22 Weeks on Christmas Day!

22 Weeks....no way! This pregnancy is going by so fast, too fast! To think we only have 4 months left seems unreal. People continue to ask of we have names, do we want a boy or girl, are we planning a natural birth again, yada yada. Truth is, we haven't really discussed those things in depth. Yeh, we've discussed names a bit, but the other things are just up in the air and I like it that way. Doesn't matter what gender Baby #3 is. Natural worked last time and I hope it works this go round. That's as much thought as I've put into it. This pregnancy has been very stress free. We haven't worried or fret over any of those things. In fact, we haven't bought or prepared for this baby in any way whatsoever. I just have this peace about it and feel as though everything is going to fall into place when the baby gets here. So different from our first pregnancy. I'm pretty sure I was worried about everything, worried about the unknown when I was pregnant with Rory. Scared. Two babies later, with a third on the way, it's time to relax.




Size of Baby: 11 inches, 1 lb, spaghetti squash.
Total Weight Gained/Lost:  +6lbs
Maternity Clothes: Very few. Im still stretching some of my normal attire.
Movement: yes, and I can't get enough
Sleep: Good! 
What I miss: drinking lots and lots of coffee!!
Cravings: Chocolate covered pretzels, diet coke
Symptoms: Lots of stronger kicks and jolts. Baby is gaining lots of strength. Baby is also sitting on a nerve or something funky is going on, but pain radiates from my right upper thigh, not really my hip, all the way to the bottom of my foot. Not sciatica pain which I've experience in my left hip with all 3 pregnancies. 
Highlights from this week:  Christmas with my precious family! This year, for the first time was not stressful...at all. I was on call on Christmas Eve, didn't get called in, so was able to spend time at my Mom's celebrating as we do every year. Christmas Day we went to Don's parents for lunch and the kids had a blast playing with cousins and eating delicious holiday food! We didn't try spread ourselves too thin and chose to spend Christmas at one place, and one place only. No running around this year. It was perfect!