24 Weeks Belly Update

We are officially 6 months pregnant this week!  I went to our 24 week doctor appointment today and everyone seems to be healthy and growing properly. 

How Far Along: 24 weeks

Size of baby: I just got my update so I can inform you that baby is the size of an ear of corn :) (almost a foot long) and has gained 4 ounces since last week making him over a pound now!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm actually not sure this time around

Maternity Clothes: Now that it's getting so warm out I'm sticking to cotton dresses mostly to stay cool and comfortable :)

Movement: The little man is QUITE the mover and shaker!  He's getting so big I can sometimes feel an arm on one side of my tummy and a foot on the other side.  He's also getting big enough that now after I eat and he gets all rowdy I can see him moving under my shirt...it's very bizarre to see your stomach jumping around!

Sleep: The past few days haven't been my best sleeping days.  I'm finding that I'm not able to stay asleep at night, but I think that's baby just preparing me for late night feedings.  I sleep with a pillow under my head, one between my knees, one behind my back, and a feather comforter to hug...all together that's a LOT of separate things in the bed just so I can be comfortable.  To minimize all of the stuff in our bed I ordered a pregnancy body pillow and I'm very excited for it to come so I can try it out :)

Symptoms: The weirdest symptom I'm experiencing at this point is that my belly button is starting to pop out!  I never thought it would happen because I usually have a deep belly button but it's starting to come out and it freaks Dane out.  Other than the belly button and the big tummy we aren't experiencing too many other symptoms at this point.

What I miss: I miss being able to bend over and shave my legs comfortably in the shower...

Cravings: Still nothing specific yet
Best Moment this week: This week hasn't been very eventful, but I would say the best moment was when Dane put his head on my belly and the baby kicked him in the head!

One more HUGE update is that Dane and I finally got our stuff together and booked a Babymoon!  We are going to Tulum Mexico for 5 nights and we cannot wait to get down there to lay on the beach and relax for a few days.



First Finished Project...Almost

Dane and I have been hard at work on the house the past few weeks.  Dane ripped out the entire bathroom like I've said in a previous post and we painted the entire front living room.  The living room only has ONE window (so annoying but true) so without a lot of natural light the room can not handle a dark color.  You can't tell in the below picture but the color on the walls when we moved in was a dark tan color and just didn't look good.

Before

(I think the flash was on because the color was actually MUCH darker)

After

(This is a light greyish blue)

We are not 100% done with the living room painting yet, we still have to redo all of the trim work because the previous owners were REALLY bad painters.  I will say that even though the textured plaster was such a pain in the "you know what" to paint, it turned out well and we absolutely love the new lighter feel of the room.  Once we get all the trim finished we can get the drapes off the floor and maybe hang a few pictures so that our house starts looking like a home FINALLY :)

Once this room is done we are moving into the dining room, hopefully the kitchen, and when Dane finishes the floors and walls in the bathroom we will move into the downstairs bath to get everything painted different colors (these people REALLY liked bold colors).  THEN once we finish the downstairs we will move up and focus on the nursery...don't worry I've already got a plan for that room but it will be a surprise for a little later :)

Lillian Marie Weigle

One of my very best friends from college had her first baby last week and I want to gush about her as if she were my own.

Lillian Marie Weigle was born June 1st at 10:38 am weighing 5lbs 14oz (tiny peanut)

Lauren and Kris are the first of my friends to have a baby so it's very exciting stuff!  A few of us girls made a trip up to Chicago to visit Lauren a few weeks before baby came to have one last weekend without having to tote the babies around.  We got a chance to help rearrange the nursery and talk about all of the fun pregnancy stuff that women talk about when they get together.  Lauren did go jogging with our friend Abbe which was a little risky as she was waddling the rest of the day, but she managed to make it through Ikea and Target afterward (such a trooper).  Being so close to her due date Lauren was nothing but calm and collected and ready for baby proving that she is going to be the best mom EVER!

Lillian is such a tiny little baby, but she has so many people who already love her and haven't even met her yet!  I wish Lauren and Kris nothing but the best on their amazing journey of parenthood and can't wait to share in the excitement in just a few months!

21 Week Belly Update

We are almost 21 weeks pregnant and since I missed a belly update last week with all of our other 20 week excitement I thought I would post one for 21 weeks.  I have definitely started showing!!

How Far Along: 21 weeks (almost)
Size of baby: Length of a Carrot 3/4 of a pound and 10 1/2 inches long

Total Weight Gain/Loss: Only about 7 pounds so not TOO terrible

Maternity Clothes: I bought my token maternity jeans since I wear jeans to work every day I thought I should at least be comfortable!

Movement: Even since my last belly post there has been a HUGE change...the baby has been active for the past 2 weeks but I'm pretty sure we have an olympic soccer player in there!!  I can no not only feel him from the inside but if I put my own hands on my tummy I can feel him kicking from the outside too!Sleep: Still sleeping well for the most part (although Dane tells me that sometimes when he comes into bed I yell at him...but I have no recollection of this !  It's only been since we've been in the new house and it's happened twice and I seriously have no recollection...I'm going to say I've been dreaming)
Symptoms: Belly is really starting to pop!  Sometimes I get a good kick to the pelvic bone which isn't very pleasant

What I miss: A nice cold glass of white wine after a long day at work when it's warm out!

Cravings: Still nothing specific yet
Best Moment this week: Since I missed posting last week I'll say the best part of my week was finding out we are having a baby BOY!  I would say that is the best part of Dane's whole life...not just his week :)