Maternity Update: Week 24

How far along: 24 weeks

Total weight gain: -36

Maternity clothes: Almost a necessity at this point

Sleep: It comes and goes

Best moment of the week: Great prenatal appointment! Only one more appointment until I start appointments every two weeks

Movement: It comes and goes, but its becoming more consistent at night even Nick can feel it

Gender: Unknown

Labor signs: None

Belly button in or out: Slowly disappearing

What I miss: My american eagle jeans

What I'm looking forward to: Leaving for Memphis in little over a week

Weekly wisdom: Garage Sales are your best friend! We found a pack and play barely used for one dollar today!!!!

Milestones: Nick and I getting to feel the baby move

What's happening with the baby: Baby is growing steadily, gaining about 4 ounces from last week! He or she is about a foot long or the size of an ear of corn. The lungs are developing branches of the respiratory tree as well as cells that produce a substance to help the air sacs inflate once he/she makes an appearance in the outside world.

Maternity Update: Week 23

How far along: 23 weeks

Total weight gain: -34

Maternity clothes: I should be wearing pants but I refuse to buy any with summer coming up so the rubber band trick is working for now.

Sleep: It varies. Sometimes I sleep very well, other nights I'm up at 3am.

Best moment of the week: Waking up this morning and actually being able to see my belly move with the baby!!!!

Movement: Baby rolled over yesterday and now you can actually see and feel kicks from the outside, even Nick got to feel the baby move this morning!!

Gender: Unknown

Labor signs: None

Belly button in or out: Slowly disappearing

What I miss: Easily bending over

What I'm looking forward to: Prenatal appointment on Thursday!!

Weekly wisdom: Take time out of your day for a little one on one time with your significant other. With Nick going back to work we have not had the luxury of seeing each other all the time and I look forward to the days we get to see each other.

Milestones: Nick and I getting to feel the baby move

What's happening with the baby: This week babies sense of movement is well developed and he/she can even feel you dance! Measuring more than 11 inches and weighing over a pound, you may be able to see movement underneath your clothes! Blood vessels in the lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's ears pick up are preparing baby for the outside world. Loud noises like dogs barking and the vacuum cleaner will most likely not phase the baby when its born.

Maternity Update: Weeks 21 and 22

As I said early life has been a little crazy so I have not had as much time to blog as I would like. Here is a little update on my pregnancy the last two weeks.

How far along: 21-22 weeks

Total weight gain: -34

Maternity clothes: Shirts and some pants now

Sleep: It comes and goes. I have found that I tire much easier and need naps to keep going now instead of making up the sleep I wasn't getting before.

Best moment of the week: Listening to a mother and daughter argue over whether I was carrying low or high. Guess its officially noticeable now!

Movement: Still none

Gender: Unknown

Labor signs: None

Belly button in or out: In

What I miss: Feeling movement

What I'm looking forward to: Appointment with our midwife this Thursday. Hopefully we will get to see where this little one is hanging out these days

Weekly wisdom: Rest while you can. I never thought I would get drained from a few hours out and about but I definitely do not have the energy I use to have.

Milestones: Half-way point!!!

What's happening with the baby: At a little over a pound and 11 inches, baby is actually starting to look like a miniature newborn. Baby's lips, eyelids, eyebrows have almost finished developing and even tiny tooth buds are developing beneath the gums. Eyes have finally formed but the irises still have no pigment.

Things have been crazy!

I cannot believe how quickly these past few weeks have flown by! Between school finishing up for the semester, summer zumba classes getting starting, and a very sick dog I have been pretty absent.

Last night we went out for Joe's birthday out in Vermillion. I had not been there since I was in marching, and I do not remember much about the town other than the football stadium. I was surprised to see how beautiful this area was! We ate right on the water and it was so peaceful to look out and see the boats coming up the channel. The place we ate at didn't really have a clue what they were talking about when it came to their celiac menu but by the end of the evening they did learn a lot about how to eat gluten free!!

Here are a few pictures we took afterwards:







I have also started my garage sale hunt for baby essentials. Today I hit up a mom to mom sale and was able to pick up a few really cute things but unfortunately nothing I was really looking for. I am trying to find a baby mobile that I can basically tear apart and start from scratch on for our nursery and I am hoping to get one for a relatively decent price.

I am getting quite the collection in regards to 0-3 months and even 6-9 months. What I am still lacking are bodysuits and sleepers surprisingly. I am having so much fun getting things for this little one, but even more fun trying to find gender neutral items. A lot of the moms today were surprised when they found out I was not opting for the gender scan but it made garaging even more fun today.

The next few weeks will also be a whirlwind as I prepare to head out to Memphis, Tn for my best friends wedding! I leave in 2 weeks and I cannot wait to see her again.