Pink and Green Elephants

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British Columbia, Canada
I'm starting this blog so I can record the amazing, exciting, and nerve-racking journey through pregnancy to parenthood

Tuesday 9 April 2013

23 Weeks!!!!!

April 5th-April 11th

23 Weeks-Ear of corn baby!

How Far Along: 23 weeks! Only 4 weeks until the third trimester!

Size of baby:  He's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango).

My baby this week:   Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With his sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that he's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see him squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing him for entry into the outside world.  Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze him when he hears them outside the womb.

Best Moment of the Week: Feeling him kick me! 

Sleep: I've been sleeping pretty badly lately. I've been getting up anywhere from 2-5 times and tossing and turning all night.

Movement: Yes. I felt my first kick this week and I can feel  him rolling around in there. He seems to move in the mornings and in the evenings-especially once I go to bed. 

Food cravings:  Majorly craving a large passion tea lemonade from Starbucks but I can't have it because it contains hibiscious, which is bad for babies. 

Gender: BOY!!!!!!

What I Miss:  Being able to sleep on my back. Whenever I lay down, I get major pelvic pain, which sucks too. 

What I'm Looking Forward To: Spending a long weekend in Seattle. 

Milestones: Feeling baby boy kick! 

Emotions: Mood wise I've been pretty level this whole pregnancy-even my husband agrees! 

Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, exhaustion, pelvic pain, round ligament pain, acne. 









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