24 Week Wrap Up

Yeah. I spelled cantaloupe wrong. So what.

How far along? Finishing up 24 Weeks

Baby is the size of a: Cantaloupe

Total weight gain/loss: UP 1.8 for a total loss of 10.8. Charlie is CLEARLY a growing in there!! I'm hungry ALL. THE. TIME. Curious what the doctor will say about so much weight gain between appointments...

Symptoms: UGH heartburn. Majorly hungry. Sleeping like crap. 

Wedding rings on or off? On, but swelling has me taking them off after long days. 

Belly Button in or out? In, but my surgery scar is poking out of it now!

Sleep:  Rough. My hips hurt sleeping on my side even with pillows so I'm only comfortable on my back... Which is a no no. Naps on the couch have been most comfortable so I'm seriously thinking I'll end up on the couch towards the end of the pregnancy. 

Food cravings: Back to citrus. Multiple Cuties a day and Tropicana No Pulp orange juice. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope! 

Miss anything? Sleeping on my belly. Normal sinus functioning. 

Happy, Moody, or Emotional most of the time: In all honesty this week I've been a complete and total wreck emotionally. It was a really busy week filled with lots of stress at work, lots of stuff going on after school, and anxiety about dr appointments and health stuff. I'm pretty sure I cried more this week than the whole pregnancy combined. 

Workouts:  Thursday was one of those days when I just needed to put on my headphones as loud as I could and zone out on the elliptical, which is exactly what I did. Saturday's workout was great. 6 months preggers and busting out some serious stuff :)

The Bump: Huge. Too tired to go measure. 

Have you started to show yet?: According to people's comments- NO. UGH! Lots of people commented on my belly being tiny again for me to be 6 months. Someone actually said "Are you sure you're even pregnant??" Yes as a matter of fact. I'm quite sure. So sure in fact that I can tell you my son is 1lb 11oz and currently measuring in the 61st percentile meaning he's a little over average. Apparently if he continues at this rate he could be close to 9lbs when he's born, just like his momma (I was 8lbs 15oz. JD was only 6lbs 7?oz. Clearly our chunk is taking after me!). So yes. I'm sure I'm pregnant. Why don't you take your super stressful comments somewhere else? I realize you think you're paying me a compliment by talking about how "itty bitty" I am or how I'm just "all baby" but you're really just stressing me out. Stick with "OMG you look beautiful!" or something of the sort and steer clear of any comments referring to my size. Steer clear of size related comments to any pregnant ladies for that matter, big or small. You're just stressing us all out. *end soapbox*

Stretch marks? No new ones, just the same two. 

Maternity Clothes? Yup. Still loving it all!

Gender: BOY! 

Any Names Picked Out Yet: Charlie

Labor Signs: Yeah right

Movement: So this little wiggle worm moves all the time... Except when we needed him to! He was laying weird on Thursday when we had our ultrasound and the tech couldn't get great pictures. He absolutely wouldn't move. We pushed and nudged him. I got up and walked. I even broke down dancing in the room trying to get him to move! That little stinker wouldn't budge. He stayed perfectly still until I promised him a piece of chocolate if he cooperated. Sure enough he's motivated by sweets like his momma and he flipped right over ;)

Best moment this week: Finding out that Charlie's heart is in perfect condition. Praise God!

Looking forward to: Continuing to get stuff done in the nursery :)

 

Again... It's spelled wrong. Too tired to change it. Whatevs.