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    You are here: Home / Parenting / Family / Sweet Baby / Sweet Baby 20 Weeks

    Sweet Baby 20 Weeks

    BY: Courtney PUBLISHED: Mar 3, 2012 29 Comments UPDATED ON: Oct 10, 2018

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    Sweet Baby is as long as a Banana! 
    Wednesday we had our Anatomy scan.  Baby is healthy and measuring right on point with the due date!  Weighing in at 11 ounces, and I gained 5lbs since my last visit bringing my total gain to 7lbs.  Oh, and we also found out our sweet baby’s gender, so are you ready??…………
    We did a little gender reveal with the family and of course I used cupcakes.  Chocolate with a marshmallow filling and ganache top.
    Gender Reveal CupcakeGender Reveal Cupcake
    We are expecting a sweet baby,  GIRL!  I’m so very excited and cannot wait to be a mommy.  Boy or girl I am happy, as long as he or she is healthy.  Just finding out is super exciting and I like being semi prepared.

    20 Weeks 1 Day

    About our baby: Our sweet baby’s  weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. She’s 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, she’s measured from head to toe.)She’s swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. She’s also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in her bowels, and you’ll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).(summary from babycenter)
    About me: This week I’ve come to terms with having to purchase some bigger yoga pants.  Oh my!
    How far along? 20 Weeks 1 Day  
    Total weight gain:
      7lbs
    Maternity clothes? Not yet, unless you count bigger yoga pants 🙂
    Stretch marks? None yet
    Sleep: Getting uncomfortable, and 1-2 bathroom trips.
    Best moment this week: 
    Finding out baby is healthy, and the gender! 🙂
    Worst moment this week: This has been a very bittersweet week, finding out our baby is healthy was the highlight.  Unfortunately my grandma hasn’t been doing well and has been placed into hospice.  This is tearing me up inside.  I love my grandma so much, and it meant so much to me to have her here as long as I have.  She gave me a wonderful mother whom I miss more than anything.. and finally they will be together again with my grandfather, my father, and my other lost loved ones.  Hubby’s grandma is also not doing well and is being taken care of by hospice and family in her own home.  We are grateful for every moment we’ve had with them.
    Miss Anything? A hoagie!! 
    Movement: Yes! 🙂
    Food cravings:  Grapefruit and red pepper 🙂
    Anything making you queasy or sick: Raw ground meat/chicken.
    Gender: Baby GIRL!
    Labor Signs: No.
    Symptoms: Congested, tired.
    Belly Button in or out? Same, in.
    Wedding rings on or off? On.
    Happy or Moody most of the time:  Happy! 🙂
    Looking forward to: Next time we get to see baby on an Ultrasound.  🙂

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    Comments

    1. Rachel

      March 04, 2012 at 12:12 am

      Can’t believe you are twenty weeks already… CONGRATS on your girl!!!!

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    2. HilLesha

      March 04, 2012 at 1:15 am

      Awwww, so sweet!

      Reply
    3. Stefani @ MommyEnterprises.com

      March 04, 2012 at 2:21 am

      So exciting! What a fun way to share the awesome news. Now time to buy pink baby stuff… 🙂

      Reply
    4. Zippy

      March 04, 2012 at 5:03 am

      Wow, you’re really getting closer and closer.

      Reply
    5. Karen

      March 04, 2012 at 1:38 am

      How precious and congrats on having a girl!!!!!!

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    6. LOVE MELISSA:)

      March 04, 2012 at 4:09 am

      Yah! So exciting!!

      Reply
    7. nicóle

      March 04, 2012 at 3:13 pm

      20 weeks! You’re at the half way point! Can’t believe it! Congrats on a little girl!

      Reply
    8. Toni Patton

      March 04, 2012 at 10:54 am

      You are such a cute little preggo! And just out of curiousity do you eat the pepper on the grapefruit ??

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    9. Amy

      March 04, 2012 at 5:55 pm

      Yay, congrats!!! Your belly is too cute!!

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    10. Tricia Nightowlmama

      March 04, 2012 at 6:40 pm

      I’m so sorry to hear about your grandma. SO sad. Hugs to you and prayers for her. I lost my grandma right after my son was born and I know your pain.

      Congrat on 20 weeks and a baby girl will be such a blessing. so excited for you. Ps. why can’t u eat the hoagie?

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    11. Courtney

      March 04, 2012 at 3:17 pm

      Toni, although some pregnant women eat some crazy things I haven’t (yet) I eat them separately 😉 Thanks everyone!!

      Reply
    12. Mommy Cracked

      March 04, 2012 at 5:34 pm

      I love the way you did the “reveal”! Congrats on your sweet baby girl! Almost there!

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    13. Courtney

      March 04, 2012 at 7:11 pm

      Tricia, my doctor said no “cold” cold cuts. Only warm, and it’s definitely not the same 🙁

      Reply
    14. baby deals

      March 05, 2012 at 12:33 am

      awww…I LOVE your little cupcake surprises. Congrats!

      Reply
    15. Lynsey @MoscatoMom

      March 05, 2012 at 2:32 am

      YAY for girls!! I always said if I could guarantee girls I would have had my own little Girl Scout Troop LOL

      Prayers for you and your grandma. Sending much much love.

      Reply
    16. Emily @FamilyNLifeLV

      March 05, 2012 at 5:53 am

      So sweet congrats!! Your bump is adorable, and those cupcakes look fantastic!! YUM! Here is to lots of fun girly clothes, but more importantly, a healthy rest of your pregnancy!!

      Reply
    17. Simply Being Mommy

      March 05, 2012 at 3:11 pm

      Congratulations on your sweet baby girl but I’m so sorry about your grandma.

      Reply
    18. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell

      March 05, 2012 at 3:39 pm

      OH how fun to know that it’s a girl!

      Reply
    19. Joy Williams

      March 05, 2012 at 1:39 pm

      A girl! How exciting! Congratulations

      Reply
    20. Marcie W.

      March 05, 2012 at 8:36 pm

      HOORAY a beautiful little girl on the way for you. I love your gender cupcakes and I see your feet are slowly fading away!

      Reply
    21. Magnolia Mom

      March 05, 2012 at 9:56 pm

      Congrats!! Girls are so much fun!!

      Reply
    22. Double Duty Mommy

      March 06, 2012 at 2:59 pm

      congrats!!!! so many baby girls being born this year. It’s great!

      Reply
    23. Barbara | Creative Culinary

      March 06, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      Very cute reveal for all of us; thanks for sharing Courtney!

      Reply
    24. Donna

      March 06, 2012 at 5:28 pm

      I adore the way you let your family know the gender! Congrats on a baby girl!

      Reply
    25. RJ

      March 07, 2012 at 9:42 pm

      Congrats on the new baby girl!!! I am so excited for you! You look amazing!

      Reply
    26. Mommy Moment

      March 07, 2012 at 9:56 pm

      Congratulations!! Cute post…love that it started with a banana 🙂

      Reply
    27. Jai M.

      March 08, 2012 at 4:44 am

      Wow!! Congrats!

      Reply
    28. marla

      March 08, 2012 at 7:18 pm

      Sounds like you are all doing great ~ soooo exciting!

      Reply
    29. Week 20 Pregnancy

      March 14, 2012 at 6:23 am

      you are looking adorable. I like your 20 weeks bump.

      Reply

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