24 Weeks!

24 Weeks! YAY!

Even though the day I get to meet my little princess is far away, it is getting closer and closer! 24 weeks pregnant, wow. Im almost in the third trimester and cannot wait to get to the home stretch! 

I have another appointment next week and then I will be going every 2 weeks!

A little bummer with my maternity leave, I can't take one until the baby is born. I had been planning on going on leave at 38 weeks, but I don't have enough sick days and I really can't do it without a Dr's note. BLAH. Hopefully baby M will make her appearance a little early so I can have an extra long summer vacation!

My guess is she will arrive slightly early since she is kicking up a storm in there! It's like she is throwing a bender inside my uterus! I feel so many strong kicks, bumps, punches, and whatever else she likes to do in there! She even kept me awake all Sunday night because she was so active! She is still in about the same position she has been in for a while, head to my right and feet on the lower left. Sometimes she stretches out and kicks straight down! OUCH. 

Whoever said Braxton Hicks are painless and you cannot feel them lied. You can feel them, it feels like you just did an insane one hour ab workout. Not painful, but enough that you know they happen. I had them for about an hour yesterday. 

Oh, one thing I hate about the dr is everytime I go they ask if I have had any contractions, and I always say no. But to be honest, I have no idea what one feels like, im a FTM! HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?!

Here is the rundown on Baby M this week...

***How Far Along: 23 Weeks
Size of baby: Around 12 inches long and weighs over 1.5 lbs AND around the size of an ear of corn!

Gender: Girl!!!!!
Movement: Lots of movement around bedtime and mid day! She is a little ballerina in the making!
Sleep: Getting better, she moves a lot and that sometimes wakes me up.
What I miss: Wine, sushi, regular clothing
Cravings: Fruit, chicken, anything from Anna's Taqueria, junk food.
Symptoms: A huge baby bump! I feel massive already! Sometimes I have an achey back too.