Midway point and ecstatic!

Officially 20 weeks pregnant today, aka the midway point! 18-20 more weeks to go into this miraculous pregnancy, and I am loving it. Just feel like sharing some random kwento today----

Movements: Well, the baby is supposedly now the length of a banana, which explains why I can feel him more now. Albeit the little flicks come and go and sometimes the intervals between them are pretty long, I can 'feel' where he is in my belly. He moves around a lot, I think, especially when BabyPlus is playing. I can't wait until I can feel his movements more, and share them with his daddy.

Aches and Pains: So far a pretty uneventful pregnancy and I am so grateful for it. I do feel some of the aches and pains, but definitely nothing I can't handle -- all of them (shoulder spasms, lower arm swelling that resembles carpal tunnel pain, etc) are a far cry from dysmennorhea and because I know they have a purpose (i.e. side effect of baby growing), I don't mind at all. I'm just so so so grateful, at least for the most part. I can do without the leg cramps for sure. Hehehe. And I hope my feet don't swell too much in the end. I have lots of nice shoes kaya :p

Size: I have yet to weigh myself again, but last time I checked (about 4-5 weeks ago), I had only gained about 5-6 pounds. Some people though have apparently no qualms about telling me to my face "you're so huge!" Umm, that's mostly from the hormones I took prior to getting preggers, lady. But why should I use up energy to get all defensive? I think though I need to start gaining a bit more in the coming weeks. According to BabyCenter, the baby is supposed to double in size from month 5 to month 6.

Babymoon: I entertain the idea of a babymoon sometimes, often flipflopping between wanting to go and saving money + what if something happens and I need my doctor. So my fearless forecast is nothing will get planned. Haha! Which at the end of the day is fine with me, I guess. We really traveled a lot already prior to this and I don't feel shortchanged at all. In fact, I can't wait to have the baby with us already.

Baby Name: We do have a name in mind, and we use it already to refer to the baby. I think it's an apt name given that he's our little fighter. Can't wait to share soon :)

That's it for now. Congenital scan is up next, on Feb 19, and I pray everything is okay. I've been indulging in some baseless worries recently, and I know I should stop. Buddha gave us this baby and He will make sure that our little one will be fine and dandy.

Love you, little fighter!