24 Weeks and 4 Days

How Far Along: 24 weeks and 4 days – I can’t believe how fast time is flying by! It’s been over 6 months!

Size of Holland: She should be about 1 lb and the app on my phone says that she is the size of an ear of corn this week.

Maternity Clothes: Same. I’ve been living in one pair of black Old Navy pants, a black Old Navy dress, and my stretchy workout clothes! I bought a few clothes for summer time this past week too! I got a pair of shorts, a few shirts, and a maxi dress. I will be needing lots and lots of stretchy maxi dresses over the next 3 months!

Movement: I have definitely been feeling her move; but, it is very inconsistent. I’m ready for her to be more consistent with her movements. Yesterday, I barely felt her one time and then today, I have felt her throughout the entire day! I’m not really sure what makes her more active on certain days. She gets especially active when I lay down to go to bed at night. We haven’t been able to see her move from the outside of my belly, but Matt is able to feel her with his hand on my belly! I love feeling her and I’m excited for her to get stronger and more active!

Sleep: I sleep like a rock! I don’t wake up for anything and haven’t even felt the urge to immediately use the bathroom in the mornings. It has gotten more difficult to roll back and forth. I feel significantly larger and it takes more effort to roll with a large belly. In the next 3 months, Matt is going to have to literally pull me out of bed in the mornings.

What I Miss: I’ve been missing and craving coffee lately. I could probably satisfy my craving with decaf coffee, but I’ve tried to avoid coffee altogether. I haven’t had any over the past 6 months, but I definitely plan to drink quite a bit come July.

What I’m looking forward to: I’m looking forward to warm weather! I want to go for a walk outside and wear spring clothes! I would love to not freeze as I’m walking from the school to my car and my car into our apartment.

Cravings: Doughnuts and fruit (pineapple, strawberries, bananas, apples)

Symptoms: I’ve been feeling really good! The only symptoms I’ve had are random tiredness and back pain. My back will ache towards the end of every day (around 1-2pm). I am not looking forward to how much worse my back pain will get as I get bigger.

Best Moment of the Week: Our friends, Hadley and Bennett, had their little girl!!! She was born on Sunday, March 2 at 12:04pm. She weighed 7 lb, 8 oz, and was 20.5″ long. She’s absolutely adorable!

22 Weeks

How Far Along: 22 weeks and 1 day

Size of Holland: She is the size of a papaya (about 10.5 in and 12.7 oz.).

Movement: Matt and I felt her kick last Saturday (2/22) night! It was the first time I had felt her at all and she kicked me hard! She kicked hard enough for Matt to feel it! I haven’t felt her kick like that since last Saturday. Throughout the past week, I think I am feeling her, but it feels like my food is digesting. I can’t distinctly tell that it’s her yet. I’m hoping that her movements will become more obvious very soon.

What I’m looking forward to: Our friends, Hadley and Bennett, are having a baby soon!!! We are SO excited to hear that Anna Bennett has arrived and go visit her! They live in Goldsboro, NC. I’m also excited to continue decorating Holland’s nursery. I don’t know what to do with myself when I don’t have a project to work on or something to accomplish for the nursery. My project over the past few days has been to figure out what I want to do on the wall over her crib. We have a pretty good idea of what we’re going to do; I just need to order everything we need to make it happen!

Cravings: Well, I asked Hadley the other day what snacks her and Bennett would like for the hospital and she said Keebler E.L. fudge cookies. SO! When buying them for her, I started to crave one and I ended up buying two packs and inhaling one pack over the past week. Thanks to Hadley, I am now craving a cookie that I usually never eat!

Symptoms: Still trying to prevent stretch marks! I am feeling great and haven’t had any major symptoms. I’m still able to keep the “using the bathroom” under control and it isn’t waking me up at night.

Best Moment of the Week: Our crib arrived and we put it together!