Week 22

This week the little one is apparently 11 inches long from head to toe and weighs a 1lb. Wow. I'm trying to imagine it all curled up inside me and I simply can't. It's still a little surreal. The more I feel it move around the more real it seems. Ben is super anxious for the day he can feel it move. I'm really looking forward to that day as well. For 22 weeks I've been the only one experiencing the physical aspects and he's just had to live vicariously through me, it'll be fun to share the movements and physical changes.

Now that the house is almost put back together after the remodel we are soon going to be able to work on the nursery. I'd really like to get our crib from IKEA (no worries, it isn't the one that was recalled) and our mattress so we can figure out the layout of the room. I'm getting a little antsy. I'll probably just sit in the room and smile once we have it all set up. It's too early to start nesting, right?


How far along: 22 weeks

Maternity Clothes: Some days my pants are super loose, some days they are super tight. My body is not my own.

Stretch Marks: still none, but my tummy is feeling kinda tight this week.

Sleep: The body pillow is out of the bed. I get way too hot.

Best Moment this Week: Babysitting my favorite little man, Arlo.

Movement: Tons of movement yesterday. I wish I could figure out what makes it happen.

Food Cravings: Anything but eggs. Eggs smell like chlorine this week. Gross.

Gender: Still unknown!

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button: Innie

What I Miss: My butt. I feel like it's growing as fast and as much as my belly. Ugh

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: Getting together with family on Friday to plan Kelly's wedding

Weekly Wisdom: If you don't get up at night to go to the bathroom you aren't drinking enough water and will have a headache the next day.

Week 21

I'm pretty late with getting this blog going. Now that I have it started hopefully I'll be able to keep it up each week. Today marks week 21 but the pics are from week 20.

We had our 20 week ultrasound last Wednesday.The little one did a profile pose for a second before flipping back away from the camera. It was find to watch the little one squirming around and kicking, but I do wish he/she would have turned so we could see a better face shot with the 4D camera. SO COOL! 10 inches from head to toe and no signs of birth defects. All is well! Hooray!


I'm stealing the layout from my lovely friend Maddie's blog during her pregnancy with Laurel. Thanks for the help, Maddie!




How far along: 21 weeks

Maternity Clothes: So far so good, I'm still able to wear a few of my t-shirts but had to buy new pants. Bras are another story

Stretch Marks: none yet, hopefully my luck continues

Sleep: I really need to start going to bed earlier...7 hours is not enough

Best Moment this Week: starting our registry

Movement: little nudges on my sides

Food Cravings: Girl Scout cookies, lots and lots of girl scout cookies

Gender: still unknown!

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button: innie

What I Miss: wine with dinner and deli meat that hasn't been toasted.

What I'm Looking Forward to this Week: My first prenatal yoga class on Thursday

Weekly Wisdom: stop after one (cookies that is)