24 Weeks

24 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: