25 weeks/Happy Memorial Day!

How far along? Time is FLYIN'- 25 weeks! 

Maternity clothes: This is becoming a bit redundant-same routine! I need some more summer wear, since we have basically transitioned into hot summer overnight. 

Stretch marks? None yet!

Sleep: Sleeping really well! Weird dreams, and my bladder is getting squished more and more everyday, but i'm still doing well.  

Best moment this week: Well I had another pretty lame week with Josh being out of town again, but he's back now and should have a little break in the traveling, so that's good! I had my doctor's appointment on Tuesday and they did the Glucose test, which I thankfully passed!! The drink wasn't nearly as bad as they try to make it seem, my doctor's office had them chilled in the fridge so maybe that made a difference. The only negative part of that whole experience was that I had a medical student in training draw my blood and she missed the first time around. :/ She got it on the second try though so all was alright. I had another wonderful weekend on top of all that with Saturday being spent at the lake with my family, and Josh got a smoker so we are testing that out with a feast of brisket and ribs for Memorial Day. A great week yet again! 

Miss anything?: Nothing!

Movement: Tons! More and more every day! Josh has YET to feel or see any movement yet though. She is SUCH a stinker! The doctor has felt her move, my sister has seen her move but she becomes quiet as a mouse whenever Josh even tries. So we're still waiting for that lol  

Food cravings: Fruit is really the only thing that stands out at the moment.  

Anything making you queasy or sick?  Nothing 

Gender: little lady 

Labor signs: No! 

Symptoms: Hiccups, braxton hicks, getting fatigued really easily, lower back pain is starting to become more and more apparent, bad indigestion but no heartburn (yet) 

Belly button in or out? It's still in HOWEVER I have some sort of skin tag in my belly button?? Maybe it has always been there and it's just now becoming visible with my growing belly, but wtf! Either way, skin tags are very common I guess with pregnancy. Ahhh the beauty of it all! 

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? HAPPY!! 

Looking forward to:  I guess my Birthday is coming up....not that i'll really be doing much "celebrating" 

24 weeks/Happy Anniversary!

How far along? 24 freakin' weeks! 

Maternity clothes: Stickin with the same plan

Stretch marks? None yet! 

Sleep: Sleeping really well, but I've started having SUPER weird dreams! Such as Josh leaving me to become a lion, and me missing doctors appointments due to a very frightening broken elevator. Uhhhh yeah.  

Best moment this week: Well I had a pretty boring week due to Josh being out of town for the duration, so my first best moment was him getting home! But this weekend was SUPER nice! First my sister, brother in law, nephews, and niece came down to our neck of the woods for the parade for West st paul days. I had won a contest through a nice little shop by our house, so they supplied us with nice parade seats, and very generous spread of snacks. It was a really fun time. And then after that, Josh and I went to Fogo De Chao for our Anniversary date. Aside from having to literally waddle our way to the car after, it was A LOT of fun and soooo delicious. Today is our actual Anniversary, and we spent it apart because Josh had to work. So I went up to my parents and soaked in a little sun at the lake. 

Happy Anniversary Josh, I Love You! 

 Miss anything?: Nothing!

Movement: Some days I feel her move A LOT, and others she's pretty "quiet." During the week though there were definite moments when I could SEE the movement from the outside. It wasn't very obvious or anything, just looked like my belly was twitching. But still, OMG! 

Food cravings: I've sort of been getting a random craving for sweet things lately, which is TOTALLY not like me. I'm not shoveling cookies in my face or anything, but i've been wanting vanilla ice cream. I usually put in some fruit like raspberries. Yum yum. Still devouring spicy things like no tomorrow though. I think I permanently dyed my fingers red from flamin hot cheetos, and I got a crunch wrap from taco bell the other night and ended up using about 6 packets of fire sauce. (I swear I eat plenty of HEALTHY things too lol) 

Anything making you queasy or sick?  Nada! 

Gender: Girl! 

Labor signs: No way jose

Symptoms: Hiccups, getting a little more fatigued, and i've noticed my lower back does start achin' a lot easier lately, 

Belly button in or out? It's still in somehow

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? VERY happy!!

Looking forward to: Well I wouldn't quite say i'm looking forward to it, but I have a doctors appointment on Tuesday and i'll have to do the glucose test so THAT should be fun. I just can't believe how fast the time is going by! 

23 weeks/Happy Mother's Day!!

How far along? Hard to believe,23 weeks! 

Maternity clothes: My routine hasn't changed as far as that goes! Works out slick

Stretch marks? Da belly is still rockin and rollin! No stretch marks yet

Sleep: Not having any problems. I've even been sleeping through the night without needing to use the bathroom. I can tell that is about to change though. 

Best moment this week: I had another really good week, felt good 90% of the time. And then on Friday my parents came down and hung out for a bit and we went out to dinner for a Mother's Day/Our Anniversary combo. It was really really nice, it had been awhile since we had seen them. And on Saturday, Josh and I got up bright and early, went out to breakfast and ran some errands. It was beautiful weather and we had a dairy queen treat with Josh's family. It was just a nice afternoon, I really enjoyed myself.  And it is "technically" my first Mother's Day today!! I sure do love this little girl already! <3 

Miss anything?: Nothing!

Movement: Getting stronger and stronger every day. It's really incredible. It's gotten to the point now that I can tell when she's sleeping and when she starts wiggling around again. :) 

Food cravings: Love my granny smith apples, all fruit really. And still ANYTHING spicy. I think I literally make every meal I eat spicy in some way.  

Anything making you queasy or sick?  Nothing comes to mind! 

Gender: Baby gurrrrrl. 

Labor signs: No! 

Symptoms: Hiccups, itchy growing belly, and every now and again my belly will suddenly tighten up really low and when I touch it it's SUPER hard. It's like a painless charlie horse. I looked it up and it appears to possibly be braxton hicks?? I was sort of taken aback and concerned because I didn't think that would already be happening, but according to a few sources it is pretty common right around this time. So so weird. 

Belly button in or out? It's still in

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? Super de super HAPPY! :) 

Looking forward to: I'm looking forward to our 2nd Anniversary which is next weekend! Josh made a reservation at Fogo De Chao and we've never been there so that will be fun!! 

22 weeks already!

How far along? 22 weeks! 

Maternity clothes: I'm rolling with the same plan. A mix of regular/maternity shirts and 80% maternity jeans. I just scored some REALLY cute jean shorts and summer dresses this weekend so now it just has to get warm enough to wear them! 

Stretch marks? Getting more and more itchy every day but i'm still hanging in there! 

Sleep: No problems in that area at all 

Best moment this week: Well once again with the exception of maybe one day, I felt AWESOME in general, so that in itself makes for a good week. And I got my hair done and that does wonders for the self esteem. 

Miss anything?: Nada!! Every once in awhile on a really nice sunny day (rare) I wish I could sit out on a patio somewhere with a cold beverage. But pish posh, I'm content with a lemonade for now. :)  

Movement: She's a mover! I have a feeling as her little muscles get stronger i'm gonna be in trouble. It feels like she does alligator barrel rolls in there occasionally. Is there anything more insane to experience?? I think not. 

Food cravings: I'm stuck in a total food craving rut. Anything spicy, or any variation of mexican food and i'm good to go. 

Anything making you queasy or sick?  Feeling like a champ (finally) in that sense. I still have those mornings where things are a little dicey, The other morning I drank a cup of tea and that was rejected almost immediately. But all things considered i'm doing really well.     

Gender: Hey girl, hey! 

Labor signs: No!

Symptoms: Other than a growing belly, there's not a whole lot to mention! woo hoo! There are a couple unmentionables, but I won't go there. Oh and the damn hiccups.   

Belly button in or out? Still doing okay, getting more and more shallow as the days go by though.

Wedding rings on or off? On.

Happy or moody most of the time? Happy as a clam!!! Really..I haven't felt this good in forever it seems! 

Looking forward to: Hmmmmm....I can't think of anything other than the OBVIOUS. I'll be cliche again and just go with summer, I was pretty ballsy with my sleeveless shirt today bearing my albino arms. I need a few really good beach days in my NEAR future!!