24 Weeks

It has been a good week.  No complaints here.  This week our Little Mr. has been moving off and on depending on the day.  Usually around lunch time and then sometimes at night.  I wish he would be moving more, but I'm sure in time he will be.  Right now He should be weighing in at about 1.3 lbs and measuring in at 11.8 inches.  He should be growing rapidly at this point, and I swear I am too.

How far along? 24 weeks

 

Total weight gain: A whopping 10 lbs!! Yikes!

Maternity clothes?:  Pretty much for everything

Sleep:  Sleeping is going better, ever since I've added all of the pillows.

Cravings:  Just more food! haha

Best moment this week: It's funny to see/hear the comments people say now.  It's like they can finally tell I'm pregnant and aren't afraid to ask.  Twice this week I've been told that I "walk like I'm pregnant".  I'm not so sure that's a good thing at this point, but eh o well.

Movement: Well, it's on and off... Hoping it'll be more often sooner or late.

Gender: Blue!!!!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? Still in, but getting very flat.

What I miss: Some of my old clothes and feeling good about my body.

 

Weekly Wisdom:  I'm low on that again this week, sorry!

Favorite Moments: Starting to buy stuff for the nursery.  We're going to finish our registry this weekend and I cannot wait!

And finally.... The pictures! :-) I am putting one up from last week since I forgot to post it.

23 weeks

24 Weeks

And holy crap! Look at that belly!

Bits and Pieces

-Can you believe that I've never had coffee?  I usually start my days off with honey nut cheerios and some milk and then just drink water throughout the rest of the day.

-I'm almost 1/4 done with my internship!! Yeah!  Thank the Lord!

-I'm in my 6th month, holy crap!  When did that happen?  I just realized that the other day when someone asked me how many months along I was and I had to quick figure it out.

-I'm starting to pick up things here and there for our Little Mr.  I'm trying not to buy too many clothes, because I know we'll probably get some for shower gifts (even though I secretly hope we get most the stuff off our registry instead!)

-I'm loving the beautiful weather we're having here in Iowa.  Breezy & high 70's.  Just wonderful!

-To those who were disappointed because I forgot the picture in the week 23 post, I'll make sure to post one for week 24!

-I have an unhealthy secret addiction to One Life to Live.  Seriously, I DVR it and watch it after work even though I know how horrible and stupid it is.

-I CAN NOT WAIT for the fall shows and football to start up. 

-That's all for now, have a wonderful Wednesday night!!

Nursery

We've decided on a theme for the baby's room.  Since his dad is such a nerdy smart guy and is into space type things, we're going with a space theme.  Here is a bit of what we've found so far.

This will be baby boy's bedding.  I actually love it!

Now that we've decided on a theme, I we can start to buy everything add things to our registry.

Since we'll be moving in about 6 months, we're not doing a lot with the walls in the nursery, except hanging a few things on them.  We're going to wait until we get to our new house before we put effort into painting anything on the wall for our little guy.  

I'll still post before and after pics of the nursery, but right now, it's the "catch all" room and is hideous.  I'm hoping we get moving on it in September/October.  We shall see!

Deliciousness

This might be the death of me....

I love Nutella sandwiches.  It doesn't get any better than that!  Have you ever had it?  You must try some! Hubby loves it with chunky peanut butter on wheat toast, I just enjoy it plain on wheat toast.  Apparently there are tons of recipes you can make with Nutella..... Um, Nutella Cookies??? Don't mind if I do! :-)

23 weeks!

Seriously, I feel like I just posted about 22 weeks.  (O wait, I did... it was several days late) This last week has just flown by. I'm assuming the weeks will continue to fly by, we shall see.

Baby Boy has been very active some days and not so much other days.  I'm sure hoping that's normal. They say he should be about 1 lb and about 11 inches long.  The size of a small doll or papaya.  It seems so crazy to think that before Christmas, we will be parents! Soooo exciting!

Sorry, once again this is a little late.  We had a busy weekend and I forgot to post it before we left.

