23 weeks

my baby is the size of a...


mango!

only this week am i finally feeling like "wow, im making progress". the pregnancy seemed to drag on in the beginning but when i saw 23 weeks today, i was like whoah.

at this point, she can definetely hear things from the outside world. She also sleeps about 12-14 hours a day.

symptoms:

1. pooping. pre-pregnancy i was a consistent pooper. i would go everyday, same time.
since becoming pregnant, i have had bouts of constipation. im sure most of you have heard my big story of 45 mins on the can and giving birth to a turd the size of arkansas....traumatic. but overall, i was doing pretty good and still going daily, even if only a little bit.
since moving to our new office, we no longer have a private bathroom, so i had to train myself to poop before i leave the house bc i HATE public restrooms. somedays i would go no problem, others would take more time but overall, i would go. well for the past week or so, ive been having problems going in the morning. i really dont get up until i get something out... but i can be on there for half hour or more. this annoys me bc on these days, i always end up having to go at work which is just gross. I am trying to keep my fiber up but it seems nothing is really working. i hope its just a phase. sorry if TMI. hehe

2. stomach cant be held up without propping on pillows during sleep anymore. one night, i was sleeping on my side and apparently there was no snoogle or pillow under my belly and i woke up in pain. it felt like i had been straining to hold my belly up all night or something. finding a good position to sleep in has become increasingly harder.

3. kicks! i can time them now and count them. baby kicked about 10 times every half hour last week. this week, the time is decreasing. so awesome.


4. wedding rings starting to get tight but i can still pull them on and off.

5. leg cramps. I have been lucky to not get any yet. but this past week, i started to feel the onset of them. but i caught them all in time to not become a full fledged leg cramp. one time my hand cramped up using the food processor. and last night, my foot cramped. but it hasnt gotten to my leg yet. thank goodness! The doctors dont' really know why pregnant ladies get leg cramps - they think it could be of the extra weight on your legs with the pregnancy. or the uterus sitting on blood vessels which carry blood to the legs.

found this on my window last night:



this is supposed to be good luck, right? i looked it up this morning and it said if i count the number of spots on its back, its how many children i will have. oops, jae took it outside before i could count. oh wells. =)