24 Weeks

So I got this nifty little pregnancy survey from a friend of mine (Amanda Gates) who is on baby number two, also having a boy and thought I'd start it because it's so darn cute!

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: about 7-8lbs
Maternity clothes? Sometimes! Shirts, usually because I'm so long waisted that everything is too short for the ever-growing belly. I still fit in my jeans, but i often unbutton them when I sit down. I do wear maternity shorts and sometimes maternity pants

Stretch marks? NOPE!
Best moment this week: Rowdy finally felt him kick!

Miss anything: Sushi, big time cravings for it

Movement: Yep! My stomach moves all over the place, all the time!

Food cravings: Clementines, hamburgers

Anything making you queasy or sick: the heat is killing me. 

Have you started to show yet: For sure, this week I feel like I've definitely popped out

Gender: Boy!

Labor Signs: Nada

Belly Button in or out? well, it's a little odd, but half of it is almost flat and the other half is still in, very strange.

Wedding rings on or off? On and loose

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy most of the time, until I get really hot and hungry, then no bueno

Looking forward to: baby showers and maternity photos

Funny moment this week: I saw my stomach move for the first time and it just made me giggle. And he's been kicking me SO hard that it literally makes me jump in surprise! One time he actually kicked the computer that was on my belly and it moved!

We are off to Mossyrock trip #2 this weekend and I'm fairly certain I'm not going to fit in the bathing suit I bought just over a month ago for trip #1... what's a girl to do? I feel like my belly just magically popped out this week, and I've been told i'm ALL belly. If you were looking at me from behind, you wouldn't even know I'm preggers. My jeans look baggy in the legs and I haven't really put on the "pounds" persay but I sure feel huge! Little man has been quite the Olympian himself the past week or so, kicking and turning like crazy! The doctor and ultrasound techs comment every time I go in that he is such a mover, he doesn't ever hold still. I think he's going to make me one busy mama. We will DEFINITELY need to baby proof the house, possibly a little earlier than the average parent, especially if he's anything like me and climbs on top of everything just to jump off and pull things off the wall. My parents had to bolt everything to the wall so it wouldn't come crashing down on me. 

I've been reading up on baby things, like a stereotypical first time mom. I have about 3-4 books i'm currently reading as well as looking at baby/mommy blogs. Even though I've taken care of children my whole life practically, being an actual mom starting from day 1 is getting to be a little daunting. We have less than 4 months before he arrives and it sinks in a little more every day for Rowdy and I that life is about to drastically change forever. He commented the other day that he wished women were like elephants and pregnant for 2 years so that the dads had more time to prepare. I DON'T THINK SO. a) 9 months is more than long enough to feel fat and uncomfortable. b) he would just procrastinate until the end anyway and c) there is no way to be fully prepare, it's a hands-on learning experience that every parent has to have.

We have everything moved into our new house, now it's just unpacking EVERYTHING..ugh. I hate moving and refuse to do so until we move to S.C. in a few years. Rowdy's almost completely done with summer classes, which will be nice for him to relax and have time to do other things besides tests and homework. Levi's wedding is also coming up, very exciting. I'm one of the bridesmaids and really hoping I fit in my dress lol. We got me a larger size so that if necessary, we can just pin it in the back. Kristen flew down to Cali this last Thursday and they are looking for a place to live and spending some time together before the big day!!!

5 months Pregnant

Well, I'm five months pregnant now and feeling pretty good for the most part. I'm getting rounder and little man's kicks are getting harder and harder.Rowdy hasn't felt him kicking yet because my placenta is anterior, meaning baby is more in my back and the placenta sac is in front, giving more cushion between the baby and the wall of my stomach. Thus making it difficult for Rowdy to feel him kick yet, but I feel it all the time internally and I've even felt it externally a few times. They say that there is no harm or complications that incur simply from carrying anterior.

 I love Root Beer floats, Mac and Cheese and pickles, along with hummus and pita and clementines. I will say, lower back pain and leg craps when I stretch out in bed have been the latest qualms, and being kicked in the bladder when I have to pee. I painted our bedroom and the nursery last weekend and we move into the house this weekend, it will be nice to have more space and a place we will be in until we make our big move across country in a few years.

I've finally busted out the Bella Band because skirts for church no longer zip up- at all, so in order for my wardrobe to not be limited to three things, it was time to start making use of those amazing belly bands. The past couple of days, our son's kicking has gotten to be a bit more frequent but less on a schedule, it's more periodic from sun up until I fall asleep. Rowdy has also started to contemplate other names (thank goodness!) so I can at least say we have made some progress, although we have no official options to speak of yet.

Little man is now about 11 inches long and weighs about 12oz, as for my weight gain, I haven't stepped on the scale in a couple weeks, but last I checked I had gained 3lbs so far in this pregnancy, and I'm hoping for that number to continue to grow very slowly, just like it has been, but I'm not so sure with the Root Beer floats and Mac and Cheese cravings that that will last very long.

We have gotten a couple things for the baby, some clothes, his crib and a bouncer, but I look forward to my  baby showers in September and late October/early November to help fill his room and get some much needed baby things!