24 Weeks

Well here I am at 24 weeks, otherwise known as SIX MONTHS! The little miss is not feeling so little now-a-days...she has been very low this past week so I have been having some back pain. Luckily last night she decided to move around a bit and I'm feeling better today! I still love feeling and watching all of her movements and I just cannot believe that I am 6 months! Where has the time gone?!

How Far Along? 24 Weeks

Size of Baby: Last week she gained 4 ounces and is over a pound now! She's about the size of an ear of corn! :-)

Total Weight Gain: Not sure :-)

Maternity Clothes: Mixture of both

Gender: Sweet little girl :-)

Movement: All the time!

What I Miss: Nothing really, maybe sleeping without tossing and turning and waking up 5 times!

Cravings: Fruits and Veggies. We had pizza for dinner the other night and I cut up a large garden tomato to eat with it! ha! :-)

Symptoms: The newest one is a really tight stomach, my belly button is getting super tight! If only this was due to my emerging 6 pack and not emerging baby belly ;-)

Best Moment of the Week: Enjoying some time with the Hubster :-) I'm not sure when I'll see him next so it was good to have some quality time together! We laughed more this weekend than we have in a long time and I was constantly reminded how lucky I am.

What I'm looking forward to: HOUSE HUNTING!!! I am SO excited to go look at houses! I have a great friend I'm staying with who has been such a great help and I just know we're going to have a great time house shopping!

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23 Weeks

How Far Along: 23 Weeks!

Size of Baby: She is about the size of an ear of corn and weights a little over a pound!

Total Weight Gain: Not sure, probably around 11-12lbs

Maternity Clothes: Yep! Mixed with regular shirts/dresses!

Gender: GIRL! :-)

Movement: ALL the time! I love it!

What I miss: Nothing really

Cravings: None really this week. Fruit and veggies...nothing weird!

Symptoms: Lower back pain and her movement all of the time :-)

Best Moment of the Week: The Hubster was feeling her move one night right before bed, then she started kicking harder than he had felt before. He started poking back at her and she would kick right where his hand was! It was so cute! :-)

What I'm Looking Forward to: Seeing the Hubster one last time next weekend before I go house hunting and return to Texas

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22 Weeks

As I hit the five and a half month mark I feel more pregnant than any other week! The bump has finally decided to make it's appearance. While it was "there" before, I could put on pre-pregnancy clothes and still not "look pregnant". Well...now there's no real hiding it! I FINALLY ditched the regular shorts and am now sporting the super cool maternity stretchy shorts ;-) Hot stuff, let me tell you! Little Miss has also decided to make her presence known in a BIG way! She's a very active little one and I can now see her moving around when I lay down!

How Far Along: 22 Weeks

Size of Baby: She is 11in and almost a pound!!! (I can finally attribute some of the weight gain to the ACTUAL baby! ha!)

Total Weight Gain: 11lbs...and this section used to read "Total Weight Gain/Loss", let's be honest...there isn't any weight LOSS going on here...so i just took it off :-)

Maternity Clothes: Well it's about time, right?! I finally broke down and went shopping with my Mother-in-Law and The Hubster. I bought several maternity pieces! I now have shorts, shirts, dresses, and capri's! I also got some non-maternity dresses.

Gender: GIRL! :-)

Movement: ALL THE TIME! Well not ALL the time...but it's very frequent. She has somewhat of a "schedule" now! She's active usually after I eat in the morning, in the late afternoon, and always before bed!

What I Miss: I literally just thought of something to write here, but then forgot. So I'll go with easily remembering things! I forget things all of the time now! I'll go upstairs for something and then just stand there because I have no clue what I was going to get!

Cravings: Fruit..peaches in particular (lucky for me I'm in Georgia!), peanut butter on occasion and the newest is cinnamon. I'm eating Hot Tamales as I write this :-)

Symptoms: Round Ligament pain...I've had this almost my whole pregnancy but I don't think I've put it on here...that's about all lately!

Best Moment of the Week: There were lots of great moments...of course getting to see The Hubster! But I think that the moment that takes the cake is when he felt her really kick hard for the first time! He had been trying to feel her move ALL weekend but you know how it goes...baby moves, call hubby, he puts his hand on your tummy and the baby instantly stops moving. When he felt it he yelled, "Finally!" and was so excited! It was pretty cute :-)  He also got to see some of the movement while I was laying down! 

