How far along? 23 weeks!
Development:
• Your baby boy has again gained another 2-3 ounces since last week. His body and head are now at the same relative proportions as a full-term newborn. Nevertheless, he is still quite frail and wrinkled in appearance, given that he hasn't gained much body fat yet.
• His eyes are formed but still lack pigment and thus eye color.
• Your baby boy is quite active and is practicing breathing more frequently, which can sometimes lead to hiccups.
• Your baby boy's fingernails are almost completely formed.
• Meconium, a dark, tarry substance, which will be his first stool, is developing in the intestines.
• You are doing a great job so far. By the end of the month, the baby will double his weight!
Size of Santos? An ear of corn! 11.4 inches and 1lb 3oz
Weight/inches? The dumb scale said I lost 4 pounds. That can't be right. My inches around stayed the same.
Weird foods? I changed it from cravings because I have none, but there have been times I ended up eating weird stuff. This week I went to look for something sweet like a cupcake, came out with a bowl of easymac. Yup...
Sleep? Eh. Notsomuch. I flip flop a lot and just turning from one side to the other is such a hassle, I am awake. Add in the bladder issues and sleeping isn't so much sleeping anymore. It's napping.
Movement? Gabe has had a really bad tooth ache the past 2 weeks (I'm begging him to schedule an appt but he just won't...it's a wisdom tooth and it needs to be pulled and he just won't) and he woke up the other night and said he felt the baby kicking while I was sleeping. Lol we have a night owl :-) I dream about him kicking a lot I'm sure I feel it and dream about him. :)
Milestones? I now have that funny line on my tummy to tell me this is a pregnant belly, not just a fat belly. Worst thing was, I can't see it. Gabe had to tell me it was there and then take a photo to show me. Lol soon I'll loose sight of my feet too.
Also, I made my first baby purchase. I got one of those nursing aprons from uddercovers.com. :) still haven't gone crazy and bought clothes or anything yet. I figure I'll have time after the shower. People like to get outfits as gifts :) I'll see what we get and then go nuts!
What I miss... Steak rare. Sleeping the night through. Super strong caffeinated coffee. Sushi. 3 out of 4 are food. I'm a porker. Lol
Looking forward to next? Seeing my Jessie and Ella. The boys were talking about memorial weekend. I'm waiting to talk to Jess to see if she'll be ready for company by then. I would hate to overwhelm her.
Oh and this! We ran into someone who worked at the airport (not really gabe's coworker but everyone knows him because he's in the training dept) anyway I think she was high. Lol after gabe introduced me she asked what we were doing. Registering... (we were at babies r us afterall...with a scanner in hand) then she looked at me and said:
"for a baby??"
"yes..."
"you're pregnant? Or future??"
"I'm 5 1/2 months pregnant :-)"
"oh"
LOL!!! Strangest 2 minutes ever. I'm feeling pretty big these days and just figured I looked as big as I felt... Guess not! :) I'll take it, even if she was smokin somethin!
-23weeks0daysandcounting
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