25w0d

How Far Along: 25w0d

Weight Gain: 12.5lb’s

Stretch Marks: Just the old white ones from Elijah

Maternity Clothes: Totally

Symptoms: Easily winded, stuffy nose, very very tired

Sleep: Meh...there aren't enough hours in the day to get as much sleep as I want.

Best Moment of the Week: Seeing baby girl on the u/s screen, feeling some really hard jabs

Movement: Lots and lots. She's getting so high now, too. I'm 99% sure she's reached my ribcage, but prefers to be head-up still. I'm hoping that changes soon!

Food cravings: Chocolate peanut butter ice-cream, raspberries (I've actually been craving these for a while now)

Gender: A girl! We had it confirmed at yesterday's ultrasound, and it's starting to feel more real now.

What I Miss: Nothing at all.

What I’m Looking Forward To:  Getting the results from my u/s at next Tuesday's appointment (the sonographer yesterday was so tight-lipped, and didn't even give me a photo,) switching to every-other-week appointments, hitting the next big milestone at 28 weeks.

Milestones: None to speak of, just daily growth

Emotions: Tired and burnt-out, but also excited to set up baby things like the nursery and get all the clothes washed.

And the 25-week photo. I have to say, I'm disappointed with how slowly I feel like my belly is growing. I know it IS growing, but pictures don't really do it justice.



Big, right? But I've been big for a while. Here's the ever-4-weeks shot, with 21w0d on the left, and 25w0d on the right:

I guess I feel like, with Elijah, weeks 20-24 meant a huge growth spurt. My belly popped out a lot in that month-long period, and I was expecting the same thing to happen this time. As you can see, though, there hasn't been a huge amount of change. Yes, I'm bigger, but not as much so. I guess I kind of just want to be huge. I like being huge, because it means the baby will be here soon!

Anyway, I'm getting really sleepy, so I'm going to wrap this up, feed Elijah lunch, and then take a nap when he naps.