22 weeks prego!

Nope, I didn't forget to blog...I am 22 weeks pregnant as of Monday!! Yippee, and as of today I have 17 weeks and 5 days left, but who is counting?!?!?!?! LOL

This past week has been a truly pregnant week, I look huge and I had my first Braxton Hicks contractions. Those are not fun! SOOOOO Monday I got this terrible crampy feeling, like our monthy cramps, but it went away just as fast as it came so I wrote it off as pregnancy pain. Then not too much later the same feeling came, and then again in another 10 minutes. It happened a few times within the hour but then went away completely. I was in the middle of teaching so I just dealt with it, and since it went away I didn't worry. But as soon as my prep period came I called the dr and she said they were Braxton Hicks contractions. PHEW! They weren't TERRIBLY painful but they were painful enough that I noticed them enough to be slightly concerned. Hopefully I don't have many more of those!! (wishful thinking ;))

I feel like my baby bump grows immensely every day! I feel massive and I am just past halfway there!

This week, baby is as big as a "spaghetti squash"!!! She is now about 11.5 inches long and weighs about 1lb! I am feeling kicks much more often now, and they are definitely kicks!!! There are still some days where I don't feel her as much, but its totally normal!

Size of baby: The length of a spaghetti squash, about 1lb!
Maternity Clothes: Regular shirts mixed with maternity ones, totally in maternity pants! Pajamas are now an issue so I wear Dan's shirts, and oh yea, my winter coat is too small now. I have found that my 1st/2nd trimester skinny jeans I bought are a bit too snug in the waist now. Looks like its on to ugly maternity pants!
Gender: It's a GIRL!!!!!!! Little baby M with a secret name!
Movement: Kicks and rolls!! Still not feeling them all the time, but most days I can, but much more often than before.

Sleep: Whats that? I am super tired all the time again and don't sleep well sometimes. Other times I sleep VERY well!
What I miss: Wine, sushi, raw oysters, cheese, regular clothing, high heels!
Cravings: fruit:strawberries and pineapple. 

Symptoms: Baby movement, weird sleep habits, strange cravings, a big growing bump!