24 Weeks

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 14 pounds

Maternity clothes? Still mixing the two . . . I got bored of wearing leggings so my belly band has become very useful this week.  

Stretch marks? Still none

Sleep: Sleeping great . . . as long as I don't fall asleep on my right side {see below}

Symptoms: My round ligament pain is back.  There is definitely a lot of stretching going on.  If I fall asleep on my right side, something gets pinched and I wake up with my right thigh cramping.  Luckily turing onto my left (even while sleeping) has become second nature.

Miss anything: The ability to sit for extended periods of time.  I never realized how little I sit while teaching . . . if I sit for more than 30 minutes I start having lower back pain.  The 12+ hour drive down to Cali was awful!  I made Jon stop to sleep because I couldn't sit any longer. 

Movement: This baby is moving around and becoming more responsive to outside touch {ie: Meesha jumping on my belly or Jon playing with it}

Food cravings: Not necessarily a craving . . .  but for the first time, in a long while, I smelled a hamburger and thought it smelled good.  I didn't want to eat it but, it was weird that it actually smelled appetizing. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Butter. . .  I ate clams with butter and garlic sauce the other night.  I forgot how little butter we cook with and my tummy was not happy about the oversight.

Gender Prediction: Boy 

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On . . . but my fingers and feet are beginning to show signs of swelling in the evening. 

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! :) I had a good week at work and I am now on spring break.

Best Moment of the Week: This is the week to announce you are pregnant . . . we are finding out left and right that friends are expecting babies this fall.  How exciting that our little one will have so many playmates!
Looking forward to: Continuing to relax and enjoy the company of our Cali friends.  Oh yeah and my birthday. . .  28 is going to be a good year! :)