22 Weeks

How far along?   22 weeks

Total weight gain:   +12

Maternity clothes?   Just my one pair of maternity jeans. I’m getting bored of my wardrobe and am excited to take a post-pregnancy shopping trip.

Stretch marks?   No

Sleep:  Has improved a little bit. I have found one position that I can fall asleep pretty easily in and usually wake up several times to switch sides.

Best moment this week:   Gabe playing high-five with baby J Definitely the highlight of the week!

Miss Anything?    My mobility and energy.  

Movement:   Oh yes. It’s becoming more and more frequent. People are right when they say that feeling the baby move inside you is the best part of pregnancy.  

Food cravings:   Still craving anything in front of me. Normally I love food, but when I am pregnant, it’s exaggerated like crazy.   Cold foods have looked really delicious lately, and I’m sure that will continue as the weather gets warmer.

Anything making you queasy or sick:   Cigarette smoke and any other strong smells like perfume and cleaning supplies.

Gender:   All boy!

Labor Signs:   None.

Symptoms:   Pregnancy brain. I’ve had the hardest time trying to find the words I want to use in this update, but my mind just draws blanks. So, sorry if sentences are written a bit funky…

Belly Button in or out?   It is in for now, but it’s slowly becoming flatter and flatter.

Wedding rings on or off?   On.

Mood:   Excited and anxious! Every week gets better as he moves around  more in there, but these last weeks better go by quick!

Looking forward to:   Picking up our chair for the nursery. We are buying a chair and converting it into a rocker!

Random ramblings of a pregnant woman:

*Last night Gabe taught baby boy how to high five. It was one of the sweetest things I have ever seen. Gabe would say “_______ , give me a high five!” and he would tap his dad’s hand. It worked every time!

*It’s getting hard not to blurt out his name. We were choosing between two different names, but Gabe preferred one over the other so we tested it out and it just stuck. We are keeping it a secret until he gets here, but it’s weird not to share it online because we use it all the time at home.

* So…. I can no longer bend. If I have to pick something up, I do this wide-legged “sumo-wrestler-like” squat to pick something up from the floor. I’m afraid that my physical activity is taking a plunge.  

*We have taken great strides on the preparing the nursery. I received the fabric that I am using to make the curtains and crib bedding and the colors look perfect in there. I am planning on a lot of DIY’ing and am excited to possibly share some of those projects of mine. I really want to put my touch on his room and make it really special for him.