22 Week Bumpdate

How far along? 22 weeks! 

Baby is the size of a: depending on what app you look at, either a papaya or eggplant. Logan is roughly 12 inches and at our anatomy ultrasound at exactly 22 weeks, Logan was measuring 22 weeks and 3 days and weighed approximately 1.2 pounds. 

Total weight gain: About 12.5 lbs. 

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Maternity clothes? All the time.

Sleep: Still waking up once or twice a night to go pee and usually after I get up to go pee, I have a hard time falling back asleep. 

Best moment this week: Seeing Logan at our anatomy ultrasound! 

Miss anything? Beer. 

Food cravings: Cereal, hot wings, spicy foods

Anything making you queasy or sick? Nope. 

Gender: BOY!!

Labor signs: None this week. 

Symptoms: Occasional heartburn, but it hasn’t been too bad. My stomach has been pretty itchy and I’ve been putting lotion on like crazy. 

Belly button in or out?  In, but I think it'll pop this pregnancy. 

Wedding rings on or off: On.

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: decorating Logan’s room, our next OB appointment on the 26th and seeing our little man again.

At our anatomy scan this week, we discovered Logan is missing his left kidney and all renal function on that side. His right kidney appears to be healthy and my amniotic fluid was good, which is a good indication his right kidney is functioning properly.  It was pretty scary to hear he is missing a kidney, but thankfully we are born with two and only need one healthy kidney to survive.  Everything else is developing normally with Logan and we are so incredibly thankful he has a healthy heart and brain with no issues to his spinal cord.  We are being referred to a genetic specialist to make sure Logan’s lack of a kidney isn’t a result of a more serious issue or syndrome in addition to follow up ultrasounds every 4 weeks to make sure his right kidney continues to function and develop normally. Chris and I are also supposed to have ultrasounds done to see if we have both of our kidneys because although rare, it could be genetic.  We are hopeful that Logan will be perfectly healthy and live a normal life and if there are any other issues that arise, we will handle them as they come and day by day.  Logan is a miracle and we continue to be so thankful for him.  

Alissha