Another sad Christmas

My grandfather has completly given up. It makes me so sad to see him struggle with the simplest things, and think about how strong he was just earlier this year. This morning I had to call EMS to get him up from the toilet. I was the only one home, and since hes so heavy I cant lift him. He refused to go to the hospital, and since his vitals are ok they couldnt take him against his will. It just teminds me of when grandma died a few years ago.. right before Christmas..

6 months pregnant!

How far along? 24 weeks (oops, guess I missed last week! Oh well, I'll just update for weeks 23&24)

Total weight gain/loss: 10.4 lbs gain total so far, not doing too bad!

Maternity clothes? still one pair of maternity jeans and mostly workout pants. I've been looking for more because I'm working now and none of my dress pants fit!

Stretch marks? Ahh! One ugly little red one on my tummy! Grrrrr

Sleep: tossing and turning becuase of the pain in my hips.. yes still... I need a pregnancy pillow.. I've found one but haven't gotten it yet

Best moment this week: baby was really super active about 2 mornings ago! I felt her move a ton from the outside! It was awesome!

Have you told family and friends: Yes!

Miss Anything?  Sleeping on my stomach.. dunky eggs!! and now deer sausage.. and the usual sushi.

Movement: tons of movement up until yesterday when I think she decided to be lazy for a while, lol. 

Food cravings: everything sweet!

Anything making you queasy or sick: still string cheese.. blah

Have you started to show yet: Yes and strangers are starting to notice that I'm actually pregnant and not just fat, lol

Gender:  she's a girl! :)

Labor Signs: Nope, but I've been having cramping off and on...

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody, I'm always moody lol

Weekly Wisdom: stress is bad.. m'kay?

Looking forward to: Our next ultrasound coming up and moving OUT!!!!

Feeling blessed today..

So while I've been having an awful week, I sat back and tried to remind myself of my blessings.. I have 2 friends who have children with disabilities, rare ones. So far my baby is looking "structurally sound" and we have no reason to think there's anything wrong with her. I am so grateful for that! Some friends of ours just had their son at 37 weeks.. he only has one full arm, the other only developed to the elbow, there's either a missing kidney or a small/dysfunctional one (not sure I haven't heard back on the full details yet) and his intestines were protruding from his abdomen. Then when I asked how everything had gone with the delivery we were told there was more problems and that the baby was in the NICU undergoing more tests. We haven't heard anymore from our friends. I am so scared for them.. at about 15 weeks they thought they were going to lose him because of the abnormalities they had found. Their doctors thought the baby had Trisomy 18, which is very bad and usually results in a painful few days of life outside the womb followed by death. IF the baby makes it to delivery. Thankfully, that was not the case.. but now there's "more problems" and more tests.. I hope their little man is going to be okay, and even tho they aren't religious I pray for them every day. I figure it can't hurt.
I am so blessed that we didn't find anything wrong with our little one. Granted, we did not have any of the genetic tests done.. but there have been no indicators of a problem. And that's good enough for me for now. At least enough to count it as a blessing. I just hope my friends little blessing gets better and can go home soon.

22 weeks.. only 18 to go!

How far along? 22 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 8.4 lbs gain total so far, haven't weighed myself this week, tho last week I lost a lb..
Maternity clothes? one pair of maternity jeans since and mostly workout pants. I've been looking for more because I'm working now and none of my dress pants fit!
Stretch marks? No more than usual
Sleep: tossing and turning becuase of the pain in my hips.. yes still... I need a pregnancy pillow
Best moment this week: kissing my husband and talking about when baby comes...
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything?  Sleeping on my stomach.. dunky eggs!! and now deer sausage.. and the usual sushi.
Movement: she's been kicking my bladder and pelvic floor a lot the past 5-6 days, other than that I haven't felt her much. I wish she'd move so that I can feel her from the outside again.
Food cravings: everything sweet!
Anything making you queasy or sick: still string cheese.. blah
Have you started to show yet: Yes and no. Really the baby is just pushing fat forward and out of the way, lol.
Gender:  she's a girl! :)
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody, I'm always moody lol
Weekly Wisdom: write stuff down.. otherwise you'll forget.
Looking forward to: we've got a dr appointment on Friday, but really seeing our little girl again at our next ultrasound! 

Twenty One Weeks!

How far along? 21 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 8.4 lbs gain total so far, haven't weighed myself this week though
Maternity clothes? one pair of maternity jeans since and mostly workout pants. I really haven't needed much else...
Stretch marks? No more than usual
Sleep: tossing and turning becuase of the pain inmy hips.. the past few nights I've had charlie horses in my hips, which are not fun.. at all...
Best moment this week: Oh my goodness! The night before last I felt our little girl from the OUTSIDE for the first time! It was awesome!
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Miss Anything?  Sleeping on my stomach.. dunky eggs!! .. and the usual sushi.
Movement: lots of flutters, more than last week :) And of course there was the kick I felt from the outside! :)
Food cravings: everything sweet!
Anything making you queasy or sick: still string cheese.. blah
Have you started to show yet: Yes and no. Really the baby is just pushing fat forward and out of the way, lol.
Gender:  she's a girl! :)
Labor Signs: No, but I think I've been having some braxton hicks..
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Moody, probably b/c I haven't been getting as much sleep...
Weekly Wisdom: I guess just don't stress.. lol
Looking forward to: seeing our little girl again at our next ultrasound!