22 weeks!

Sorry this post is a little delayed.. I can't seem to keep up with anything lately!

I don' believe that there has been anything too new and exciting going on since last week. I've been keeping busy with work and other things (ok... mainly work) and baby girl has been keeping me busy, staying active all day and night long. I'm lucky that I am so incredibly tired by the end of the day that her middle of the night kicks don't effect me... yet. 

She is definitely growing in there, though. Each day I wake up I can tell that my belly has gotten bigger overnight. Not significantly larger (I still haven't "popped" :( ), but it is noticeable to me. Maybe because I can feel that I am getting larger... who knows. 

The heat has not been my friend the past week or so. I was really hoping that because I am such a naturally cold person when I'm not pregnant, that it would stick with me and I would have a comfortable pregnancy this summer. NOPE! I can barely take the heat and the humidity. And I won't go on much further so I don't sound like a huge whiner, but all I can say is that this summer is going to be difficult and I am going to need a pool. And an air conditioner. Gotta love that air conditioning. (Never thought I would say that!)

For my 22 week chalkboard picture I decided to switch it up a bit from the normal size comparison and go with CRAVINGS! There are so many, honestly, I couldn't even fit them on the board. I just love food. I am very lucky that this baby is not picky-- I can pretty much eat anything and it satisfies us both. :) 

The big one I forgot (I must have been really distracted to have forgotten this one) is PANCAKES. I can't explain how often I think about and want pancakes. And, unfortunately, our stove doesn't like us, so pancakes are a no-go in this house! Luckily for me, though, my husband is an amazing waffle maker, and he spoils me with giant fluffy waffles with jam and syrup. What more is a girl to ask for?!

(I can't believe I just wrote a whole paragraph on pancakes...)

I went to another Chiropractor appointment yesterday, which is slowly but surely helping with my awful sciatica pain. The pain does return shortly after my visits, but I am learning how to take care of it myself and hopefully tame it enough so that it is bearable throughout the rest of the pregnancy. Lots of stretching, and learning to balance my weight are the keys to helping with the pain. Hopefully I can find something, anything to help.

The picture above was taken on Friday-- and this picture (below) was taken on Saturday or Sunday. Maybe my belly did blow up overnight, because it looks incredibly tiny in the top picture, compared to this one. 

I like the rare occasion that I get to dress up for work, instead of wearing my scrubs. Even though none of my clothes fit me anymore, work or casual. I was really hoping that I could get away with wearing a lot of my old summer clothes, and after going through them all a few weeks ago, I learned that that was not going to be an option :(. I have been slowly but surely grabbing some maternity (and some non-maternity) clothes for the summer, and by clothes I mean mainly dresses. Dresses and skirts seem to be the only thing that helps me tolerate this heat, so when I see one I like, I grab it like it's goin' out of style. (even if it is!)

(I really wish my full length mirror wasn't 

directly in front of my trash can.)

Yesterday, because I had to go to my chiropractor appointment, which is all the way in Ithaca, I decided that I was going to spend the day in town, because I had never been before. I had always wanted to go, but never really had a real reason to go and hang out there. I really didn't want to make the hour long drive to Ithaca for a 15-20 minute appointment, and then drive all the way back. So, I brought along a friend and we spent a good chunk of the day checking out all of the cool baby/kid stores. I would say that we had a pretty successful (and fun!) day!

Alright, back to baby-related news...

How far along? 22 weeks!
Total weight gain? I honestly haven't weighed myself.
Maternity Clothes? Yes.
Stretch Marks? Negative
Sleep? Like a rock.
Best moment this week? Seeing how big my belly is getting, each day!
Miss anything? Not feeling like I am going to die of heat exhaustion.
Movement? All day, every day! Baby acrobat!
Food Cravings? Refer to above picture... & paragraph about pancakes.
Anything making you feel sick? No, thank goodness!
Gender? Baby GIRL!!!
Labor Signs? nope.
Symptoms: back and leg pain!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or moody most of the time? Generally, pretty happy!
Looking forward to: This belly popping! Come on little baby!

At 22 weeks, baby is the length of a Spaghetti Squash!