Weeks 23, 24, 25

So I suck at updating... as always. But I promise we have been SUPER busy! So I am just going to do a three weeks at a time update.






Cosmo helped take Week 25 Pictures :)

How far along: 23, 24, and 25 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: At my Dr appt from the end of June I was up a total of 10 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Oh yes. Even a lot of my shirts aren't fitting any more :( 
Stretch Marks: Not sure... I think I'm in the clear but I can't tell... there are a few spots I keep eyeing...
Sleep: A few times I've been kept awake by some crazy kicking and weird dreams, but nothing too too awful or for more than 2 nights in a row
Best moment this week: Over these weeks... we were on vacation visiting lots of members of Brian's family in MN - it was so nice to hear how excited they all were PLUS play with their kids - practice practice practice!  
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Movement: SO MUCH MOVEMENT!!! Caidyn is like always on the go. Always. If she is still for more than like an hour I'm impressed. 
Food Cravings: Protein in general. Like I love beans and meat.  
Anything making you queasy or sick: Flying on airplanes. Yuck.  
Have you started to show yet: Oh my, yes. I still can't believe I have three more weeks of growing to fit in there. 
Gender Prediction: Ultrasound said girl - and we haven't heard anything else!  
Bellybutton in or out: In... but I predict by the end of July it will be out :(
Wedding rings on or off: On. 
Moody at all: No... at least I don't think so.... 
Looking forward to: I don't know how looking forward I am... but we need to register at the hospital and do the glucose test. Which seemed like things that would like never get here. Now they are here and they make me really nervous because they are on the list of final steps... eek!!!

22 weeks

For Father's Day we had Brian wear the shirt... it was... different

How far along: 22 weeks - today is Father's Day!!!!
Total weight gain/loss: No idea... I really should go to the grocery store and check...
Maternity Clothes: Yup. and I am slowly finding things that I thought would fit me the whole time that are starting to reach their max stretch point :( 
Stretch Marks: No. But I am feeling super stretched out. Especially in the evenings. Loving the cocoa butter! 
Sleep: I can't sleep in at all... I get heartburn and Caidyn wakes me up with kicks. Not the worst thing to wake up and just gives me an excuse for a nap later 
Best moment this week: All the little kids at camp being really excited for me having a baby. It is so adorable. 
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Movement: Oh yes. Our little mover is starting to not move as often but makes it VERY known when she is moving around!  
Food Cravings: Whatever makes my heartburn feel better...  
Anything making you queasy or sick: Heartburn all the time :(
Have you started to show yet: Oh yes!  
Gender Prediction: Ultrasound said girl! 
Bellybutton in or out: In and still getting shallower and wider by the day.... 
Wedding rings on or off: On. 
Moody at all: I feel like maybe I should just say stressed instead of moody. I'm very busy right now but also very focused. I am accomplishing so much!! 
Looking forward to: Vacation at the end of this month/ beginning of next month. I'm quite excited for a little R and R! 


I was obv REALLY tired for these pictures...

21 Weeks

The awesome birthday pool calendar and 50/50 fundraiser our friends made for us! Getting Caidyn's college fund started early!! 


 We bought Caidyn an Arwen's necklace from Lord of the Rings

How far along: 21 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I was up 5lbs last appt... and I don't own a scale so... not sure. 
Maternity Clothes: Button pants - yes. Although I was able to try the scrunchie trick doubled with a pair of pants and it worked and wasn't too uncomfortable! Shirts, still going strong with most of my regular ones! 
Stretch Marks: None yet, but feeling VERY stretched out 
Sleep: Working really hard during the day means I'm sleeping VERY well at night. 
Best moment this week: Getting to tell my students it was a girl. They are all so excited and have promised to come back next year to see me and they request pictures via Edmodo :)
Have you told family and friends: Yes!
Movement: Probably the best part of my day is right at night when Brian and I are getting into bed and Caidyn puts on a little kicking show for us. SO ADORABLE!!!!  
Food Cravings: Nothing really specific right now... basically foods that are gentle on my stomach because of all the heart burn. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: I have heartburn like woah now. It usually means I am hungry... so I am learning to use it to gauge that I need to eat when I'm not feeling hungry. 
Have you started to show yet: Yes!  
Gender Prediction: Ultrasound said girl! 
Bellybutton in or out: In. But getting wider and wider by the week.... And shallower. I have a feeling it may pop eventually... :/ 
Wedding rings on or off: On. And it has been warm and I haven't had to take the smaller engagement band/wedding band off yet! 
Moody at all: I'm definitely feeling the pressure of the goals I set for myself both personally and professionally. If I am in the middle of a focused session and something interrupts me I have VERY little patience... oops! 
Looking forward to: The weekend of the 15th... I work this weekend ALL WEEKEND LONG getting ready for camp and then camp straight through the week. It was hard last year when I wasn't pregnant... I can't even imagine this year!