25 Weeks

How far along? 25.4 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 20 lbs.!!! (Dan is dieting and losing weight and I keep gaining, I think I'll weigh more then him soon! Yikes!)
Maternity clothes? Yes, but my new favorite outfits are long skirts and Target tank tops, neither are maternity, I bought a bunch of each to mix and match, best part is it can all be worn afterwards too!
Stretch marks? Nothing yet, hoping to keep it that way!  
Sleep: Sleeping great actually. I really don't get up all in the middle of the night, toss and turn sometimes, I cannot wait until I can sleep on my stomach again.

Best moment this week: Picked up our crib finally! I put together a closet organizer and got some cute storage bins, the nursery is finally on our radar and we're hoping to paint sometime real soon!

Miss Anything? Can wine be my answer again?

Movement:Oh yes, the moving is getting stronger. I am pretty sure she is still sideways with her head on my right side and her butt and feet on the left. We'll see if I'm right at our next sonogram.

Food cravings: If you put food in front of me I will eat eat it! I still am loving the lemonade, but I think that's because I can't have any other summer cocktails by the pool so this will have to do! 

Anything making you queasy or sick: No, but when I brush my teeth I have a very sensitive gag reflex! 

Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? Its definitely starting to pop out a little bit, but not super noticeable just yet Wedding rings on or off? On  
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Weekly Wisdom: Walking 30-45 minutes 3-5 times a week feels really great! I wish I was able to run still, but the walking really helps me feel a lot better. It at least makes me feel like I'm doing something healthy despite putting on weight and eating like a truck driver!

Looking forward to: Our sonogram and doctor appointment next week, and continuing work on the nursery. Also looking forward to our trip to IKEA on Sunday!!!

 

24 weeks and confessions of a pregnant women

24 weeks should be 6 months right? Still feeling good, nothing new to report really, so I thought I'd do a little blurb on random thoughts I have -  my confessions of a pregnant women!

- I still don't understand why all my life I was told being pregnant is 9 months, but now its actually 40 weeks. Isn't that 10 months? Don't get me started!

-This bending at the waist thing is way too hard, I don't think I'm gonna shave my legs for the rest of the summer (just kidding about this, maybe.)

-I never knew it was possible for my heart to race like I just finished a 5k, only to realize I am sitting still.

-I've been strangely resistant to the idea of getting a big belly. and gaining weight, I know it's inevitable, but I still don't like it and just think I look fat in everything.

-When she finally is born I'm terrified of the thought of letting other people hold her. I just want her to myself, I don't like to share!

-We finally picked a name, but we won't be sharing it with anyone! :-) Haha Sorry, this was a tease!

-I am really trying to enjoy every possible minute of being pregnant and not rushing this ahead because everyone just loves to tell us how much everything is going to change and how we're never going to sleep in again. I really love our life right now, I love that it's just me and Dan and we do what we do, but I really can't wait for her to be here either. I am secretly scared that we ruined our perfect life together but I know at the same time that soon I'm going to wonder how we ever lived without her in our life!

That's all I got for now.... Here's my 24 week update below:

How far along? 24.5 weeks
Total weight gain/loss:  18 lbs!!! Good god!
Maternity clothes?  Yes but I really hate buying them, knowing its such a short time. I found some long skirts and tanks that I love and are stretchy and have just bought them in every color variation, this will probably be my summer wardrobe.
Stretch marks?  Nope
Sleep: Sleeping very good compared to what I hear from other ladies! I usually wake up between 4-5 to pee, but fall right back asleep.

Best moment this week: I bought paint, light fixtures, bedding and some cute storage systems for the nursery this week! Getting close to starting things in there which I am super exited for!

Miss Anything?  I've been pretty good about everything this week
Movement:  Tons! The kicks are starting to get a little more vicious then little flutters
Food cravings:  lemonade is hot right now, I guess becasue I can't really have any other fruity cocktails
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yes

Gender prediction: Its a Girl!

Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? Its starting to pop out a little bit actually
Wedding rings on or off?  On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy

Looking forward to: Another sonogram in 2 weeks!

Here's a photo at the Color Me Rad 5k fun run we did, forgot to take a regular photo for the week!

