23 Weeks - Hello Month Six!

Finally, month six! I feel like I've waited forever to be just a smidge past half way. New this week: another cold. Seemingly out of the blue. Also I realized I've been eating a lot of carbs and junk. I need to really reign that in and get some healthier meals and snacks going.

Feeling super stretched this week, and have even been in pain a few times. I've been struggling, I admit, with being pregnant in general. I remember being so excited last time, and I am this time, but mostly I just want my baby to be here. I want our little family to be together, and, selfishly, I want my body back. Or, what's left of it.

When you're pregnant you feel like a giant incubator for the better part of a year and that just sucks sometimes. I find my mind wandering to future workouts at home, with the baby in a bassinet, getting my pre-baby body back. And then some!

Anyway, baby boy is doing well, I can tell because he's kicking a LOT, way more than Morgan did at this stage. I'm anxious for my OB appointment, anxious about what she'll say I want the C section, I really do, I want to go in on a selected day, have the baby, not go into painful labour, and just begin our lives.


How far along: 23 weeks

Due Date: March 24, 2020 (aiming for an early cesarean around March 17!)

Baby is the size of a(n): grapefruit

Total weight gain/loss:  Around 5 lbs total so far. 

The Bump: Yes, growing lots, some stretching and irritation. Bellybutton pain?!

Symptoms/How I'm feeling: Heartburn, pulled muscles, pinched nerves, feeling overall very stretched, which is weird as this is the second baby

Food Cravings/Aversions: nope.

Sleep: not great, I wake up in pain a lot

Weddings Rings On or Off: On.

Exercise: Not really. Some walking.

Any Names Picked Out Yet: Yes. Not telling.

Gender: Boy!

Movement: More and more every week!

Maternity Clothes: Bella band. It's the best. I also have a few maternity tops/tanks, and I'll just layer over the tanks to hide my belly. I've had to order some more tops.

Labor Signs: None. Will not feel these until at the earliest, my third trimester.

What I miss: not being pregnant. I just want this little guy to be a part of our family, and to get on with our lives!

Best Moment of the Week: Feeling a lot more movement.

What I’m excited about/looking forward to: shopping! I need baby boy stuff! Shower is going to be happening sometime in February.