Baby Sunday: 24 weeks

Hello blog! This week has flown by! My mom left earlier in the week. :( Thanks to her we got lots of stuff done. Wednesday I spent my time organizing things for A-days and made the most delicious key lime pie on the planet. Thursday I spent my time researching every baby product known to man and it was mentally exhausting. Friday we made dinner at home then went to the Target to get me some swim essentials to keep me nice and cool while I bake under the hot sun at the pool- cute hat, fan with squirt bottle and the most comfy pool chair. Then on Saturday Matt spent most the day helping his buddy install sprinklers in his yard and I did house chores and tried out my new sunbathing products in the backyard. Needless to say we both looked like lobsters today at church. The sun is so much stronger down here than I'm used to and I totally miscalculated my usual tanning time. And now I'm trying to figure out how to tan the back of my body since I can't really lay on my stomach- that should be interesting. Speaking of stomachs, here is the baby update!

Baby Sunday: 24 weeks

Obsessions/Rampages: It's decided, I now look pregnant. I had 3 different people at church today say things like, "You look pregnant now!.", "You're growing", and "I didn't know you were pregnant!" Oh and the best was when we were at home depot and the lady at checkout says, "Oh my goodness, when are you due?". YES! I love my new bump. And whenever I whine that I feel big or fat Matt says, "Duh, you're pregnant, there's a baby in there, that's the point." He keeps me grounded. I have to be careful that I don't compare myself to other people and their pregnancies because everyone is different and bodies react differently etc, etc. I don't recognize my belly button anymore- but I'm sure I'll never recognize it. Right now I'm obsessed with finding new and comfortable ways to sit. My favorite way is on the floor with my legs in this sort of pigeon/indian style seating. Very comfy. I think I slept wrong or something because the 3 hours of sitting in church today wasn't very fun. My bunda starts to hurt after a while. Better get used to it, cuz it's only going to get worse. And yes I did just use "bunda" in place of "butt", I think it's the cutest word. Thanks Sarah!

Elations/Worries: Elated with all the kicks the baby now gives me. Cutest story- Matt and I were laying in bed reading and baby boy is acting like Karate Kid in my stomach and Matt puts his hand on my tummy to feel. Over and over again he just kicks and kicks and kicks. I was pretty tired and wanted to go to bed so Matt starts talking to baby and singing him songs and telling him "It's time to go to bed now, Mom's tired." And I kid you not, after about 1 min he stopped kicking. Matt is already imparting his calming influence onto the child. Love it! It might have been a coincidence but I like to think it wasn't.
Worries- remember how I said my face has been awesome this whole pregnancy, well it still is except now I have some serious freckles. I don't usually get a lot of freckles on my face but my pregnancy bible says it happens to some ladies. I can't remember what it's called, starts with a "c" I think. So I may look like Pippi Longstocking by the end of my pregnancy. That's ok, freckles can be very cute!

Aversions/Cravings: New favorite cereal is Wheat Chex with a few raisins. yummy. The sugary cravings have subsided this week with the exception of Diet Coke (caffeine free please!) Some books say it's ok to drink caffeinated beverages in moderation while prego but I'm not taking any chances, besides if I start to steal a swig of Matt's normal diet soda he takes it away from me, what a pop nazi. :) And I have noticed that when I eat something sugary (like the Mt. Everest sized bowl of Cap'n Crunch I had last week) baby goes nuts a few hours later. Oh and green peppers with a little bit of salt are very refreshing to me.