Week 24

It was a good week as far as I remember. I am still fighting my own personality and trying not to obsess  about being pregnant and trying not to count down the hours until I am not again. It's hard! I keep looking ahead at the months to come and feeling like time in crawling, though just a bit ago it was flying. Perceptions! I think the biggest difference is now I am starting to feel the limitations of pregnancy, and that gets to me. I like to be able to do what I do and not have to think about hurting or slowing down. Oh well. It won't be forever so that's all to the good. I also received some much needed reinforcements in the maternity clothing department, so now I feel like I have things to wear. Clothes can be such a comfort! :) 

Week : 24

What I love: I love that this little girl is romping around inside, even though she is now able to wake me up when I am sleeping. It's nice to know she's alive and kicking. I love that I look good and pregnant without being huge! I like that I am still able to exercise 5 days a week without a lot of pain and that I can usually walk around all day without being crippled by the end of it. I love that it's really starting to be winter and soon I'll be able to DRIVE from my house to work! Yippee!!! No more boats for MONTHS! 

What I hate: Being limited by my belly. And lack of energy. I have been majorly tired. I guess it's never going to end. It will, just a few years down the road. ROUND LIGAMENT PAIN! WHY? WHY so much pain????!!! (this should not be confused with exercise pain, it's just the way it is. Ligaments hurt at random times regardless of movement....) And I would like to not have a sacrum for the next few months.  

What I miss: My wedding ring. I am going to get a wedding wrap soon and it bums me out that I won't be able to wear it for a long time. I also miss not being tired. Oh and the sun, but that's not pregnancy related. :) 

What I’m looking forward to the most: The relief of not dreading the birth and the pain afterwards. It will be so sweet to be through that. It's hard to not hold that in front of me like a big, dark cloud of, "I DON'T WANT TOO!"

Sleep: It's actually still really good for the most part. I am not heaving myself about a bit when I need to turn over, but it's not nearly as bad as it will be. 

Bra Size: C. It's too true. I am still wearing my B, but I have ordered another that is a C. I HATE the way my current C fits and makes me look like D!

Wedding rings on or off: Off. Oh sadness. 

Weight: 162  Weight Gain: 19 lbs. Not too bad. I have been gaining a pound a week pretty reliably. It is what it is. 

Worries: The afore mentioned labor & delivery. But I just can't be bothered right now to think of any of the other worries that cross my mind during a day. I don't want to dwell on them, so why dredge them up? 

Symptoms: Slow hair growth! NICE! Pimples. Exhaustion. RLP. Sacrum pain. Uhm. I'm sure there is more, but I don't know. 

Mood:Here and there. Not great this week, but not a puddle of depression either. I am determined not to sink in the abyss of self pity and loathing of all things pregnant.  

Movement: YES! She is another acrobat. I can't say that I am surprised.  

The belly (and the button!): Truthfully, I'm not sure why this is in here. It's a belly. It's big and hairy and stretching out. It's not going to be different for many more months, so why bother describing it?

Measurements: Chest: 37 Waist:   Midsection:  Hips:  Thighs: - I think I actually took these, but I forgot what they were. Oh well. Or maybe I'm getting weeks messed up. I do that sometimes. I'll try again. 

Exercise: Good. I fit in all 5 days and felt good about what I did. It helps so much to be getting great work outs. 

Eating: Maybe I should take this one out too. I am eating the same. Trying to be "good" but not being very. And then I remind myself to make good choices and do until I really want another piece of dark chocolate. Hmm. 

The weekly pics: 

Lungs: Your baby's lungs are developing "branches" of the respiratory"tree" as well as cells that will produce surfactant, a substance that helps air sacs in the lungs inflate easily.

Skin: Your skin may be feeling a bit itchy and dry as it stretches. Keeping it well moisturized may help.

Taste buds: Your baby's taste buds are developing now.

Uterus: The top of your uterus is now an inch or so above your belly button, making it about the size of a soccer ball.