Month: July 2014

Baby Update

24 Weeks

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IMG_242124 weeks and Baby Kiel is the length of a bunch of celery… or 12″ long from head to heel. He or she also weighs 1.5 lbs now. Apparently, this is a month of rapid growth, so we’ll see how big my belly gets!

How far along: 24 weeks
Gender: Your guess is as good as mine!
Weight gain: 9 lbs (I think I gained a little extra eating out in Scotland every night, oops)
Symptoms: Back aches is the main one, but also some headaches and fatigue. It’s all manageable yet though.
Maternity clothes: Yep!
Stretch marks: No
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep:  Pretty good now that I’m back in my own bed!
Best moment this week: Getting 2 boxes of baby clothes in the mail from my sister! Neutral newborn items galore! 🙂
Miss anything: Not really
Movement: Yes, especially when I’m laying down or sitting and relaxing.
Cravings: Dark soda (definitely caffeinated) and sweets. I thought it was just an ice cream craving, but it turns out it’s desserts in general.
Looking forward to: Sleeping in this weekend. I have been falling asleep on the car ride home from work almost every day this week (don’t worry, Andrew was driving). I have been pulling some late nights to work on things for “my kids,” so I’ve been pretty tired during the day.
Baby Bump at 24 weeks:
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Baby Update

23 Weeks

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IMG_2422I had to do it: I was waiting to use yarn as a size comparison. 🙂 Baby Kiel is finally the length of a skein of yarn! Or 11.5″ long (8″ from crown to rump). He or she also weighs about 1.25 lbs now.

How far along: 23 weeks
Gender: Baby Kiel remains a mystery baby 🙂
Weight gain: 7 lbs
Symptoms: Back pain mostly and still headaches sometimes
Maternity clothes: Yep!
Stretch marks: No
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep: So-so… We’ve been in a hotel this week, so that doesn’t help. It’s been unseasonably warm up here in Scotland, so it’s been hot at night (no A/C), which doesn’t help me sleep at all. I still have hip pain, but I think part of that might be from walking & climbing up and down stairs during the day.
Best moment this week: I don’t know, there have been several good ones! I really enjoyed seeing Loch Ness (it’s beautiful) and seeing dolphins near Inverness. But overall, (not to be sappy) I just really enjoyed spending one-on-one time with Andrew all day everyday this week!
Miss anything: Starting to miss a nice cold glass of white wine
Movement: Yes, fairly frequently! Andrew doesn’t always feel it, but he always feels the “hard” spots in my belly. I don’t know what part of the baby it is, but we both think it’s pretty fascinating to feel my belly get hard and then softer again, haha.
Cravings: Definitely noticed that I was craving ice cream this week. Especially fruit flavored ones. I had strawberries and cream ice cream one night with dinner, and then a scoop of raspberry and a scoop of peach up at John O’Groats. Yum!
Looking forward to: Getting all my photos from Scotland edited, haha!
23 week photo update:
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Baby Update

22 Weeks

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IMG_2423It took me awhile to find something the right size for this week, haha! One website said that the baby was the size of a small doll, so I decided to measure some stuffed animals I still have. Does anyone even know what this brand of stuffed animal is? 🙂 I’ve had it for as long as I can remember if that gives you a hint.

Anyway… Baby Kiel is about 11″ long from head to heel and weighs about 1 pound!

How far along: 22 weeks
Gender: We don’t know
Weight gain: 6 lbs
Symptoms: Back pain, headaches, & nasal congestion are the main ones. I still haven’t decided if the congestion is pregnancy-related or just a cold.
Maternity clothes: Yep!
Stretch marks: No
Belly button in or out: in
Sleep: So-so… I fall asleep pretty easily, but I wake up really congested. Several kids at work have had very runny noses, so I’m not surprised if I caught a bug. I’m also getting used to sleeping with my Snoogle. I’m starting to think that I’m so much a creature of habit who hates change, that I had to get myself accustomed to sleeping with an extra pillow! If I don’t use the Snoogle, I tuck a small pillow between my knees when I sleep to help with my hip pain.
Best moments this week: Hearing Baby Kiel at my appointment on Tuesday! Heartbeat was 147 again. The doctor said Baby is more on the right side of my uterus, so I hope I don’t look lopsided, haha. That’s where Baby was hanging out at my ultrasound too. My other best moment was Andrew feeling the baby move!
Miss anything: Not really
Movement: Yes, although I’m still impatiently waiting for Andrew to feel it! Update: Andrew finally felt the baby moving! Just a little bit, but he did feel something. 🙂
Cravings: Carbs all the time! Pasta, muffins, doughnuts, bagels…I’m amazed I haven’t gained a ton lately. Still loving frozen fruit bars too.
Looking forward to: Scotland next week!
Baby & me at 22 weeks:
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