Well folks, we've made it to the halfway point in this pregnancy. I am 20 weeks today! I'm feeling good, but also feeling like I'm getting bigger every day, which I guess I probably am. That's a good thing, for sure, but it's still a little sad to see the scale say a number I've never seen before. Ah, the sacrifices we make for our children :) What to Expect When You're Expecting breaks down your expected weight gain and I was astonished to see that by the end of the pregnancy, a woman will have gained an average of 4 pounds of blood! Really, of the 30 ish pounds you gain, only about 7 pounds of that is fat -- the rest is all baby stuff, like the placenta, enlarged uterus, amniotic fluid, etc.
Other changes occuring -- I think my belly button is getting ready to pop out. I feel like it could be a little early, but I also have a feeling I have a funny belly button that is just made to pop out -- it is an innie, but there is a part in the middle that is an outie within my innie and that outie is just itching to pop out. We shall see. I will spare you all a picture since some people think belly buttons popping out are gross (cough *Gina* cough), but will, no doubt, keep you informed of its status.
I didn't get a chance to take a belly picture yet, but we will do it tonight. Two days....
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