current stats at 24 weeks

My Current Stats:

How Far Along: 24 weeks (well, that will be true in about an hour)

Total Weight Gain: 22.4 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Yes! I have been in maternity pants since around 13 weeks. I can still wear some of my regular tops but they seem to be getting much shorter now.

Stretch Marks: Yes, unfortunately. They're not too bad though.

Sleep: I am tired... no, exhausted most of the time. Especially when I get home from work. All I want to do is lay down, eat, and be lazy! Most of the time, I sleep through the night but occasionally the baby's movement will wake me up or my hunger will.

Best Moment This Week: Finally looking more pregnant... instead of chunky!

Movement: I have been feeling a lot more movement lately and it's getting much stronger. Our baby girl must be growing!

Food Cravings: Salsa and sour cream from San Felipe and as of today, apple crisp. I sliced up some fresh Granny Smith apples and baked some this afternoon. Delicious!

Gender: It's a girl!

Labor Signs: None and I'd like it to stay that way for awhile.

Belly Button In or Out: It's still in but as you can see from the picture below... I think it's headed out, very soon.

What I am Looking Forward to: Currently, I'm looking forward to getting the nursery complete.

Milestones: Today (well soon enough) I will have reached V-Day! Her organs are developed enough to survive outside of the womb today. And I'm also reaching 6 months today, as well. Happy 24 Weeks!

23 weeks and 5 days

Yesterday, I had my six month checkup at the doctor. Julianna is doing great! Her heartbeat was 141 beats per minute and I'm measuring just right so that means she's growing on schedule. As for my growth... I am currently 150.4 pounds. When I found out I was pregnant at 4 weeks, I was 128 pounds. So I have gained 22.4 pounds... which is mostly in my chest and belly... but mostly my chest!
I'm starting to look more pregnant... rather than I've eaten too much! Woo hoo!

Babies"R"Us - Baby Registry

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belly button

From the last pictures I took, several people commented that it looked like my belly button had popped. But it hasn't. That's my belly button ring. I didn't remove the piercing; I just got a pregnancy belly button ring to hold the place of the piercing to prevent terrible scaring that might occur. However, my belly button has definitely changed. It is no longer as in as it once was so it may very well pop in the next few weeks.

This is what my belly button looks like at 23 weeks:

23 weeks

kick baby kick!

I have been feeling the baby move around for about four weeks now but last night she was kicking like crazy. Josh finally got to feel her kick! It was so exciting for both of us because he has been dying to feel her move.