I am now 24 weeks! It is so amazing how time flies. So much can happen in such a short amount of time... Like my belly just growing and growing! It's so fascinating how my body is changing to make room for baby girl (and uncomfortable at times.... "JUST YOU WAIT" everyone says).
One of my favorite things now is all the movement and kicks I am feeling multiple times per day! She loves having dance parties, especially at night. Logan loves feeling her strongly now! Today was the first day we got to capture her kicks from outside my stomach on camera. Hehe I loved it!
As far as prepping everything for her, we haven't really gotten that far (which gives me anxiety even though we have time)... We did however, paint the nursery a few weekends ago! It was a tan color, like most of our house. We painted it a light blue-aqua color. We chose this color because 1. We did our master bedroom and had paint left over and 2. We wanted a color that was usable for both genders. We figured since we're adding pops of coral, it will become a baby girl's room!! We have yet to get the big furniture items, so pictures will come along as that does.
We are pretty set on Baby Girl's name but I don't know that we'll announce it until the very end.
At my last appointment my doctor told me that my blood levels were a little low and that I needed to start taking iron supplements. I had also been feeling a major lack of energy so this explained why! She said that once the iron kicked in, my energy levels should go up. So far, it's gone up a little bit. I work as a substitute teacher, as many of you know. I worked three days in a row last week, and man, that was tough! I know, I know, 3 days really ISN'T that bad. But I still had a hard time! Walking around a lot and yelling at loud fourth graders (who are all my same height) being pregnant really does take it out of ya, haha! At the end of the day I had a little waddle goin on.
Honestly the beginning of this pregnancy went very smoothly for me! I still feel pretty good. The one big difference I've noticed is that I get really anxious or frustrated about things!! I just want everything to be PERFECT for our little girl that I get worked up on the paint in her nursery, the car seat and stroller we want to buy, etc... But then I sit back and realize that everything will be FINE! Babies are more simple than some people make them out to be. All we need are the basics, and more importantly, lots of love.
I am so lucky to have a husband who knows just how to calm me down when I get all worked up, who gives me foot rubs after HE works all week, who makes me laugh and smile, and who takes me out on dates. My heart just bursts with love thinking about seeing him with our daughter!!
Here's a little more info about this week:
How far along: 24 weeks!
How far along: 24 weeks!
Total weight gain: 10 lbs so far
Maternity clothes: Oh yes! I don't have any maternity pants yet, I just wear long shirts (some maternity) and use a hair tie on the button of my pants. But mostly I wear dresses, maxi skirts, and sweats. SO GRATEFUL FOR SWEATS.
Stretch marks: Not yet! Veins are showing up darker on my sides. I've been applying stretch mark lotion and coconut oil nightly, even if it doesn't work it's still fun!
Sleep: Still getting up every night to go pee and/or from leg cramps. The pregnancy pillow definitely helps, though. This is the one I have here.
Best moment of this week: Painting the nursery and feeing her move more and more!
Miss anything: Running, weirdly enough!
Movement: SO much movement. I love seeing her move from outside my belly! She is so strong!
Food cravings: Nothing too crazy. Cereal, fruit snacks, fruit popcicles...
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nah, doing pretty good there.
Have you started to show yet: Um, yes. I feel like in the past 5 days she's grown a ton! I've got me some nice little love handles now, haha.
Gender: Girl!
Labor signs: No
Belly button in or out: Still in, but it's definitely more shallow!!
Wedding rings on or off: On.
Happy or moody most of the time: Happy most of the time, with little mood swings when problems crop up.
Looking forward to: Buying big nursery items! Feelin' that nesting itch lately. Also, we are planning a baby moon trip to California which should be soo fun!
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