20 weeks (+5 days)

The first of July marked the day we hit 20 weeks along in my pregnancy. It's a big milestone since it means we are halfway done! Considering how quickly the first 20 weeks have gone, it seems crazy that only that much time has to pass again before we meet our son.

The little one is making me more and more aware of his presence in there, and I'm now feeling movement pretty regularly. There is truly no better feeling in the world! I was having a bad day at work today and just when I felt like I was going to lose it, he busted a move and made me feel a lot better.

I'm still feeling pretty great - I went to the doctor complaining of horrible back pain on the left side, as I was worried it was kidney-related. They did say that it might be a kidney stone, but also said it may just be normal pregnancy growing pains. It has subsided a bit (although I still feel it at some point on a daily basis), and even if it is a kidney stone, there's not much they can do about it as long as I'm pregnant. Aside from that annoying little problem, I have no complaints! I'm just happy that the baby is growing and looking forward to my next ultrasound (the extra one I get because they couldn't get a good view of the heart last time). I had to push it all the way to the 15th because their appointments were so limited, but it gives me something to look forward to!

According to http://www.thebump.com, this week the baby is the size of a cantaloupe:

And it certainly looks like it! This bump is growing at a serious pace and I think I might be the size of a house by the time we're done. My biggest concern is that my belly button is going to pop eventually, and I had really hoped to avoid that! We'll see - I'm hanging on to hope that it will remain a cute little innie.

Well, that's all for now - only two more days until we hit 21 weeks, so look for another post soon!