Pregnancy: Week 25

How far along? 25 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +5 pound (total of 19 pounds gained)
Maternity clothes? Yep, in fact, I just bought a pregnancy swimsuit.

Stretch marks? None yet (fingers crossed).

Sleep: Loving it.

Movement: Every day, though some days she's quieter than others.
Food cravings: I'm hungry all the time. I definitely snack more often.
Gender: GIRL!
Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In, but it's stretching!

What I am looking forward to: Hawaii!

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Pregnancy: Week 22

How far along? 22 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +4 pound (total of 14 pounds gained)
Maternity clothes? That's all I'm wearing. I would like to get some new jeans though.

Stretch marks? Not yet. My mom didn't have any with me, and it's supposed to be genetic. So, here's praying for no stretch marks!

Sleep: Still tired, though even on my days off I can't sleep past 8.

Movement: Every day, though some days she's quieter than others.
Food cravings: Anything sweet
Gender: GIRL!
Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In, but it's stretching!

What I am looking forward to: Our babymoon in Hawaii!

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Jason's first kick

Last night, as we were researching our big Hawaii trip/babymoon, Bean started going crazy. Kicks were happening left and right - more than I've ever felt before. I had Jason put his hand on my belly and then the kicks stopped. Jason waited, sadly saying "She doesn't like me." Then he shouted, "Kick!" and little bean kicked his hand! It hasn't happened since, but I'm hopeful that the kicks will become a little more regular. (Of course, I hear that once you hit your last few weeks, all the kicking becomes uncomfortable!)

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Pregnancy: Week 20

How far along? 20 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +3 pound (total of 10 pounds gained)
Maternity clothes? Absolutely. I even ordered some new stuff from Gap online!

Stretch marks? No - I've been lotioning my belly like a fiend.

Sleep: I sleep 15 minutes later every day now.

Movement: Every day now! Still can't feel anything from the outside though.
Food cravings: Breyer's Natural Vanilla ice cream
Gender: GIRL!
Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In

What I am looking forward to: Decorating the nursery!

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It's a....

GIRL!

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Baby Dreams

I've had plenty of dreams since I found out I was pregnant. A lot of my dreams have involved having a boy or girl, having multiples, baby names and ultrasounds. A few weeks ago I had a dream that I went in for my ultrasound and decided to use the wand myself, since the tech wasn't in yet. Looking on the screen, I realized we were having a boy. When the tech came in to do the "real" ultrasound, it turns out that I had been looking at the baby upside down, so what I thought were boy parts, really were appendages or something. Turns out we were having a girl

Last night I had a dream that we had a little boy, born on November 24. My cousin, Jada, who is due a few days before me, had her baby boy on the same day. In this dream, Jason had named the baby David (without consulting me!).

Anyway, I've probably had more boy dreams than girl dreams. I don't know if this means we're having a boy, or if it means the opposite, and we're having a girl. We don't have much longer to wait though...only two more days until the big u/s!

Anyone else have any weird dreams while pregnant?

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Pregnancy: Week 18

It'd been a few days since I felt any type of baby movement, so I was getting a little sad. I told the baby that it needed to give me a few kicks to let me know that everything was going okay in there. Then I put a little baby blanket (that Lisa brought me from Paris!) on my tummy in hopes that it would send good vibes to Bean to start kicking.

One hour later, still nothing.

I made my way to the computer for a little email time, and when I sat at the kitchen counter, I started to feel kicks like crazy! Then it was back and forth, from left to right. Imagine you were holding a plastic bag with a fish inside from the pet store. You know how you can feel the fish moving around and bumping into the sides of the bag? That's exactly how this felt.

The movement lasted about five minutes, all the while I'm shouting to Jason, "The baby's moving! He's moving all around!" Jason was excited, but the more I described it, the more light-headed he started to get. Have I mentioned that my husband gets queasy just talking about fluids?? I need to start briefing him on what exactly is going to happen in the delivery room.

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +1 pound (total of 7 pounds gained)
Maternity clothes? That's all I'm wearing now.

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: Still love it!

Movement: Every few days.
Food cravings: Orange juice every morning on my way to work.
Gender: 7 days until the big ultrasound....any wagers?
Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In

What I am looking forward to: Finding out if it's a boy or girl!

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We have movement!

I definitely felt movement today. I was sitting at my desk at work when I felt three tiny taps in the same spot. I sat really still, but didn't feel anything again. A few hours later, I felt another little tap, this time in a different spot! They were very light movements, but still baby flutters!!

Bean is the size of an onion today, and has fully formed fingerprints! His skeleton is hardening and he's finally starting to put on some fat. I put a ruler on my hand today to see how big the baby was in comparison. My hand is 6.5 inches from bottom of palm to top of middle finger, so Bean would literally fit in the palm of my hand! (though we don't want that to happen just yet - you keep cookin' little one!)

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Pregnancy: Week 15

How far along? 15 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: +5 pounds since last doctor visit (total of 6 pounds gained)
Maternity clothes? Yes please. I can't believe I didn't start wearing them sooner!

Stretch marks? No

Sleep: I don't take daily naps anymore, but still like to grab one every few days.

Movement: None yet - but I'm hoping any day now!
Food cravings: Cereal and chocolate.
Gender: I'll know in a few weeks!
Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In

What I am looking forward to: Finding out if it's a boy or girl!

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