Mommy is now 5 months pregnant and halfway through the pregnancy with you! Wow!! Time flies. You probably weigh about 10 1/2 ounces now. You are also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.) Now that you are getting so big, Mommy can feel your wiggles throughout the day....even when she is up and busy at work! At home when things are quiet, she is even able to record your little kicks! I can't wait to feel your first kick!
You are swallowing more these days, which is good practice for your digestive system.....You get the hiccups every now and then! You are also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in your bowels, and we will see it in your first soiled diaper.
Now that Mommy has hit the halfway mark in her pregnancy, the top of her uterus should be about level with the belly button! I wonder what the measurement will be at the next OB visit on Monday!!!! Mommy has also gained around 8 lbs so far....which is right on track with appropriate weight gain. She can expect to gain another pound or so each week from now on. Symptoms so far: itchy belly, leg cramps, slight swelling, round ligament pain, dry skin, peeing tons, thirsty all the time and NO VOMITING!
It is hard to believe that now is the time to sign up for childbirth classes and breastfeeding classes. I don't think Mommy and Daddy will sign up since Gracyn's birth is so fresh in their minds. She is 2.5 years old as I am writing this post!
Love you much! MiMi
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