24 Weeks

Weeks: 24 Weeks

Baby: As big as an ear of corn! Idk why that seems so big to me haha. 8.5 inches, 1.5 pounds. 

Total weight gain: About the same as it has been. My next appointment isn't for another 3 weeks so who knows how much it'll be by then. 

 
Maternity clothes? Let's just say pajamas are my favorite thing right now. I think there comes a point where having to leave the house should become completely optional haha
 
Stretch marks? Not yet but I'm sure they'll show eventually

Sleep: Hasn't been the best lately. I just wake up a ton.
 
Favorite moment of the week: Piper's room is painted! If you'd like a sneak peak here are some pics of her bookshelves that I haven't put on the wall yet because I have to let it "dry properly first" cue my eye roll here as one of the most impatient people ever.

P is already rolling in the books, but nothing wrong with that! No such thing as too many books!!

Miss anything? Cookie dough... I bought some this weekend to make for work this week and I'm going to be very sad when I can't eat some as I go.
 
Movement: Always on the go now. It's gotten to where not only do I feel her kicks now but I can feel when shes completely rearranging herself too.
 
Cravings? I've had quite the sweet tooth lately. Ice cream & candy are both winners in my book.
 
Anything make you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: Nope!

Symptoms: Mostly still just heartburn. Nothing else has been too bad lately.

Belly button in or out? Still in for now, surprisingly.

Wedding rings on or off? On but I tend to take them off when I sleep now, which isn't something I've ever done before.

Mood: I'll go ahead and put moody for this week haha I think Sean would agree.
 
Looking forward to: This weekend! Mini vaca here we come! We are going to Branson this weekend with my Dad & his wife and my sister & her fam. I'm super looking forward to it.

Freak-out moment of the week: I don't think I have freakouts per say, but I guess all the moodiness could go under here too lol
 
Thankful for: Air conditioning! Our power went out last night a little before 2 and was out for about 5 hours. Since it was during the night it didn't get too hot in our house but it did make it that much harder for me to sleep without it. 

23 Weeks

I'm not sure what kept me from updating on Monday. Time just got away from me I reckon. 

Weeks: 23 Weeks 2 Days

Baby: As big as a papaya. 8 inches, 1.2 pounds. 

 
Total weight gain: I know 13 pounds as of last week & if how hungry I've been lately is an indicator, I'm going to guess it's just going to keep rising.

 
Maternity clothes? No but I really dislike pants these days, even with my belly band.
 
Stretch marks? Not yet lol

Sleep: Mostly good. I have a weenie dog who likes to kick me periodically through the night though. She also has no idea how to sleep in the bed vertically. So for being a "small" dog, she sure takes up a lot of my space.
 
Favorite moment of the week: Sean has spent today painting Piper's room! I can't wait till it's finished :)

Miss anything? Nothing I haven't mentioned before.
 
Movement: She is quite the wiggle worm BUT she's got jokes. If shes moving a lot and someone tries to feel she immediately stops. This irritated my mom to no end this weekend because she wanted to feel & Miss Piper refused to cooperate lol
 
Cravings? Ice cream has made me particularly happy this week. 
 
Anything make you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: Nope!

Symptoms: Heartburn city over here. It's gotten worse too, so that's fun. In addition to popping Tums like candy, I have to sleep propped up to avoid fire coming to my mouth.

Belly button in or out? In, but I'm questioning for how much longer :( I give it another week.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Mood: Mostly good. Touches of moodiness arise. It's more like if one thing happens to upset me its a downward spiral. After that, everything upsets me haha
 
Looking forward to: My twin's wedding on Saturday :)

Freak-out moment of the week: I'm going to say there haven't been any because none are popping into my head. 
 
Thankful for: Books! I know this has literally nothing to do with Piper haha but I just love books so I'm thankful for them & that I have free time to read when I want.

22 Weeks

Today's picture is another Dr. office quick pic haha

Weeks: 22 Weeks & 2 Days

Baby: As big as a spaghetti squash (which I know what this is thanks to Chopped ;))! Roughly 8 inches long & weighs 1 pound. Her heart rate this afternoon was 150. 

 
Total weight gain: Since my first appointment I've gained 13 pounds.
 
Maternity clothes? Nope. 

 
Stretch marks? Negative.

Sleep: Good. I've been waking up kinda hot so I may need to mess with our night temp a little.
 
Favorite moment of the week: Man, this week was a good one! We've gotten both Piper's dresser and travel system assembled. Also got to swim in our pool for a little bit last night. Saturday I watched my friend Taylor get married and her wedding was beautiful! Just overall been a good week :)

Miss anything? Nah, not this week.
 
Movement: Yep. She is quite the wiggle worm.
 
Cravings? Still eating a lot of french onion dip & reese's puffs. Ice cream has also entered the mix even though it isn't the best for my lactose sensitivity lol

 
Anything make you queasy or sick? No.
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: Nope!

Symptoms: I have to take tums before I go to bed every night now, so there's that.

