Baby Bump #2 --- 25 Week Update

Baby Bump #2 Update

Friday, February 15, 2013

1. How Far Along? 25 weeks 

2. Due Date? May 31, 2013 

3. Do you know the gender? a little girl

4. Size of the baby? About the size of a CAULIFLOWER! (13.6-14.8 inches & 1.5- 2.5 lbs) (How Big is Baby?)

5. Total weight gain? I still need to buy batteries for the scale. So, not quite sure. I feel like I've gained a few pounds over the last 2 weeks, so we'll say I'm up 4lbs, down 21 lbs from pre-pregnancy. 

6. Maternity Clothes? Yes. I can't button or zip my pre-pregnancy jeans anymore. I know I shouldn't be upset about that... I did make it 6 months without needing to wear maternity clothes, which is way better than I did with John. 

7. Any stretch marks? Nope :)

8. How's the sleep? Totally crappy this week! The little lady has her days & nights mixed up in there. She spends her days snoozing & is up all night. Plus, when I wake up with John, it's been taking at least an hour or more for me to fall back asleep. 

9. Best moment this week? There's been a lot of good moments. John says "book" now! Whenever he picks up a book, he holds it up and says "boog!" (he can't make the "k" sound). John also started taking steps by himself this week! I seriously can't believe he'll be 11 months old on Sunday...!  Tonight John & I had a little mother/son date at the PX & I bought a steam cleaner for the floors that I'm pretty excited to use tomorrow. Can't wait; I hate mopping with a passion!

10. Missing anything? Definitely missing my husband. Not having heartburn or backaches.

11. Baby Movements? Yeah... she likes to kick my cervix. That's always a good feeling lol.

12. Any cravings? Fruit- particularly raspberries & blackberries. 

13. What makes you sick or queasy? Random things have. Today as part of John's lunch, I opened up a can of black beans & the smells almost made me vomit. Weird. I also couldn't eat the chicken in the pasta that John & I split for dinner tonight. 

14. What pregnancy symptoms are there? 

-round ligament pain 

-fatigue 

-backache

-mood swings

- forgetfulness 

-heartburn

- acne

- frequent bathroom trips 

-pregnancy rash (PUPPS) 

-a small varicose vein on my right leg

-excessive hair growth

-super dry skin  

15. Any labor signs? no... lots of braxton hicks though.

16. Can you still wear your wedding rings? yes

17. Your mood is...?  Pretty content

18. Looking forward to? March. Nathan's having his hand surgery on Feb. 20th but has to stay TDY since they're short on soldiers. I was bummed about this, but I'm looking at the positive side. We are getting a niiiice chunk of change for him being gone. It'll be like 2 tax returns when its all said & done, which is definitely a blessing with another baby coming in just 3 months. It'll be wonderful to get rid of all of our debt in just a couple more weeks! And John is turning 1 on St. Patrick's day... is that even possible?!? I was expecting this past year to drag by with a deployment, a baby, a pregnancy & moving back to Germany. It was the complete opposite though, for which I am so thankful!