25 Weeks!

Hey guys! I'm 25 weeks and 1 day pregnant today. I can't believe that it is already the end of October! This month seemed way too short! November is one of my favorite months out of the year, so I'm super excited for it to come! 

I have my glucose text this up coming Tuesday, and will have more to update on about baby girl after that doctors appointment.

This past Friday I worked the majority of the day and felt super icky. I didn't eat much because I didn't feel well, and when I got home I quickly had to rush to the bathroom because I felt so sick! I felt like I was back in my first trimester again. It was awful! The feeling continued all through the night & into the next morning but passed as the day went on, thankfully! Not sure if it was a stomach bug or just pregnancy related but it was horrible and I'm glad it's over and passed.

Hubby and I sat in the babies room last night, going through everything that we have & making lists. We came up with an idea of what we still need to get and everything else that we would like to have before our princess makes her grand entrance. I love making lists and organizing my thoughts out. He also told me all of his plans for the nursery as far as decorating/organizing it. We will be getting things together soon! I'm so excited!

This past week I also made up my gift registries for my baby shower. Still not sure of the exact date but it will be sometime within the next 6 weeks.

Food cravings: Nothing this week, oddly enough!

Food aversions: Nope.

Weight Gain: Acording to my last doctors appointment my weight gain thus far was 8lbs. I am guessing it's more by now, seeing as that was almost a month ago and I can FEEL myself getting heavier. We will see on the 30th when I go to my next appointment & get my glucose test done.

Symptoms: My heartburn is still in full force, back pain, headaches, acne (ugh!), and my ankles have been swelling. :/
Sleep: HORRIBLE. I wake up several times through the night to pee & then when I get back under the covers I can NOT for the life of me fall back asleep (it takes nearly an hour!!) This has been going on for about 2 weeks now and it's really depriving me. Also, it's hard to get comfortable and my hips always hurt in the morning from sleeping on my sides.

Movement: Baby girl is a dancer already! : )

Memory Of The Week: Getting things organized & planned out on paper. Helps to calm my nerves! I'm such a wreck with anxiety lately!

Stretch Marks: Nope! : )

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Gender Prediction: We found out it's a precious baby girl.

Maternity Cloths: Yes, unless I'm in my yoga pants & sweaters. Those stretch mighty nicely. ; )

24 Weeks. SIX MONTHS!!

My goodness, I'm 6 months pregnant! How does time continue to fly so quickly?!
My tummy has really 'popped' again, and I feel huge. I love my belly though, and feeling her squirm inside. She's much more active this week, then she has been thus far. She used to just move around in the early morning or late night... but now I feel her all through the day, even when on my feet for hours at work. She must move a lot in her sleep like her mama. ; ) 'Cause there's no way she's awake every time I feel her move. She'd never be sleeping if that were the case!

My heartburn has been getting worse and worse as the weeks go by. So, I finally broke down and bought tums smoothies last week. As much as I hate the taste/texture of tums, I hate my heartburn even more! I still only take them once in a while, but it's nice to know they are there for when I really need them. Oh, and don't get me started on the back pain! My lower back puts me in so much pain by the end of the day, to the point where I can barely walk! I attribute this to my belly growing so much in the past week and the cold/rainy weather we have had continuously all week. My body always has gotten 'achy' when it rains, but this is a whole new level of ache! I don't like to take Tylonol too often, even though I know it's safe to take while there's a baby growing inside of me. I take it about once a week, if that. When my back gets to causing me too much pain, I stretch & lean forward. It ALWAYS cracks when I do this, helping me out for a few minutes..

IN OTHER NEWS: My honey bought me a gorgeous diaper bag! It hasn't arrived yet, since he just ordered it via the internet last night, but I am extremely excited to fill it up & tote it around when baby gets here. It doesn't look too much like a diaper bag, which I love. It just looks like an over-sized purse - just my style!

Food cravings: BANANA BREAD. I am in love with this stuff all of a sudden. It's just so delicious. OH and banana nut cheerio's. YUM. I'm also really into cheese still, mainly mozzarella this week and I still love my milk. I've always loved milk through this pregnancy, but I haven't craved in since my first trimester. I'm back to craving it, and drinking much more of it. I guess that's a good thing to crave, though! Getting my calcium for my little girl to grow those strong bones & pearly whites. : )

Food aversions: Onions. The smell makes me nauseous OUT OF NO WHERE. I was able to tolerate them up until this point, but now... no. No thank you.

Weight Gain: Acording to my last doctors appointment my weight gain thus far was 8lbs. I am guessing it's more by now, seeing as that was a few weeks ago and I can FEEL myself getting heavier. We will see on the 30th when I go to my next appointment & get my glucose test done.

Symptoms: Heartburn, back pain, headaches, exhaustion, ligament pains and constantly having to pee!

Movement: Baby girl is a dancer already! : )

Memory Of The Week: Having her move soooo much more this week, getting my diaper bag ordered and making her a lovely little no-sew fleece blanket. It's so adorable and was super easy to make!

Stretch Marks: I FREAKED thinking that I saw one by my belly button last week.. then the next time I went to go find it/look at it, it was gone. Must have been my imagination.

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 So much bigger!!

Gender Prediction: We found out it's a precious baby girl.

Maternity Cloths: Yes, unless I'm in my yoga pants & sweaters. Those stretch mighty nicely. ; )

22 Weeks!

 22 Weeks. : )

 Food cravings: Cajun seasoning! I love it on my fries. So delicious! I order it at work a couple times a week. Also the regular that I've always craved since the begining of my pregnancy.. cheese & milk. I tried dark chocolate almond milk by silk the other day and OMG that stuff is sinfully delicious. I am officially obsessed.

Food aversions: Nothing in particular.

Weight Gain: I had a doctors appointment yesterday morning and so far I've only gained 8lbs. : )

Symptoms: My heartburn has gotten a lot worse lately. I have it all the time it seems. Also, a lot of bloat, head aches and exhaustion. My back aches a lot while at work now, it's awful. The pain kinda shoots down from my lower back into my but. Ouch!

Movement: Yes. <3 I love it.

Memory Of The Week: Hearing babies heart beat at my appointment yesterday and finding out that I didn't gain any weight in the last month.

Stretch Marks: Not yet!

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Gender Prediction: We found out it's a precious baby girl, last week.

Maternity Cloths: Yes. I'm getting tired of wearing the same cloths all the time. It's a few maternity items and a few select baggy pre-pregnancy clothing items that still fit a little. I don't have many options right now.