. It's been pretty consistent movement ever since. It seems like we've got TWO active boys in our future! Arthur hasn't felt him move yet but it's only a matter of time.
New symptoms: Although my nausea was much better this time than it was with Alexander, the exhaustion has been much worse. The nausea faded after the first trimester but the exhaustion still lingers. Could it have something to do with the fact that in addition to being pregnant, I also have a very active, very demanding toddler? Perhaps. My back is doing OK. I know not to push my limits and try to limit my walking to no more than 10 minutes at a time.
Cravings: As with Alexander, I haven't really had any CRAZY cravings. They seem to be more about what I can't get here in Norway...cheddar cheese, spaghetti squash, candy corn, to name a few.
Sleep: Not so great. It's not that I'm making trips to the bathroom, I'm just not sleeping very deeply. The same thing happened with Alexander but once he was born I was so exhausted for so long that I think I slept deeper those first few months than ever in my entire life!
Rings on/off: on
Best memory of the week: We have the sonogram pictures on the fridge of Baby #2. Xander loves to point them out every morning and "oooooh"s every time. We try to then show him that the baby is in mommy's tummy but I'm pretty certain that concept is WAY over his head! He'll probably be surprised when the baby arrives that he's not black and white!
Looking forward to: getting past week 25. By that point last time I had really started to decline a LOT physically. I am really anxious to see if I'm going to be as bad. I feel like these next few weeks are going to be very telling and I'm praying that my body can be stronger this time!
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