Big Banana

20 Weeks, 3 Days

I can't believe I've made it to the halfway point in my pregnancy! When I look back, time has flown by. I've been blessed to have a relatively symptom-free pregnancy thus far and hope that the rest of the way is smooth sailing. Now that I'm on the downhill stretch, it's time to start preparing for little Vince's arrival.

Photo courtesy of Pottery Barn Kids

My mom and sister are currently planning my first baby shower in Houston for all the Childres/Howard/Valero women and close family friends in January. My friend Jess is hosting another shower in February for my Baltimore gal pals. With my birthday and Christmas looming on the horizon, not to mention all these baby parties, I started building my registries at Babies R Us and Pottery Barn Kids. (Vicente's dad already bought our crib! Woohoo!) Registering is so much fun. It's surprisingly more fun than registering for wedding presents, although I had a difficult time deciding on the nursery theme. There are way more attractive options to decorate girl nurseries than boy nurseries. I want little Vince's room to look "baby" without being too grown up. There's plenty of time for the big boy stuff later. Because I despise sport/car/boat themes and didn't want his nursery to be over-the-top blue, I decided on an adorable baby circus theme. Who doesn't love baby animals? Here's a pic of the room I want to replicate, but I might do red curtains rather than beige. I'll accessorize the room with little elephants, lions, giraffes and hippos, too. To quote the movie, Despicable Me: "IT'S SO FLUFFY I COULD DIE!"

I read somewhere that Baby V is the size of a banana at 20 weeks. I totally believe it! I feel him move all the time now. He kicks and punches constantly - more so after I eat. He also likes to curl up into a tiny ball really low in my abdomen and off to one side after I eat large meals. It's probably because my stomach takes up a lot of room and he has to move aside to accommodate my full belly. It feels so strange. Almost like a tightening sensation with some pressure. It's not the most comfortable feeling in the world, but I love feeling my baby move. If anything, its just reassuring to know he's alive and on the move.

I've been uploading baby bump pics to Instagram to track my progress. I posted a pic of my belly at 20 weeks last night and compared it alongside the photo of myself at 15 weeks. The difference is pretty astounding. I can't even begin to imagine how huge I'm going to get. Check it out:

15 Weeks

20 Weeks