24 wks!

so here we are. in four weeks carter will be "viable" and it will be absolutely definite that we will be having a little one here! it's exciting and alarming at the same time. i was telling kenny last night that i'm gonna be a crazy lady when carter gets here. i know i'll be like "is he getting enough food? am i burping him right? is he latched on correctly?" i still have so much to read and learn before he gets here, it's quite overwhelming!

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{{112 days to go.}}

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how far along: 24 wks 2 days
total weight gain/loss: +17ish lbs--which means i'm slowly approaching the 140s! i haven't weighed that much since like 7th grade--you know, when everyone goes thru that awkward stage. i keep telling myself that i'm not going to weigh myself until i go to the midwife again (which isn't until the beginning of january), but there's always this question that's staring me in the face, so i cave and get on the scale.
waist circumference: 35 inches!
how big baby is: the size of a papaya! about 11.8 inches long and 20.8 oz!
maternity clothes: same old stuff--except for my comfy pink plaid sleep shorts that eaten by the bed in las vegas and were never seen again! don't ask...it makes me tear up.
stretch marks: i'm not sure that i really know what stretch marks look like. there are new somethings i've noticed, but kenny says they look like veins, which he said he read can/will happen. we'll just go with what he says. :)
sleep: i was actually just thinking about this this morning before i literally rolled out of bed. i'm getting lots of sleep these days, since i don't have a regular job. kenny told me last night (for the first time) that he's glad i'm not working so that we're able to still spend time together at night during the week. he's right, if i was still working at sydney's school, i would probably be out by 8pm every night! of course, i still get up about 4 times a night, but it's easy to go right back to sleep.
best moment this week: consistently feeling carter move around in my belly! :)
movement: yes! lots of it! kenny's new position while we're watching tv is with his right hand on my belly. we just laugh to ourselves everytime we feel him move around. :)
food cravings: just the weekly craving right now for a regular iced vanilla chai with 2% and boba from kaleisia.
gender: boy
labor signs: none
belly button: it's in still, but my mom said that her belly button never popped out when she was pregnant with me or my brother. but kenny informed me that my belly button is "a little skewed" these days. you can see in the picture that my belly button is no longer in the center of my abdomen. i swear that it used to be!
what i miss: going to algusto for dinner and being able to order sangria or a margarita :*(
what i am looking forward to: finally getting the fabric decided so that we can start priming the nursery. did you know that you can't just buy primer and get started, you're supposed to get the primer tinted?? who knew?
weekly wisdom: do the kegel exercises--at least that's what i read this morning on thebump. i'm gonna try my hardest to do so, especially since i just learned that they're the muscles involved during an orgasm. i'd hate to mess that up!
milestone: um...i don't know! maybe seeing carter move from the outside?? now THAT will be WEIRD!