How far along? 23 weeks. (8/19/10)

 

Total weight gain: I haven't weighed myself since last week, but I'm assuming 8-9 lbs.

Maternity clothes?:  Yes sir! And loving it!

Sleep: Sleeping ok, but I feel like I'm taking over the bed with my 10 pillows I need to try and get a good nights sleep!  I seriously think I'm sleeping with at least 3.  One for my head, one between my knees and one to sort of lean on so I can kind of sleep on my stomach.  It's crazy.

Cravings:  Not much this week, but I've noticed that my appetite is much larger than usual...  It's hard to keep it in check!

Best moment this week: Feeling like I have more energy.

Movement: I had a lot of movement a couple days ago and not a ton today, so it depends on the day.  Usually he's kicking at night, which is a nice way to sleep easy.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!!!!

Labor Signs: Nada

Belly Button in or out? still in, but definitely looking different.

What I miss: I went out to Carlos with some friends tonight for 1/2 price margs.. Only, I had to drink lemonade! They don't have virgin ones! I was so disappointed. So, I'd say having margaritas. But that's ok, it's allllllll worth it!

Weekly Wisdom:  Not really any this week.

Favorite Moments: Feeling him kick more and more is enough of a favorite moment for me.  I love it!

Dog Sitting

This weekend we watched our friend James' dog, Emma.  She is a cockapoo and is adorable!  Bear had a blast with her, but she definitely has a lot more energy than him.  He's going on 8 and she's about 1 or so.  He could keep up for awhile, but he would just crash afterwards.  I got some good pictures of them playing in the backyard.

Josie on the other hand, hated Emma.  She actually was able to put Emma in her place.  Josie looked like a Halloween cat whenever Emma came around.  She growled and hissed at Emma and Emma was actually quite afraid of her.  It was kind of funny to watch.

If we weren't having a baby in December, I would be all for getting a dog like Emma, but having a "puppy" and a new baby just would not be doable at this point. 

Running around like crazy

Emma was a bit faster than Bear, but I think if they were closer to the same age, he would have had a better shot at catching her.

They were so funny to watch

Josie loves to look out the screen door when we're out there.  

She even cries because she wants out so bad!

My handsome hubby... Giving me the "eye"... haha He loves having his picture taken

Bear and Hubby.  The two men in my life right now, but there will soon be three!!

More on the rest of our weekend to come later.  Hope you have a great start to your week! :-) 

22 Weeks

How far along? 22 weeks (On 8/12/10)... Sorry it's a few days late!

 

Total weight gain: 8 lb, um... I'm pretty sure I've started to gain a lb a week... I sure hope not.

Maternity clothes?:  Yes!  Hubby and I actually took a road trip and did some shopping this past Saturday at Motherhood Maternity.  I got a few more work clothes and a dress for a wedding in Sept & Oct.

Sleep: So so.. Some days really well, others not so much.  My back keeps giving me trouble.

Cravings:  Hmm... I think this week it was Kit-Kats :-)

Best moment this week: He's been kicking a bit more.  Actually, at 4:00 am this morning when I woke up to go to the bathroom, he was kicking up a storm, more than usual.  I sure hope we don't have an early riser on our hands! haha

Movement: More and more everyday.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!!!!

Labor Signs: Nada

Belly Button in or out?In, but we'll see in the coming weeks.

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach

Weekly Wisdom:  Cherish every moment, and really, eat some of those cravings because otherwise you'll go crazy!

Milestones: None this week.

Favorite Moments: Hubby and I bought the jogger system w/car seat that I've been eying.  We drove about 2 hours to the nearest Babies R Us and as we were walking around the store, some lady stopped us and asked if we wanted some coupons.  I figured sure! Why not.  I didn't think the 20% off one would work on our jogger system, but it did!! She saved us $45!  

Actually got Hubby to take some pictures this week! Josie snuck into one of them.  The belly is starting to grow! :-)