24 Weeks Pregnant :)

I'm starting to look as tired as I feel. Blah. I have been more worrisome lately about my little one's health. For no reason given to me from a health care professional - just paranoid her heart will just stop and I'll lose her, complications after delivery, getting sick this winter, etc... One day at a time. I find myself rubbing my belly and saying "I love you" a lot. We pray over her a lot.

How far along: 24 Weeks

Total weight gain: almost 14 pounds. OUCH.

Maternity clothes: Some of both.

Stretch marks: No - but my stomach has been itching SO bad lately, I am starting to think I will by the end of this! I put lotion and oil on multiple times a day and rub my belly a lot instead of scratch.

Sleep: Not well at all. :(

Best moment of this week: Spending time with family over the weekend, finding some ADORABLE baby clothes and a chandelier for the nursery :) <3

Miss anything: Everything. lol This week I especially miss having energy and running.

Movement: Yes, a LOT. She's getting crazy in there! ;)

Food cravings: Nothing in particular. Just super lazy and not wanting to cook so I eat out more. :/

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope

Have you started to show yet: Yes.

Gender: GIRL!!  <3

Labor signs: braxton hicks

Belly button in or out: In - but it sure looks funny!

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or moody most of the time: Some days happy, some days, in Steve's words, "extra sassy"

Looking forward to: hopefully getting the nursery done this weekend! and by done I mean only baby things in there because right now we still have a lot of office crap and wine. We don't actually have ANY nursery furniture yet.

Exercise: Stopped doing abs - even when I only do a couple to show clients it feels super uncomfortable. And just holding a plan position during pushups hurts now. This week I had more cardio days (because I like it hehe :D ) and 2-3 days of full body weight workouts. I've started doing squats every day, this week 300 a day. I'm not sore at all and it's not hard to do, just time consuming and I often forget or get distracted in between sets.

Additional Symptoms: still yellow or white mucus-like discharge, occasional back and hip pain (not usually the same time), stomach itches like crazy, as I mentioned above... Still having a hard time pooping, but it is noticeably better when I eat less and healthier foods. I have noticed lately when I go to the bathroom (just urinate) that I feel pressure near where I think the bottom of my uterus is. Or maybe it's my bladder. I really don't know where anything is anymore. lol Not burning, but that's another thing to worry about. So I've been drinking a lot of cranberry juice and water, hoping it's not an UTI. The last couple appointments I haven't had urine tests - I don't know why, because I thought it was standard. I'll be sure to bring it up next appointment.