Baby Floris: Week 21
21 weeks! How did we get here? Before we know it our sweet Lavinia will be in our arms!
Overall, this was a great week. I’m feeling good and Henri came home! It’s been so great to have him home and we even got a little goofy with the bumpdate pictures this week. haha 😉
Here’s what baby and mommy have been up to this week!
WHAT’S BABY FLORIS UP TO?
Lavinia is about the size of a pomegranate.
She is approximately 10.5 inches long and weighs about 12.7 ounces. (although at our anatomy scan last week she weighed 13 ounces)
Her digestive system is preparing for the outside world, and is manufacturing meconium — the tarry black substance that will be the cause of her first dirty diaper.
She also has a lifetime’s supple of eggs in her womb – about 6 million!
WEIGHT GAINED
At my appointment on Friday I was up about 12 pounds.
WORKOUTS
This week of workouts was pretty good – my full training summary can be seen here.
SYMPTOMS
A little lower back pain and intermittent hip discomfort but other than that the 2nd trimester has been good to me!
MOVEMENT
So much! Mostly at time and after I eat – sometimes its just little kicks and jabs and other times it feels like she’s doing cartwheels in there! I love knowing that she is active and that her movements are big enough for even Henri to feel from the outside. 🙂
FOOD AVERSIONS
Still doing my best to steer clear of spicy/overly greasy foods because they make me uncomfortable but sometimes I cheat because they sounds good.
FOOD CRAVINGS
My cravings have been all over the place – steak, baked potatoes, tacos, iced lattes, toast with butter & cinnamon and breakfast burritos. No craving sticks around long but when one hits I NEED to satisfy it!
SLEEP
It’s definitely true that second trimester is an improvement! No bathroom breaks and sleeping through the night have been welcome improvements the past few weeks. And this was the first week in a long time that waking up before 8am wasn’t impossible – hallelujah!
MATERNITY CLOTHES
Oh yes! I still have a few non-maternity shirts that I can wear but 75% of the time it’s maternity all the way.
STRETCH MARKS
Still none – I’m loving the Zoe’s Organics Belly Oil and Belly Butter that I’ve been using.
MISS ANYTHING?
Nope!
BELLY BUTTON IN OR OUT?
Out! It pokes through every shirt I wear… it cracks Henri up!
BABY ITEMS PURCHASED
None this week. But we are moving into our new apartment on Friday or Saturday and I cannot wait to get started on Lavinia’s nursery and buy all the things!
FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE WEEK
Our anatomy scan – I just LOVE every peek we get of Lavinia 
LOOKING FORWARD TO
Making the most of this week of having Henri home! Luckily I’m on spring break so I don’t have any classes which means that Henri and I can soak up as much time together that we want.