19 and 20 weeks.

so, we spent a week and a half (almost) in the northeast on a ridiculous and awesome family vacation.  this is the first vacation we've taken as a family of three where we picked the destination, itinerary, etc.  it was phenomenal.  i will post all about it - pics and stories - but i can say we're seriously contemplating a move to the mountains of vermont, where we will sell woven goods and also probably farm goats.  

for today, though, i just need to post a prego update, since we all know how 

week: 19 (and 20!)

baby stats: baby dos is the size of a banana in week 20.  we start measuring head to toe now, which is fun.  we also had an ultrasound today, so i can tell you definitively that bebe weighs 11 oz and is measuring right on track (19w6d). 

symptoms: i have an anterior placenta again (i knew it!), so that explains the lack of huge movement i feel.  i was much less tired while vacationing...i'm thinking it had something to do with not working and taking naps when emme did and being in a place that wasn't 100 degrees....

aversions: nothing at all these days.  food is delicious again.  i'm going to try to keep that in perspective this time....

bump: growing right along.  i'm starting to get the comments about how big i am - haha.  my new response is "just you wait".  i don't mind it nearly as much this time for some reason.  maybe because i know what to expect now?  in any case, i also still feel like i'm a little smaller than i was with ek, so it just makes me chuckle that people already think i'm big this time. 

worries: feeling good after seeing that sweet bebe today.  organs and palate and feet and digits all look good and normal, so we are super thankful.  the baby does have slightly higher than normal dilation in the kidneys, so we will have to do another ultrasound in about 6-8 weeks.  the u/s tech and our midwife assured us this is very common and will very likely be nothing as time goes one.  i'm choosing to be excited that we'll get another chance to see the little human instead of being all weird and anxious about the dilation. 

looking forward to: kicks that everyone else can feel.  emme is starting to give my belly kisses and i can't wait to see her face when she feels someone moving in there....

boy or girl?: the picture of this little one looks completely different than emme did, so i think that's what's making me stick with my prediction of boy.  i feel like it has a squarer jaw, maybe?  anyway...i am still undecided, really, but i think i'm just going to set my opinion as boy and stick with it.  i am pretty shocked/amazed that we didn't break down and find out this morning.  when we looked away and then got to turn back around, i looked at the tech and said "so you know right now?" and i almost made her tell me but we held on.....

missing the most: sushi. it's always sushi.

pregnancy milestone: halfway there.  crazy!!

what's different this time: it was really much harder to not find out the gender this time.  but beyond that, i am really feeling very excited and comfortable with this pregnancy this week.  emme is in such a cute, loving phase right now, which makes me wicked excited to see her as a big sister.  yay for babies!