What I'm Looking Forward To: I know this isn't technically pregnancy related but I got some new ribbon and I can't wait to make more bows!!! I'm obsessed and don't have my bow making box with me while traveling so when the in-laws and I went to HobLob I broke down and got some fun ribbon!!! I'm also excited for 4th of July at the mountains in North Georgia AND getting to see The Hubster again next weekend!!!

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 This is one of my all time favorite verses, not pregnancy related...it's just a great reminder to always speak kindly of others and watch what you say. Just remember that hateful words aren't just harmful to the person you're speaking them about but yourself as well. I think we can all be reminded of that from time to time. :-) 

"Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." Proverbs 16:24

21 Weeks

Well...I'm over half-way done! :-)

How Far Along: 21 Weeks

Size of Baby: Emma Claire is the size of a banana! She is 10.5in long and weighs about 12.7oz!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I haven't weighed myself since the doctors visit, but I'm guessing still around 10 pounds.

Maternity Clothes: Since I'm at the beach I've been wearing dresses all week! :-)

Gender: Still a little girl!

Movement: Little miss is quite active! She loves the beach, and I can really feel her when I'm in the water!

What I miss: Being able to lay out on my tummy to get sun on my back! I now have to use a floaty with a hole in it!

Cravings: Not really any this week, I have started eating lots of PB&J sandwiches this week though! That one may just be from hanging out with little cousins :-)

Symptoms: My growing belly!

Best Moment This Week: Actually SEEING her kicks! If I lay down I can see her moving around, it usually happens at night right before bed.

What I'm Looking Forward To: The hubster getting to feel her kick and SEE her move around! :-) He's going to love it!

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Well this picture isn't nearly as fancy as last weeks, but it'll do! :-) The belly grows a bit every day!!!

20 Weeks

We're half-way there! I cannot believe that! :-) Today was my 20 week appointment and everything went wonderfully! Our ultra-sound tech was amazing and she did a fantastic job! She said that little Miss Emma Claire "photographed" wonderfully, and that she rarely gets babies who show up so clear on the images! We got 11 pictures and they're all so cute, I just love that she's getting bigger and we can see her little fingers and toes. She was also very active during the sonogram and kept wiggling and sucking her thumb...I LOVE getting to watch her suck her thumb!!!

How Far Along: 20 Weeks

Size of baby: Miss Emma Claire is 6.5 in long and weighs 12 oz. (We found that out during our sonogram!) "Normal" is about 10.6oz! She's now the size of a cantaloupe! That is SO WEIRD to me! I have a little person inside of me that is the size of a CANTALOUPE! Those suckers are big!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 10 pounds! eek! I know that while pregnant you're SUPPOSED to gain weight..but it's never fun to watch the scales tip upwards! ha! :-)

Maternity Clothes: Still in the awkward stage :-(....normal clothes don't fit but maternity clothes are like tents, even the smalls :-( For now I just wear pants in a size up and wear looser fitting tops!

Gender: Still a sweet little GIRL! Here's our gender shot from today!

 Movement: LOTS! I love it! I have also felt her with my hand on my belly a couple of times!!!

What I miss: Nothing really. Not pregnancy related...but I do miss the Hubster :-( I get to see him in just a few weeks though!!!

Cravings: Lately I haven't had a ton of cravings or aversions. Drinking lots of water...I can't decide if it's the 100 degree temperatures OR the baby :-) I'm guessing it's a mix of the two!

Symptoms: Not too many, I went to a friends wedding this weekend and had several late nights...I was so proud of myself! I usually go to bed around 9! ha!

Best Moment this week: Feeling her move with my hand! And the 20 week sonogram! I just love the lady who did it, she was awesome and made it such a wonderful experience!

What I'm looking forward to: Buying more baby clothes...look for a post on the beginnings of Emma Claire's wardrobe and accessories soon!!! :-) Grammie and I went shopping today!!!

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This was taken at my friends wedding! :-) You couldn't really tell I was pregnant from the front, but you can from the side!

