24 weeks

 

How Far Along? 24 weeks and 1 day

Baby Size: I think it's a cantaloupe?

Total Weight Gain: Who knows? I go for a check up next week though, so we'll be able to update this part soon!

Maternity Clothes: They are wonderful. I can't find many types of clothes that I can still squeeze into anymore. I have to say though, dresses are my favorite.

Stretch Marks:  None yet that I know of... but I have a sneaky suspicion that I know where a couple will be when this is all over...

Best moment this week: The whole vacation. I slept so much! It was wonderful getting away with the hubs! It was quiet, peaceful, and we both got some much needed rest!

Hitting the point of viability. It's sad, but my worry-wart side breathed a *small* sigh of relief on Saturday.

Being able to use baby's name non-stop while on vacation! :) Also, buying her first monogrammed hair bow! (We're still debating on whether we should share her name any time soon. Right now we're thinking about keeping it our little secret until she's born... there's something special about just us knowing her name. :) I'm proud of us, so far we've kept it quiet since 15 weeks.)

Miss Anything? Not really.

Movement: Oh yeah! You remember last week when I said that caffeine didn't do anything for my child? Yeah, I totally spoke too soon. While on vacation, I had ONE chocolate espresso truffle. (We're talking a candy the size of a quarter.)... yeah she went nuts! It wasn't like "Oh hey Mommy! That was good!" it was more like "HEY MOM!!! HOLY MOLY THAT WAS AWESOME!!! WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SLEEP?!?! WHO NEEDS SLEEP!?!?! LET'S BOUNCE AROUND HALF THE NIGHT!!!"

Those Braxton Hicks really tick her off too... She has some aggravated movement immediately afterward.

Food Cravings: Chocolate and Ice Cream my friends, Chocolate and Ice Cream.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing much right now.

Started to show yet? Yep! Though occasionally I do still have a couple people ask.

Gender: Girl!

Belly Button in or out? It's still an innie - but it's a weird looking innie.

Wedding Rings on or off? On

Weird Pregnancy Stuff?

Braxton Hicks. For real, those things can be scary and they happen more than I (and the baby) like.
Zits on my face...

Bumps on my back and chest. They kind of look like zits... but they're not? They're just hard little bumps. Grr..

Having to pee ALL OF THE TIME. You know it's bad when your husband tells you to go to the bathroom before you go anywhere - because you know you'll have to go in five minutes.

Spider veins are starting to show up on my legs.

Sleep and breathing are both getting more difficult.
Also, some Ser-ious back pain. (Thanks to all of the ladies who helped me out on Facebook the other day! I thanked Jesus for each of you personally!!) 

Looking forward to: The next doctors appt... and the third trimester mark - can you believe it will be here in like 3 weeks?!?!