Kelly Belly-25 weeks

First of all, so sorry I have been a little AWOL from blogging this week.  I worked the holiday weekend and have just been busy overall!


Also, this post is 2 days late but I wanted to wait until my dr appt today.  


How Far Along: 25 weeks!  That means 15 weeks at the very most until I get to meet my baby girl.  Yea!!

Size of Baby:  she is the size of a rutabaga..what the heck is that?!?

Maternity Clothes:  I should probably stop answering this question.  But I do have two words for you....maternity...panties!!!!

Weight Gain:  +15 total...I went to the doctor today and I gained 5 pounds this month.  I am totally ok with gaining weight and I will not complain about it because I know that it good for baby girl for me to gain weight.  HOWEVER, it is still hard to see numbers on the scale that you have never seen before.  I think one of the reasons it is hard to see those numbers is because I gained about 10 pounds during all of our fertility treatments.  Sooooo if you include that then you could say that I have gained 25 pounds so far.  WOW...is all I can say about that :)

Stretch Marks:  nothing new...feeling itchy though.  

Belly Button:  still getting shallower every day.  It just looks so different!



Sleep:   sleep is ok this week.  I mean it isn't perfect but it is good enough.  I know that I am sleeping better than my husband!

Best Moment of the Week:  more and more comments from random people.  People at work, people at Walgreens, patients.....It is very interesting.  People see that you are pregnant and they tell you all about their kids or grandkids...they are so proud!  I am ok with this but I do not want to hear your horror stories about birth!  Please keep those to yourself!


Getting one more dr appt out of the way!


I purchased a quilt and euro shams for the bed that is going to be in my husband's office.  I promise a post on that soon.  Basically, baby girl's room is my husband's office now.  So, we are moving and decorating his office at the same time as decorating her room!  Lots to do but I am making progress.  


We went to Babies.r.us to check out the strollers and car seats.  WOW that is overwhelming!  I think we decided on a Graco travel system but I am still researching.


*little side note....Megan at In This Wonderful Life did a post asking for help deciding on baby stuff.  There were some great comments and some great links so check it out if you want!  

Movement:  she moves all the time!  The greatest feeling ever....    

Symptoms:   still having BH contractions.  They come and go.  I will go a few days and only have a few and then I will go a few days where I have a lot.  I have noticed that I have more if I am uncomfortable or if I need to pee really bad.  When I have a few close together I try to lay down on my side and they go away.  


My butt hurts!  It feels like my tailbone but when my husband rubs on it he says it is my sacro-iliac joints.  It usually hurts after I have been up or walking around a lot.  It really bothers me after I work all day.  

What I Miss: nothing :)

Food Cravings/Aversions:  I feel like I am hungry all the time.  Carbs always sound great!  I still love any fruit and my lemonade.  I am getting back on orange juice.  I loved OJ during my first trimester and that seems to be coming back.  



I really seem to want sweets after everything I eat.  I am trying to cut back on that.  Like only have dessert after dinner instead of after every meal!


Gender: a precious little princess :)

What I'm Looking Forward to: registering!  

Weekly Wisdom: just try to relax...I know I have said this before but I really need to listen to it!

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


Also, I feel like being visibly pregnant to strangers is a milestone also!


Here's my belly this week!

 And here is a shot from the front!

Also, a post revealing the name for our little princess coming soon.  I am pretty sure we have decided but it is so hard to commit!  We call her this name and I know that is what it is going to be but we haven't started telling people about it yet.  Y'all will be the first to know!