How far along? 24 weeks
Baby size: Cantaloupe,
1.32 lb, 11.81 in (crown to heel)
Total weight
gain/loss: I will find out this Thursday at my next doctor's appointment... I am a bit nervous!!!Maternity clothes? Yes! Still able to wear regular dresses and stretchy skirts that are not maternity, but pants/shorts are maternity.
Stretch marks? Nope.
Sleep: I slept SO good this past week at the beach. Daniel and I have a queen sized bed at home but our bed at the beach was a king. We do love each other and like to cuddle, but when it's sleep time, we both like our own space. If we did not love our bedroom furniture so much, I think we would definitely upgrade to a king.
Best moment this week: Wow, where do I start. You can see a trend that I have a really hard time picking a best "moment" each week, but I guess it's a good thing that I have many great moments to recall on : ) Being at the beach all week with Daniel and his family was of course a highlight of the week. (See pictures below) The weather was very nice and the breeze kept me from being too hot. We ate out and cooked some really good food throughout the week, spent some time shopping, and even played putt putt too!
I found out another one of my best friends is having a girl!!! It is crazy how God is blessing us all around the same time, and I am so thankful to have some of my best friends share in this adventure with me. Five of the bridesmaids that were in our wedding are all having babies in 2014! My friend Jennifer (college roommate) just had her baby in April. Jeanna (friends since Jr. High) is due in August. Brantley (college roommate) is due in October only 10 days before me. Monica (teaches across the hall from me) is due in October only 8 days before me. Diana (friends since Jr. High) is due in November and we are all expecting baby girls!! I see lots of fun times in the future. And if that is not enough... we are having a baby explosion in our Sunday School class at church as well. One couple had a baby last October, another couple just had a baby boy last week while we were at the beach, and two other couples are expecting not including us. Needless to say, our baby girl is going to have plenty of play dates in the future!!
Miss Anything? My waist!!
Movement: YES!! I was so excited to have baby kick for Daniel's family this week at the beach. Miss priss was a bit stubborn though. She normally kicks large kicks when I lay on the couch after 7:oopm or so. When I would lay on the couch at the beach, she was completely still. It was very loud in the house with 8 extra people than she is used to, so the noise could have scared her, but she did not want to share her kicks very much. Every night when I would lay in the bed and it was quiet, she would start kicking. She also kicked on the beach when I was sitting in a very relaxed state or reading. Daniel's mom and sisters did get to feel her one night, but she didn't show out too much. His nephew may have felt her, but we are not sure : ) I am sure the kicks will get stronger in the next few weeks for everyone to feel.
Food cravings: I ate a lot of seafood this week, almost to the point that I was nervous I had eaten too much. I had lots of boiled and fried shrimp and flounder. My favorite meal was the shrimp and flounder at Gulf Stream Cafe. We also made homemade ice cream two nights which was delicious and made our normal stop at Painter's Ice cream for my key lime ice cream. I still love cereal for breakfast the most and enjoyed eating lots of cantaloupe and watermelon with my lunch sandwiches to cool me off. And of course, no beach trip is complete without some Krispy Kreme doughnuts! I enjoyed several crullers ;)
Anything making you queasy or sick: We stopped at Olive Garden on the way home from the beach and I ordered the chicken lasagna with squash and zucchini. It was delicious, but the aftermath was not so attractive. I do not think I have ever burped so many times. Poor Daniel was trapped in the car with me the whole drive home. I should have know better since it had a bit of tomato sauce. Also, salads are delicious to me, but they seem to FILL ME UP to the point of being overly bloated. One night we went to Bovine's restaurant, and they have a delicious salad bar; however, after eating the salad, I could only eat about 3 bites of my meal. I had to get the whole meal to go and ate it for supper the next night.
Have you started to show yet: Yep!
Gender: It's a Girl!!
Symptoms: I thought I was going to be one of those lucky mamas that don't have to deal with swelling, but that changed Friday night. It was our last full day to be on the beach so I was out by 9:30am and stayed until around 6ish to soak up all I could. I noticed my feet and ankles were more red than the rest of my leg and wondered how I had gotten sunburned when I put the same number and amount of sunscreen all over. I then realized the red, rashy color was due to swelling and I guess blood pocketing. We went in and cooked dinner and left around 9pm to play putt putt. Although I had fun, it was probably too much for my body to handle. When we got back to the house after 11pm, I could not see any of my ankle bones at all. I slept with a pillow propped up under my feet. The drive home the next day did not help at all. Sunday, I decided to lay on the couch and do some computer work with my feet elevated. I literally had to get up to use the bathroom at least every 45 minutes from around 2:00 in the afternoon until 6:00. I guess my body was just trying to get rid of the fluid build up. By the end of Sunday, my feet were getting close to normal again. I am hoping that was only from the heat at the beach and will not be a trend I am starting.
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Looking forward to: Going to the doctor this Thursday to hear the heartbeat, see how much I weigh, and make sure things are going okay. I am also excited to have Thursday - Sunday off of work for the 4th of July holiday. We are cooking out with Daniel's family on the 4th and then going to my parents' lake house Saturday and Sunday with my mom's whole side of the family : ) Next year I will be searching for a cute red, white, and blue outfit for baby girl to wear!!
** I apologize ahead of time for all the pictures, but there were so many I just couldn't decide! Daniel and his dad like taking pictures so between the two of them I had like 900 to choose from : )
Our nephew Matt, niece Addison, and niece Emma.
Fun day at the beach!
Blessed uncle and aunt
Daniel with his sisters, nieces, and nephew
The whole gang
Daniel's parents
Happy couple ; )
Our pink home for the week
About to head to dinner
Emma and Matt playing in the big "swimming pool" Daniel built them
Emma helping the boys
Painter's key lime ice cream
Matt enjoyed talking to his baby cousin and kept trying to feel her kick
Beautiful view of the inlet... I think I was born in the wrong part of SC
All of these came from Daniel's garden at home - even the purple potatoes!
Sweet uncle, he worked hard even on vacation to make them happy
Cousin love!!
Me and my love
Sister-in-law and nephew
The whole McDowell group at Gulf Stream Cafe
God's beauty is breathtaking!
24 weeks of pregnancy!!
Daniel's sister Jennifer and her girls
Thank-you God for relaxation and time to enjoy all you created for us!
It's a "hairplane!" Emma's favorite saying of the week. She noticed every airplane that flew by.
Matt trying to catch minnows
Daniel and his Addie
Children and grandchildren
Daniel and Emma Kate
Playing putt putt way past my bedtime
Daniel beat us all!! Matt asked him if he could please not play next year so someone else could win!
Last day at the beach :(
Boy picture
Girl picture... we've got them out numbered : )
Sweet daddy to be
Daniel's sister and her son
Mama and baby don't want to leave the beach!!
My best friend
Mama and Daddy love you baby girl
We will have another one to add next year to the grandchildren picture!
Mother and son
