24 Weeks

 
 Hello! I am officially 6 months along now! So crazy - I can't believe we are this far into it already! Only 15 (or so) short weeks left and we'll be holding our sweet little baby girl <3 Nothing too exciting to report this week - we had our monthly doctor's appointment on Thursday and everything looks great! He told us that he felt like my pregnancy was just flying by - tell me about it! And he also assured me I am not huge and we don't have a giant baby - I am just short so the only place to go is out! ;) We are starting to get into the details of our birth plan as well and figuring out what all we want so that's really exciting and fun to think about! We have reached point now where if for some reason the baby were to be born prematurely, she would have a good chance of survival. Every day her odds will go up so that is a very happy milestone to reach! But of course we are hoping she stays cooking for another 3 months or so :)

How Far Along:  24 weeks 3 days
Baby is the size of: a cantaloupe or as long as an ear of corn - about 12.5 inches and about 1lb. 4oz. - she's still in the midst of a growth spurt and mama can definitely tell! 
Symptoms: In the past week I can definitely tell that I am starting to slow down. Everything just seems a little bit harder and I get winded a lot easier. I am getting tired a lot sooner than I usually do. Also, I've started to get swollen ankles/feet at the end of the day. It is especially bad during the week when I am sitting a lot of the day so I need to try to make sure I get up and walk every so often and keep my feet elevated when I'm sitting. Still have increasing lower back pain also.
Movement: Our little girl is a wiggler! Her new favorite thing seems to be stomping on my bladder so that's fun :/ I feel more and more movement everyday and Kevin can feel a lot of it from the outside now too. We also discovered hiccups this week! It's such a funny feeling :)
Have you told anyone? Everyone knows!
Miss Anything? Being able to fit in small spaces haha.
Food Cravings: Nothing too particular - still loving ice cream :)
Anything making you sick/queasy? Nothing. It makes me so happy to say this!
The Bump: Still growing like crazy! My belly button is almost flat at this point and it is just so weird! I am a little afraid of how big my belly is going to be in three months time!
Gender prediction: Baby K is a GIRL!
Mood: I've been feeling pretty good for the most part...a little more sleepy and achy lately but no crazy moods :) 
Best Moment this week: Seeing our doctor! He just always makes me feel so at ease with everything and he is always on the same page as us. I am excited to get into the nitty gritty of all our birth plan details with him. I've also still been really enjoying our Bradley classes - it's soo much information but I'm so glad to have it. It just makes the thought of labor and birth so much less scary!
Looking forward to: I have to get my glucose screening test next weekend and I have been dreadingggg this since I found out I was pregnant. So I am looking forward to that being OVER. Let's just hope and pray that I pass it and do not have to take the longer, more traumatic 3 hour test!