20 weeks 4 days - Halfway There!!!

20 weeks 2 days

This week marks the halfway point in my pregnancy! Approximately 20 more weeks until we get to meet Christopher, Jr.!

Well, the indigestion has now come back almost full force this week! I've been waking up in the morning with it and going to bed with it...and eating a lot more Tums and Rolaids!

I seem to be fitting into my maternity clothes a little better. A couple pairs of pants are still a bit big, but I'm sure I'll be fitting into them quite well before too long.

While shopping at Wal-Mart this week, I purchased a Prenatal Heartbeat Listener. It's not a doppler, but instead uses the Bell stethoscope method of amplification. It also allows us to record the heartbeat either on cassette tape or the computer. I have yet to master this technique, so haven't heard anything other than my own heartbeat. Once I do find it, I plan to record it on the computer and e-mail it out. Please let me know if you're interested in receiving it, otherwise I'll just be sending it to our immediate families. I also plan to record my own heartbeat on cassette so that I can play it for Christopher after he arrives.

I still haven't felt any movement...that I know of. At the ultrasound 2 weeks ago, I was told that I have an Anterior Placenta, so that's probably preventing me from feeling anything at this time. I'm thinking that when I do start feeling movement, it won't be the "tickling, butterfly" feeling, but the full fledged kicks! I'm sure there'll be a time when I'll wish he would quit kicking so hard, so I'm just enjoying my time of calmness while I can! I'm fairly confident that everything's okay since we saw him quite active at the ultrasound. I have my next appointment on August 22, where'll I'll get to hear his heartbeat again. As long as I can hear that, I'll be okay!

Symptoms: Other than the indigestion, I'm starting to fight off a sinus problem. I've been dealing with a little bit of congestion for the past 3 months, but just woke up this morning with a sore throat that has yet to go away. Pre-pregnancy, I would have started taking Allegra-D and Flonase. However, those are both on the list of drugs not allowed, so I'll have to go get some Tylenol Sinus and hope that works as well. I'm going to miss my trusty Allegra and Flonase!