19 Weeks

How Far Along: 19 weeks 1 Day

Size of baby: Miss Emma Claire is 6.0 in long and weighs 8.5 oz. She's now the size of a mango!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: According to my home scale about 7lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Still in the awkward stage :-(....normal clothes don't fit but maternity clothes are like tents, even the smalls :-( For now I just wear pants in a size up and wear looser fitting tops!

Gender: GIRL!

Movement: She has been moving all the time! I feel her every day, and she's actually moving around as I type this!!! :-) I love it! This past week I was laying on a raft in the pool with Paige and I noticed my stomach had "poofed" up to the right side. Well she had scooted her way over there and the majority of her little body HAD to be on the right side! It was SO HARD, and the left side was much softer! It was fun to then watch her "move" back to the center!!!

What I miss: Nothing really. :-)

Cravings: Lately I haven't had a ton of cravings or aversions. Although the Hubster and I were out running errands this morning and I smelled pizza literally everywhere we went! ha! He thought I was crazy!

Symptoms: I've started to have achy feet after a lot of walking, but other than that nothing really. 

Best Moment this week: Feeling her move SO MUCH yesterday! I think it was her most active day so far!

What I'm looking forward to: The Hubsters face when he sees how much bigger my bump is after not seeing him for a few weeks! :-)

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Well folks...the bump has arrived!!! :-) Although this was after a big breakfast! I really can feel a bigger difference in size though, when I bend over I can really feel the uterus...and when I lay down it pops up!

18 Weeks

I am so excited to do my first "weekly update"! :-) I love reading other people's as they do theirs!

How Far Along: 18 weeks 1 Day

Size of baby: Sweet little Emma Claire is 5.6 in long and weighs 6.7 oz. She's the size of a sweet potato! They were my favorite vegetable as a baby and I still love them!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I think I've gained about 5lbs. At my last doctors visit I had only gained 2...I'm sure it'll be up at my next visit! I've really gotten my appetite back lately. 

Maternity Clothes: I am in a terribly awkward stage now....normal clothes don't fit but maternity clothes are like tents, even the smalls :-( For now I just wear pants in a size up and wear looser fitting tops!

Gender: GIRL!

Movement: I felt her move for the first time about two weeks ago! It was just a slight twitchy feeling on my left side at first...then I slowly felt more and more movement! Now I can tell where her little feet and hands are, sometimes she will move from one side to the other! That is so neat to feel!

What I miss: Nothing really. I can tell that I won't be able to sleep on my stomach much longer though :-( Right now I sleep half on my tummy and half on my side with one leg pulled up to my chest...very weird sounding but I've always been a tummy sleeper!

Cravings: Lately I haven't had a ton of cravings or aversions. I still don't really want meat ever...I get pretty thirsty sometimes, but my belly gets full so quick I can't drink as much as i want! I have wanted a lot of pasta lately...not for every meal, just occasionally. With my "cravings" if I somehow work it into a meal it tends to go away! I haven't had any lingering cravings.

Symptoms: Even though I'm well into the second trimester I still get pretty tired if I have a big day. Going shopping or walking around a lot pretty much wears me out. I'm not much of a napper, I always feel much worse after waking up :-( so I just rest for a while in the afternoon and I feel much better!

Best Moment this week: There were so many great moments this week! First was finding out that we're having a little GIRL :-) It was so fun to have the Hubster, my mom and dad come to the sonogram. My dad was shocked at how far sonograms have come in 23 years! :-) I also LOVED getting to announce it to the "world" on facebook and the blog! If those aren't enough great moments...it was so fun to announce the gender to family and get to tell them her name!

What I'm looking forward to: Getting to see our little girl at my 20 week appointment! :-)

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So here's my first attempt at a "bump" picture...as you can tell, there's not much of one right now. Towards the end of the day I do start to get more of a bump...and I have one after dinner for sure! I do wish that I looked more "pregnant" and not like I just had a big lunch! ha! And I've decided that most of my weight gain HAS to be up "top". The girls are HUGE....I really would like for them to stay this size and not get any bigger....

I just can't believe I'm almost half-way done! I'm not complaining about my slow growing bump by any means! I started taking weekly pictures at the beginning and then noticed that there was literally no change from week to week so I figured I'd just wait! From now on I will do one each week...the bump has to be coming soon!!! :-) Stay tuned for more Emma Claire updates!!!