21 weeks

Desmond is about 10.5 inches and weighs roughly 12.7 oz

How far along? 21 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 10 pounds. I am not thrilled about this but if I can keep my weight gain to the recommended 1lb/wk then my total for the whole pregnancy would end up around 30 and I guess that isn't too bad. In a perfect world, that would stay around the 20-25 range but I have always been on the heavy-side.

Maternity clothes? Yup! However, a couple of my non-maternity shirts still work...I just look pregnant in them.

Stretch marks? Still using my foreign stretch mark cream. :)

Sleep: Still sleeping pretty well but my hips are starting to bother me at night so I have had to sleep with a pillow between my legs. I am also still wanting to sleep on my stomach but Desi is not a huge fan of that anymore. Currently, we are compromising with me leaning towards my stomach but pillows blocking me from actually fully laying on it.

Best moment this week: This has been a really good week, so I don't think I could pick just one.

Miss Anything? Still miss my clothes - mainly my favorite "go-to" outfits that I just know will look nice on me. Those don't exist anymore and getting dressed in the morning requires a little more thought.

Movement: Definitely. Desi is kicking quite a bit lately and there are starting to be times in the day where he is up and active the most. For instance, between 8:30 and 9:30am he is super active doing his morning calisthenics and then he quiets down again until lunch time where he readjusts. Then around 7:00 and 8:30pm, he begins his evening workout. He doesn't kick strong enough yet to keep me up or wake me up yet so I am not sure on his nighttime schedule.

Desmond also seems to have an affinity for the animals. Whenever any of them cuddle with my belly he starts kicking in their direction. Especially the kitty. The kitty just needs to sit somewhere in my vacinity and he starts moving in her direction. I am not sure how he even knows but it is like clockwork.

Food cravings: Nothing in particular this week.

Anything making you queasy or sick: It has expanded to include all raw white meat (chicken, pork, etc). For some reason I am perfectly ok with red meat though.

Have you started to show yet: I think you can put me in the "showing" category now...

Gender: Boy

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Loving life and really enjoying being pregnant!

Looking forward to: Desmond's crib bedding should be arriving this week so I am really looking forward to putting that in and we should also be receiving the decal to put on the wall by his crib. Once we get those two items in, the nursery should look pretty welcoming! Of course we still need many things to call it done but those are the big pieces we have been waiting for. This is the bedding set we went with: