Kelly Belly-23 weeks

How Far Along: 23 weeks!

Size of Baby: baby girl is the size of a large mango

Maternity Clothes:  almost all maternity.  I have some shirts that still fit and then some dresses that work with my belly.  I really need to get a new bathing suit.  I bought a maternity bathing suit on super sale but it is still pretty big.  I want one for now that shows my belly but is comfortable!

Weight Gain:  +10 total

Stretch Marks:  nothing new

Belly Button:  weird....it is getting really tight around it.  It is also getting shallower.  I almost feel like the sides of it are stretching and the top and bottom are getting closer together.  It is definitely changing....



Sleep:   sleep has not been good this week.  I have a cold so I can't breathe, which only gets worse when I lay down.  And yes, it is totally unfair to have a cold when it is 100 degrees outside....



Best Moment of the Week:  This week is the first time that I have been able to see her move from the outside.  She was wiggling like crazy and I looked down and my whole belly was wiggling like crazy!  How cool!  Also, I think she had the hiccups last night in the middle of the night.  I was awake all night, of course, and it felt like a little bounce in the same spot, every 10-15 seconds.  It lasted for about 5 minutes....


Also my brother in law and his wife and their two kids came down for the weekend.  They live about 3 hours away.  The twins' birthday was in May and we got them a huge tube they can ride in behind our boat.  It is called Big Mable and Collier and Syble LOVED it!!  Here are a few pictures.  How much fun does is this??

Movement:  feeling her move all the time.  My husband is convinced that we aren't going to be able to keep up with her because she is going to be so active.  

Symptoms:   I have been having quite a few Braxton Hicks contractions and I don't like them.  They make me nervous.  Last Thursday I was having what I thought was too many so I came home from work to rest.  When I got home I took a three hour nap and then I slept for 13 hours that night.  They stopped after that...still a couple a day but just not as many as I was having.  

I woke up Saturday morning with a scratchy throat, which has turned into an awful cold.  I took off work Monday and Tuesday because I haven't been able to sleep.  I slept a little bit last night sitting straight up...not comfy.  I had a small fever yesterday...the highest it got was 99.4.  Not high but enough to make me feel terrible.  I finally broke down and took one Tylenol.  That is the first time I have taken ANY medicine this entire pregnancy.  I feel a little guilty about it but it did make me feel better.  I figured it wasn't good for baby girl for me to have a fever.  I was able to take a small nap after that.  Today my head it just totally stopped up but I actually feel a little better.

Food Cravings/Aversions:  anything sour or tart.  I have eaten a ton of Starbursts this week.  



Gender: a precious little princess :)

What I Miss: being able to breathe through my nose....that is not overrated!

What I'm Looking Forward to: getting over this cold ;)  Hitting 24 weeks next week..viability!  Getting another estimate on the shelves I want built in my husbands office.  The first quote was entirely too high so that has slowed down the whole new office/baby room project.  

Weekly Wisdom: no worries!  I find it hard not to worry...

Milestones:  every day is a milestone and I am so happy and thankful to be here.  


Here is my 23 week belly