23 WEEKS!

Allie and I at State Fair- riding the skyglider--her first time for both
the new bed.. blooming :) you can see a little white hibiscus in the back
Nekked belly picture!!! I have no idea why it is blurry....

New dresser in the baby room!!!

Clothed 23 week belly-- not sure why I don't have a happy face on.

Total weight gain/loss: I think it is more than it should be... :(

Maternity clothes: working with the staples I have... the outfits that I have on in the pictures are pre preg capris- and and a misses top :)

Stretch marks: No- but I think they are coming.. my belly is BIG--

Sleep: about the same- up once a night at least! Having weird nightmares again!

Best moment last week: feeling movement still! getting the registry stuff done.

Movement: YUP!! I LOVE IT!

Food cravings: nothing specific really-same old...

Gender: still thinking boy parts-but of course the other half know and now I am scared it will be a girl!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out: In, but shrinking!!!see nekked picture!

What I miss: we talked about drinking this week (out for friday fish fry... I really wanted a strawberry daiq or ameretto sour...

What I am looking forward to:

the dresser is in the room... the crib needs to go up and get set up.. putting things in order :)

BABY CENTER:

Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With her sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see her squirm underneath your clothes. Blood vessels in her lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing her for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze her when she hears them outside the womb.

20 week update

How far along: 20 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: I think it is more than it should be... :(

Maternity clothes: working with the staples I have... Work pants and t-shirts are becoming a pain!!

Stretch marks: No- but I think they are coming.. my belly is BIG-- I have a little bit of belly rash going on right now... I am hoping it is just dry skin!

Sleep: about the same- up once a night at least! Having weird dreams!

Best moment last week: feeling movement!!

Movement: see above!! :)

Food cravings: nothing specific really-still really like sub sandwiches!

Gender: still thinking boy parts-but of course the other half knows!!

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out: In, but shrinking!!!

What I miss: nothing really this week...

What I am looking forward to: shopping!! Started the registry on Monday with Nick-- get to go back and add all the fun stuff!!

What Babycenter has to say:
How your baby's growing:Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion. This gooey substance will accumulate in his bowels, and you'll see it in his first soiled diaper (some babies pass meconium in the womb or during delivery).