My Belly {23 weeks}

It's been another tough week for me. I've been feeling so tired and so icky...I'm not sure if I'm sick or if I've reverted back to the First Trimester ways. All I know is that I really hope the next four months aren't like this. I am really missing all that energy I had!

Nugget this week...

...is forming little nipples!

...her face is fully formed! Now she just needs to fatten up a bit.

...she's listening to my voice and heartbeat and can hear loud sounds.

via thebump & babycenter

 Size of the baby?  

Somewhere between 10.5 and 12 inches and somewhere between 13 and 20 oz. 

Total Weight Gain/Loss?  

14 pounds so far.

Maternity Clothes?  

Still in limbo. Most of my pre-preggo clothes are too tight now but I'm definitely at the stage where more form fitting clothes are more flattering. 

Stretch marks?  

Nope, thank the heavens.

Best Moments?  

Finally revealing the gender of our baby girl! 

Movement? 

Baby's new nickname is Kung Fu Panda...she is karate chopping the crap out of my insides lately.  AND, Jason finally got to feel her! 

Food Cravings?  

Sweets! Especially ice cream!

Anything making you queasy or sick? 

Still not the biggest fan of veggies. I've been able to do little bits of meat, but still a vegetarian for now. A vegetarian who can't eat veggies. 

What I miss?  

I am missing the Second Trimester energy that has recently just disappeared. 

What I'm looking forward to?  

A Friday night with no plans, can't wait!

Nausea/Vomiting?  

I've been a little nauseous on and off this week, but thankfully no vomiting. 

Symptoms? 

I'm packed full of symptoms this week: achy back, headaches, nausea, no energy, wah, wah, wah, wah, wah. 

Labor signs?  

Not yet! But I have started to have labor dreams, those are pret-ty interesting.

Gender? 

BABY GIRL!

Belly Button In or Out?  

Still in, but it's definitely getting shallow. 

Wedding rings On or Off?  

These babies are still on! Only 17 more weeks til I hit my goal. 

Sleep?  

I'm still sleeping pretty good, but I'm moving around a lot. A body pillow may be in my near future. 

Wisdom?

Slow the F down. 

I don't know if it's true for all preggos, but when I have energy I take full advantage of it and I go and go and go until I hit a wall and then start throwing tired fits like a spoiled three-year-old. I think it's especially hard to slow down with a jam packed summer schedule, but my advice this week (which I need to tell myself) is that it's OK to say "no" to plans or to rest or be lazy. Growing a human is A LOT  of work.