Week 24

week: twenty four

fruit size of baby: cantaloupe 

cravings: colby jack cheese on crackers, salad, french fries, pizza and every meal has to end with a christmas cookie, starbursts, or something sweet. basically any and all food again as baby goes through a growth spurt.

aversions: the smell of andrew's deodorant. 

weight gain: 14 lbs

exercise: i've been walking every day on my morning and afternoon breaks at work. 

sleep: its been a lot better than it was. i haven't even been waking up as much to use the bathroom at night.

belly: getting bigger and tighter. i basically have no belly button now. no stretch marks yet.

clothes: maternity clothes are all i wear except a few longer shirts here and there that are a size bigger than i would usually wear and leggings.

movement: our child is a mover! sometimes i wonder if she ever sleeps. she moves all day and if i wake up at night i feel her moving then too.

gender: we are having a baby girl! we broke the stokes streak of boys! we cannot wait to meet her!

names: since we know it's a girl now, we have started to make a list of girl names we are both ok with. my favorite names are drew's least favorite and his favorite names are my least favorite. But, we have a small list forming!

worries: staying healthy during cold and flu season. 

what i love: feeling the babe's movements all day. knowing she's a girl and praying specifically for her.

what i am looking forward to: christmas, my birthday, registering for baby girl.

milestones: drew and others feeling baby move, finding out the gender

best moment of the week: revealing the gender of our babe to friends and family. it was a lot of fun to see everyone's reactions!

amusing comments from the general public: while taking a walk and texting on my break at work a random man walking by says, "you shouldn't text while pregnant your doctor wouldn't like that!" 

baby mama drama: a lady in the lunch room at work asked me when i'm due. i told her april and she replied, "oh my gosh that's so far away and you're already that big!? - thanks lady because it's not like i feel like  a whale or anything as it is.