Sunday, December 22, 2013

23 weeks.

How far along?: 23 weeks, 0 days
Total weight gain/loss: Honestly no idea.
Maternity clothes?: Obviously.
Sleep: I'm in this very lovely (& undoubtedly brief) period where sleep isn't a problem. Of course, with Christmas only a few days away, there have been plenty of other things keeping me up. Pretty sure I haven't been in bed before midnight more than once this week.
Movement: All day and night.
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks contractions started this week. I've noticed them a few mornings in a row. Here we go...
Food cravings: Lots of cereal.
Gender: I'm so excited for so many reasons for both.
New w/pregnancy #3: Nightly acid reflux. It's the absolute worst. Starts about 2 hours after dinner. I had the husband Googling ways to make it go away the other night because it was killing me.
What I miss: Being able to bend over/reach stuff/move comfortably. Wrapping 40+ presents this week has been rough. I really don't know how I did it 4 years ago when I was 9 months pregnant.
What I am looking forward to: Our last Christmas as a family of 4. The kids are soooo excited &, quite frankly, so am I. I'm going to savor every moment of it, knowing that next year I'll be dividing my attention 3 ways.
Best moment this week: My poor little buddy has been having trouble regulating his digestive system lately. He was up in the middle of the night telling me his belly hurt. I sat in his room & rocked him back to sleep, something that never happens anymore. While he was laying there, squirming around due to both the pain in his belly & the lack of space on my lap, Baby Reeder started kicking him. It was like he or she was telling Big Brother that this wasn't his lap anymore. I sat there in the dark with my current baby snoring on my lap & my future baby trying to kick him off thinking, "This lap's about to get even more crowded. And I really can't wait."
Milestones: Baby hiccups started this week! This kiddo seems to get them 395 times a day. It's just so weird and uncomfortable.

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