Belly button in or out? In but I am starting to wonder for how long :/

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Mood: LOL I will admit to a severe case of hangry on Sunday afternoon hahaha
 
Looking forward to: Like always, the weekend. On Saturday I'm going to Hot Springs for my niece's birthday party. Even though her birthday isn't until July, I just cannot believe my little bff is turning 8 this year.

 

 

This doesn't even feel like a long time ago and yet it was almost 5 years ago! This was the first time Val & Nathan ever let me take her for the weekend and we went to visit my parents :) 

 
Freak-out moment of the week: Y'all Sean and I def had some #firsttimeparentprobs putting the travel system together last night LOL but we figured everything out, we just felt dumb in the process. Idk if that counts as a freak out really but that's what I'm putting here. 
 
Thankful for: My niece & nephew. They've def helped me prepare for motherhood & I can't imagine my life without either of them! 

21 Weeks

 

 Weeks: 21 Weeks, 19 more to go!

Baby: As big as a banana! She is now roughly 7 inches long and 14 ounces.

 
Total weight gain: lol it's going up I know that but how much idk. I'm only gaining in my belly though so hopefully that stays the same.
 
Maternity clothes? Not really. Just all the stuff I've mentioned before. Nothing I have is actual maternity clothes though (well besides the belly bands I guess)
 
Stretch marks? Negative.

Sleep: Pretty good. This weekend I had some trouble falling back asleep after waking up in the middle of the night, but nothing too bad.
 
Favorite moment of the week: This is kinda a favorite and a least favorite haha. After church yesterday Sean and I spent about two hours outside in our new pool which was awesome. We lounged on floats and read our books (because we are those people hahaha) and also swam some and it was great! The bad part came a few hours later when I came upon the realization that I got pretty bad sunburned. I can really only think of one other time in my life that I got sunburned badly so it didn't even occur to me to think about not staying outside for very long or slathering on sunscreen. Lesson learned.

Miss anything? Nothing I haven't mentioned before.
 
Movement: Yep & Sean felt her move for the first time last night so that was exciting!
 
Cravings? I feel like I'm about 50% Reese's puffs, 50% french onion dip currently. I've been eating a lot of both everyday.
 
Anything make you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: Nope!

Symptoms: Heartburn and headaches.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Mood: I feel like I've been pretty chipper lately.
 
Looking forward to: It feels cliche to always say the weekend but whatever. This weekend will probably consist of some pool time with my friend Mistie & her daughter on Saturday before we go watch our student worker from work get married that night! So that should be a fun day. :)

Freak-out moment of the week: I think the only minor freak outs I have is I have super realistic dreams lately and can usually still be weirded out by those when I wake up and usually text Sean freaking out about them lol
 
Thankful for: Aloe vera ;)

20 Weeks

Weeks: 20 Weeks people! We are officially half way into this!

Baby: As big as a mango! She is now roughly 6.5 inches long and 13 ounces. Her heart rate this morning was 154.
 
Total weight gain: Hard to tell without Dr. appointments. Maybe add on another pound? I'd say I'm still somewhere around 10 pounds altogether.
 
Maternity clothes? I went shopping with my sister on Monday and while everything is still my normal size all of the shirts I got have ruching (gathering?) at the sides meaning they will grow with me as Piper grows which is very needed! So happy I was able to get some things. After trying on almost my whole closet to go out with Sean on Saturday it's nice to know I have some options now.
 
Stretch marks? Negative.

Sleep: It's been mostly good lately. I still just wake up occasionally but can usually fall back asleep.
 
Favorite moment of the week: On Saturday Sean and I had a "day date." Typically we are both fine never leaving the house on the weekends (or any day really haha) so it was nice that we actually got out and went to lunch, shopped a little, and went to the movies. When we got home from that we also cleaned out the two closets I've been putting off for forever. Here's a clue to how bad one was, the closet in Piper's room is a walk in, there was no walking going on in there!

Miss anything? Not really. Cokes were the only thing I really wasn't letting myself have and I've been more lenient with myself and have been having about one a week lately.
 
Movement: Yep! Sean hasn't got to feel her just yet, but I feel her all the time. Esp between like 7-10 at night. Idk if she is just more active then or if that's when I'm more still and notice. I notice her all throughout the day but just especially during those times.
 
Cravings? Sweet stuff has been my friend this week. Candy, ice cream, Reese's puffs... you know, all the good healthy stuff I should be eating ;)
 
Anything make you queasy or sick? Nope!
 
Gender prediction: Girl :)

Labor signs: Nope!

Symptoms: Heartburn! Oh my lanta! I've never had this stuff before and its been an everyday occurrence for about the last week or so.

Belly button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Mood: LOL. I'll admit to some irritability this past week. It just doesn't seem to take much to annoy me lately, but idk how much of that is actually pregnancy and actually me haha
 
Looking forward to: The weekend! Always, haha. We were supposed to go to Arkadelphia and stay with Sean's mom but that had to be postponed because Sean has to work Saturday now so I'm just looking forward to a lazy day to myself on Saturday lol

Freak-out moment of the week: None that I remember lol
 
Thankful for: My sister being close by! Really enjoyed being able to spend Memorial Day with her and her kids. Even though I def wish we lived in the same town, I'm grateful we're really not too far apart.