21 weeks!

I was really planning on doing weekly pregnancy updates. Obviously that hasn't happened. But no time like the present to start!


Here are Elliott Faith and I entering our 21 week relationship!

Pregnancy Highlights:

Size of baby: Ellie is the length of a carrot, and weights ~14 oz

Total Weight Gain: ~8 lbs

Clothes: This is one of the first times I have worn a maternity shirt. So far I have made do with my regular pants, thanks to the great rubber band trick and the a belly band. My regular shirt options are definitely dwindling rapidly! I have a newly received package of Old Navy Maternity clothes I can't wait to try on! Oh, and jeggings and cardigans are a pregnant girl's best friend!

Gender: It's a girl! Elliott Faith Ross. We will probably start out calling her either Ellie or Elle

Movement: I think she might be a gymnast like her momma

Sleep: It has taken a long time getting used to sleeping on my sides (I was a belly sleeper previously) but thanks to my body pillow on one side, and using my husband as a body pillow on the other side:), I am sleeping really well. Unless, Ellie decides to have a circus party in my uterus... her movements can keep me up, marveling at the little miracle growing inside me.

Cravings: I don't really have fun cravings, just food aversions. I can not get enough fruit!!! My midwives make fun of me for the amount of fruit I consume in a day. ha ha 

Symptoms: I have had lots of pelvic pain and pressure from 3 weeks on. Most of it, we think, is mainly round ligament pain, but I am also having a lot of pain from my previously broken tail bone, as well as in my hips. I am going back to physical therapy tomorrow to try to work on some of this. The nausea is much better. I haven't thrown up since the trip to the beach. I still get hit with waves of nausea, but I can handle that. Changing positions makes me really dizzy, even just turning my head!:) And I am exhausted. I haven't experienced that wonderful 2nd trimester energy everyone told me about. I was "hoping" I was anemic, but as luck would have it, my iron has been great. No easy fix there. ha ha

Here is a preview of her bedding:

We aren't using all these fabrics, and there are a few not shown here. The collection is by Ty Pennington. I love it! I found this collection the first time I started looking for nursery ideas, and I haven't found anything to even make me think about going another direction. I have some swatches on the way to me, and I am working with two different vendors on custom bedding estimates. I can't wait until we get it, and can start on her nursery!:)

In closing, here are some pictures of the future mommy and daddy of Ellie Faith:)