Pregnancy #2: 23 Weeks

 

I was 23 weeks pregnant on January 9th.

According to thebump.com our baby is as big as a grapefruit!

The Baby

He is between 10.5-11.8 in long and weighs between  12.7-20.8 oz. (We actually had a specialist appointment on this day and he is 1.5 lbs)

He is forming little nipples and his face is fully formed, he just needs some fat on it. He can hear my heartbeat and mine, Bobby's and  Emma's voices. We have a sonogram at every specialist appointment, which I don't like having so many, it is cool to get to see him every month.

The Mama

Back to work this week and with that my energy left. I did get some more on the weekend, but the week was blah. With Emma I was having round ligament pain. This baby I haven't had any, however I do get braxton hicks pretty often, which I never got with Emma until right at the end. 

I got into a really good place this week with the possible Down Syndrome diagnosis. God just laid peace on my heart and I have been good every sense. I haven't done much in the nursery as we were waiting to find out what my cousin was having to know what to do with all of the girl stuff and we have to get Emma a new dresser so we can move the changing table into the babies room. Hopefully we will get to that soon. 

He must still be high, because my hip/back pain is still pretty minimal and I'm still sleeping pretty well. Weight gain is still right around 10 lbs. Emma has become a little less clingy which has been nice.