22 week bumpdate!

(I think we've created a monster with these weekly photos.)



How far along: 22 weeks.

Size of baby: 11 inches. About the size of a spaghetti squash. Weighs about 1 pound.



Total Weight Gain/Loss: about 7 pounds.

Maternity Clothes: I finally got some white maternity pants (pictured above). They are definitely my favorite article of clothing right now!

Gender: A girl. Hollin Kea Cushing.

Movement: Definitely feeling it every day. She did another strange gut-punch last night and almost sent me off the couch again. I really can't figure out what is going on in there when she does that.

Sleep: I am sleeping pretty well and able to get by on about 6 hours of sleep per night. We've been doing a lot of running around this weekend, so I'm definitely feeling more tired than usual.

What I miss: Being able to eat without heartburn!

Cravings: I haven't had any strong cravings this week. I've been indulging in all of the fantastic July 4th food and that has been enough.

Symptoms: The heartburn, as I seem to mention every week. Today I have also felt like the lower half of my body was really tired. It kind of felt like my shoes weighed as much as cinderblocks.

Best Moment this week: As bad as this sounds, there have been no "stand out" moments this week. I guess I can't expect them every week, right?

So far, everything is going great. I am definitely feeling like the weeks are crawling by, just as I expected they would at this point. I am just going to try to enjoy each day and before I know it, she will be here!