WHAT WEEK?

20

HOW BIG IS BABY?

The size of a banana

WHAT’S SOMETHING NEW THIS WEEK?

Lots of kicking and my 20 week anatomy scan

MOST CHALLENGING MOMENT

This is always an interesting time of year for me. My dad died April 20th2016 and when approaching this time of year my mind goes to him. Especially now because I am pregnant it reminds me of being pregnant with Esmé and going through all those months with my dad.

MOST EXCITING MOMENT

The relief of the 20 week scan! It is always so exciting to go in a see your baby in an ultrasound. I get a little anxious in the days leading up to it but everything was fine and baby was moving so much. This being my 3rdbaby I could just imagine baby in my arms and cuddling in those first moments after birth. This was such a surge of excitement and I am counting down the weeks now.

EXERCISE

Still walking! HA I haven’t added anything else into the mix yet but the walking feels good and it feels like my time to be alone with my thoughts, my podcasts or my music.

MEALS

Meals have still been very healthy for the most part. It’s hard to snack all the time when going to the store isn’t easy. I also WANT ice cream most days but haven’t had it at all because it’s not a grocery priority at the moment. My most favorite meal right now is Japanese curry. I could eat it all time. I also love waffles (not healthy) but I save them for a weekend treat and then if there are leftovers we pop them in the toaster and eat them later.

FOOD AVERSIONS

Still wouldn’t eat sushi at the moment even if I could. Also have zero interest in salad or seafood for that matter. I am very much into veggies and sauces, pastas, veggie burgers, potatoes, greens, chips, salsa (could eat jars of salsa) our grocery store has been sold out of salsa though so I have only had it once.

CRAVINGS

DONUTS, ice cream, chocolate, whipped cream, spicy foods. I haven’t had any of this really. I have had chocolate and some spicy food but it’s easier to avoid when you have to be home all the time. I would typically stop by my favorite donut shop after a doctor appointment but that’s not an option currently. I sometimes can curve the cravings by eating or drinking something else. I drink tea and have a little chocolate and that’s a yummy treat. I froze some vegan cinnamon rolls when all of this stay at home started and I heat those up occasionally to get a sweet treat fix.

REFLECTIONS

Halfway through my pregnancy and I can hardly believe it! I thought time would creep by because we are at home but time is flying. It’s hard to imagine what the days and weeks ahead will look like here in the US. Things may begin to open up and that worries me. It’s hard to imagine anything going back to normal anytime soon with the way the virus is still spreading. I am always trying to remind myself to be in the present moment and try not to let my mind worry too far into the future ahead. I like to plan a bit and it’s not possible to plan anything so at the moment I am practicing a type of surrender. Staying present, listening to my body, acknowledging my mind when it begins to go to a place of fear or uncertainty and staying positive in right now. Thinking of all of you who are pregnant or new moms and sending you love.

reflecting on the year we lost my dad.. and being pregnant now around the same time as then.

Week 20 Pregnancy VLOG, baby 3 Sarah Olsen