 

23 Weeks

23 weeks and counting!! We had another doctors appointment last week and everything with baby girl looks great! I measured spot on for 22 weeks, and her heart rate was perfect at 150. We will be having another unexpected sonogram next month just to check on her growth, only because I am among the 3% of women who have a heart shaped uterus rather then a pear or balloon shaped one, who knew?! I guess it just gives baby girl less room to grow in to, which is something they will monitor carefully. Of course as soon as she told me this bit of information I went into freak out mode, came home and hopped right on the internet, where they tell you all the best possible, and not at all exaggerated, information regarding something like this (They can't put anything on the internet that isn't true right?) I came to find out 1, apparently its difficult to conceive with this "condition", (could have fooled me) and 2 there is a high risk of miscarriage early on. The only thing we have to worry about now, as long as she continues growing right, is they will have me on watch for early delivery (fine by me) and a breech baby, which would lead to c-section. All this information so far has come from my research and not the doctor, so I think we'll find out a whole lot more at our next appointment July 1st.  At this point, I am just happy to get another sono, which is just another chance to see my little peanut. Also did I mention early delivery? I will get to meet her sooner!?!

How far along? 23 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 12 lbs. right on track according to the doctor
Maternity clothes?  Yes and No
Stretch marks?  No
Sleep: Sleeping through the night for the most part. Today I woke up at 5am, baby was moving around so much and so strong that there was no going back to sleep. Its now 10am and she has not stopped all morning!

Best moment this week: Feeling her move! Its constant now and Dan can feel any time he tries. She also does this thing where she somehow moves really far forward and we can feel huge hard bumps of her butt and head. Its sometimes very uncomfortable when she moves all my insides around, but it feels like a real baby when she does that.

Miss Anything? Working out!!! I really just want to go for a long run (which I intended to do all through pregnancy and that just was not gonna happen) I just really want to work out and feel like I'm in good shape again, I hate that my heart races just walking up the stairs. I'm committing myself to making sure I walk at least 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week!
Movement: All the time!!!

Food cravings: Getting away from the pop and caffeine now that I found out we're on watch. Not craving anything, but I eat way more sweets (ice cream) then I ever used to. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Have you started to show yet: Yes

Gender prediction: Its a GIRL!

Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Flat.
Wedding rings on or off?  On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Another sonogram again next month

22 weeks

21 down 19 to go! At least my countdown number is finally smaller then how far we've come! I think I've really started to show these last two weeks and I can feel her kicking around so much constantly, Dan says that he loves that she is just an asshole to me all the time! I guess that's the next 18 years of my life! He'll get his payback! :-)

I found this link on Baby Center that shows the baby's development in a video form, which is really neat to be able to see what's going on. I wish we could grow her in little fish bowl on our kitchen counter so we could watch her grow, its really amazing how fast it all happens, she looks like a real human now!
http://www.babycenter.com/2_inside-pregnancy-weeks-21-to-27_10312242.bc

How far along? 22 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I actually weighed myself this morning and I'm up 11 lbs. waaay more then I thought! This terrified me so I looked up how much weight I should have gained and it says 1-5 in the first trimester and 1 lb. a week every week after! Holy cow! One pound a week?? This seems like a lot to me, but puts me right on track. I hope it comes off just as fast as its going on!
Maternity clothes?  Yes and No. I bought a bathing suit today, a tankini, not really my style and I feel like an old mom in it, but it beats the alternative! No way I'm rocking a bikini any more this summer!
Stretch marks?  No
Sleep: Sleep is my favorite!

Best moment this week: Dan and I went and picked out our glider at Buy Buy Baby this week which was fun when they gave us a fake baby to test out holding! Dan was acting like a 5 year old and kept trying to sneak taking pictures of me! He also enjoyed playing with the leap frog We're so ready for a child of our own!

Have you told family and friends: Yes
Miss Anything? I am going to miss my bikini this summer, our first summer with a pool too!
Movement:Yep, Dan can feel it all the time, my sister was even able to feel her the other night!

Food cravings: Dr. Pepper, or pop in general. I never used to really drink pop and ever since we came back from vacation I can't say no to it. Such a bad habit that needs to stop!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yes, definitely filling out and looking very pregnant

Gender prediction: Its a GIRL!

Labor Signs: No, I'm gonna freak out when I actually write yes to this one!
Belly Button in or out? In, but flat feel so funny!
Wedding rings on or off?  On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: This question is getting hard to answer now, when the only real answer I have is meeting our little girl!

Sorry no photo this week! I wrote this up and then waited to post until I took one and totally forgot. Now its too late and I'm gonna do my 23 week post soon, so you'll just have to wait!

-S