19 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 19 weeks

Size of baby:  Ella Kate is the size of a large heirloom tomato.

What’s developing:   Ella Kate measures about 6 inches (head to rump) and weighs about 8.5 ounces. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of the body now.  Her kidneys continue to make urine.  The hair on her scalp should be sprouting.  A waxy protective coating called "vernix caseosa" is forming on the skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid.  Her sensory development is exploding now; her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. 

Total Weight Gain/Loss:  Got on the scale about 3 days ago and was actually down 1/2 pound?  Who knows...

 

Clothes:   Maternity jeans and some maternity tops.  Able to still fit in some of my bigger regular tops too (for now).  Still in my regular scrubs pants, but have bought a few bigger tops!  

Gender:  It's a GIRL!!!

Movement: Definitely feeling flutters now.

 

Sleep: Still waking up about 2 times per night to use the bathroom.

What I miss:  Jersey Mikes subs

Cravings: No specific cravings this week. 

Symptoms:  Heartburn more frequently.

 

Best Moment this week:  No pics to post this week as I worked Sunday night and we didn't take any and then had a very crazy day on Monday.  Mike has been having some occasional chest pain on and off for about 2 months and had a cardiac stress test scheduled on Monday.  The stress test was "abnormal" and he was admitted to East Carolina Heart Institute Monday unexpectedly directly from the stress test.  Doctors performed a cardiac cath almost immediately upon admission to the hospital.  He was found to have 100% blockage of his LAD (left anterior descending) coronary artery.   He is scheduled to have "robotic" (minimally invasive surgery) coronary bypass of this single vessel on Monday.  It was also found that he doesn't have any damage to his heart muscle, which is a blessing.  Until Monday, he is just hanging out at the hospital for close monitoring.  So.. needless to say we have had a CRAZY past couple of days.   

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~ Jeremiah 29:11

On another note, Ella's bedroom furniture was delivered this morning.  :)