Friday Funk – 23 weeks

All right, you guys – if you can’t see this stomach growing now, then I’m going to have to say it’s not me, it’s you…

• How far along?  23 weeks, 6 days
• Total weight gain:  22.5 lbs. as of yesterday morning. Up a pound and a half since last week?? Ugh. What am I growing in there?
• Maternity clothes?  Bottoms – definitely. Tops – for the most part.
• Stretch marks?  Thankfully, no. I didn’t get any from D, so hopefully Dv2.0 doesn’t give me any either.
• Sleep:  When D sleeps through the night (which is almost always), it’s pretty good. Sometimes I have to get up to pee, but that isn’t a constant yet. And I am finding that I’m getting sorer and sorer each time I wake up lying on my back now too.
• Best moment this week:  Getting a day and a half off in the middle of the week for the 4th of July and being able to spend that time going out to an adults-only lunch with Ryan on Tuesday, then celebrating all day at home together on Wednesday.
• Miss anything?  Beer, especially now that the weather’s warming up. And the Summerfest wine coolers.
• Movement:  Rolls and flutters/kicks are getting stronger and a little more frequent, so that’s a good sign. He/she especially likes it when I eat.
• Cravings:  In general, no, but when I get really hungry I want protein – meat, cheese, etc.
• Aversions:  Food, no. Smells, not nearly as bad as last time, fortunately. I just get sick of scents quickly and have to get rid of them completely.
• Gender:  Not finding out.
• Labor signs:  No.
• Symptoms:  Pretty much nightly heartburn (still mild though, thankfully), SI pain (though hasn’t been as bad this week as it had been), my hair isn’t shedding much when I wash/brush it, and I have some serious pregnancy brain. I didn’t notice this one so much with D, but this time it’s ridiculous. I often find the completely incorrect words falling out of my mouth for no apparent reason other than there is a tiny human being lodged in my uterus.
• Belly button in or out?  In. Never went fully out with D, just a little crooked.
• Wedding rings on or off?  On.
• Looking forward to:  My next doctor appointment next week, and seeing a bunch of girlfriends at a baby shower this weekend. Hooray for babies!

Did you like my D vs. Dv2.0 picture comparison from last week? Good. Here’s another. Left side is me at 23w2d with D; right side is me at 23 weeks with Dv2.0. Please excuse the stupid arm-on-hip pose in my picture with D. I hate that pose, but I think I was trying to hide my ever-expanding behind. This time it’s just wide out in the open for all to see. And bump into as I pass by.