23 Weeks

(Noah HATES the sign thing...still)

(you can tell as he flails away in the lower corner...excuse the jean shorts sitting funky they are non-maternity)

(22 weeks...pajamas come on the second I step in the door from work)

(22 weeks again)

I just have a few minutes to do a quick post while Noah is sleeping. We have his birthday party tomorrow and Easter on Sunday and I can't wait for all the extra visitors in town for both! His real birthday is on Tuesday...Jordan will be out of town so I am going to take him on a date after work to make him feel celebrated :-) The countdown to Hawaii is on and I can't come soon enough. I need this vacation BADLY.

(Excited it is Friday and he gets to stay in jammies!)

Doctor said everything was perfect. Baby girl was perfect looking from the ultrasound, growth is right on track, and prenatal screening blood work (downs, etc.) came back with 1 in 10,000 odds - he said you can't get much better than that. My next appointment I have to do my gestational diabetes test (YUCK) but other than that still on the one visit a month plan for a while.

It is a bit different to have a doctor and NP that remember you, its pretty awesome. The only thing that is really that different care-wise is that he told me he doesn't like people to travel past 32 weeks. The last practice was 36 weeks, which was good because I traveled at both 34 and 35 weeks last time. Either way, he nixed us going to Cancun for a wedding at 33 weeks. I am SO sad...it would have been an amazingly fun time but I guess it is for the best. He said I would swell up like a puffer-fish and would be extremely uncomfortable due to the flights and hot/humid weather. I never swelled with Noah and have not with this one yet...I really hope it stays that way! I guess I will save a Cancun trip to an all inclusive resort for a time I can drink, use jet skis, and feel more comfortable leaving the resort. I am very sad to miss our friends' wedding though, it would have been SO fun.

How far along? 23 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: +7 lbs (aka 152). Not bad, but I gain a lot at the end...we will see if I can keep it to 30 lbs this time, I hope so!!
Sleep: OK. I move around a lot trying to get comfy. I think I need to invest in a snoogle...
Best moment this week: Totally non baby related...picked out everything for our new master bathroom!
Movement: Lots.
Symptoms: Just some back pain and sleep issues but nothing bad. Getting some Braxton Hicks when I get stressed.
Symptoms I DON'T have: Most!
Food cravings: SWEEEEETS.
Food aversions: Nothing crazy right now, meat is ok but not preferable.
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: Just Braxton Hicks, but those don't mean anything :-)
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Energy past 8pm. I am a big fat lump on the couch as of 8pm.
What I am looking forward to: Noah's birthday party tomorrow and Easter Sunday!
Milestones: 5 days until we reach viability!

Random annoyance of the day....my mailman NEVER looks for outgoing mail...even with the gigantic red flag and the mail literally hanging out the mouth of the mailbox. I have had to chase him before to give him the outgoing and today I just watched him shove stuff in and look bewildered as something fell to the ground. Luckily he picked it up and took it. Sigh...