24 Weeks

The little jumping bean is more and more active as the days go by. Until a few days ago I could wake up for my nightly pee breaks and fall right back to sleep. Now he's flipping and flopping just like Mommy. I guess he's having a hard time getting comfortable too.

My cravings have changed from my usual salty to a new sweet one. This month we can't get enough ice cream. Last week we tried Moose Tracks - vanilla ice cream with chocolate swirls and peanut butter cups. This week we're having vanilla ice cream with chocolate covered pretzels. Great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. (OK, maybe that should say breakfast, lunch and dinner.) But don't worry, we're still getting plenty of protein, fruit and vegetables.

Other fun things happening this month: Bowel movements now require maximum effort for minimal payoff. Random dizzy spells. Spontaneous, uncontrollable yawning in meetings (that one might not be pregnancy related). Random people asking me how much weight I've gained. (This one I don't get. It's NEVER ok to ask a woman about her weight unless you're her doctor and it's your business. But there's something about pregnancy that makes people forget this rule.) Another growth spurt for the girls. (This one is truly a fun one. I've been waiting since puberty for this day. I finally broke down and bought three new bras about 2 weeks ago and it's looking like it's only a matter of days until those bite the dust too.)


24 Weeks