24 Week Update

How far along? 24 weeks (The size of an eggplant.  About 9 inches and about 1.7 pounds.)

Total weight gain/loss: +9 lbs
 
Maternity clothes:Yep.  Pretty much all maternity tops but I still rock the unbuttoned pants with the belly band just because I have yet to meet a pair of maternity work pants that were anything even close to being flattering.
 
Have you told family and friends?  Everybody knows now :)

Have you started to show yet? Yep. No denying it now.

Sleep:  Better.  Still having issues with the temperature thing and uber weird and LOTS of dreams but still better.

Best moment this week: We got her a new book!  It's called God Gave Us You and now M reads her that in the mornings :)  Spending a few minutes by myself in prayer, then listening to M read her that book and playing her songs off her play list make pretty much every morning in those 20-30 minutes before we get out of bed my favorite minutes of every day :)

Miss Anything? Having more control over my thoughts.  I have always prided myself in really being in charge of my emotions and feelings and being able to "talk myself down" when needed.  When someone does me wrong I have been able to REALLY try to 'do what Jesus would' and think and pray before speaking.  I have always believed (and still do) that if you go off every time that someone does you wrong or you perceive they are doing you wrong or you get upset or get your feelings hurt that you are a weak person.  I have become that weak person.  These days, I have no patience with things that have always bothered me.  And I am quick to tell you about it if you happen to cross me.  And I am not letting things go.  I HATE these qualities in myself right now.    They are so UN-Christlike and I do not accept pregnancy hormones as a good excuse.  I pray about it multiple times daily and I really miss having that control over my thoughts.  <-----  Still that :/

Movement: I feel her everyday, almost all the time.  What I read said she should be sleeping 12-14 hours a day but she definitely isn't.  I'm not complaining (right now ;) I LOVE feeling her!  So if you see me sitting around you just smiling the biggest, goofiest smile, it's a good guess that she is kicking away. <---Still that :)

Food cravings: Not really.  It's weird though, I get in my mind that I am going to eat something and if someone changes the menu or restaurant I CAN'T really get into the new place or thing.  Once I have a meal or dnack in my mind, I pretty much don't feel happy about food until I have had it. <--- Still that!

Anything making you queasy or sick? Overeating.  Once I get anywhere past hungry I need to stop because there isn't much space these days between 'I'm hungry' and 'I overate and feel sick'. <---- You guessed it, still that!

Gender prediction: GIRL.  According to the sonogram the Chinese Gender Calender and every single old wives tale was WRONG!  (Refer to my earlier posts!)

Labor Signs: Nope.

Symptoms: Yep.  But none that I want to discuss on a public blog ;-)