22 Weeks

How far along? 22 Weeks 5 days

Baby Length:  11  inches long

Baby Weight:  almost 1 lb!

Baby is as long as:  A Spaghetti Squash

Weight gain/loss:  Up another few lbs somehow. 130 lbs to 143.6 lbs - most of which is still in my butt and thighs.  Not a good look since my bump is still relatively small.. 

Maternity clothes?  Still working the rotation of about 8 flowy dresses and maxi dresses I have!
Stretch marks?  No new ones as of yet.
Sleeping?  We swapped out our mattress because it was sagging and still under warranty for a Beautyrest Black Ultra Plush...sleep has definitely improved.  Its nice, real nice.  I'm still using the basic body pillow and wondering when it will be time to whip out the Snoogle Pregnancy pillow.  And no, I didn't make up the name Snoogle. That's actually what they decided to call it.

Best moment this week: I got a 90 minute prenatal massage on Tuesday.  It was awesome.

Miss anything? Relaxing.
Feel any movement? Movements have definitely gotten stronger.  Its crazy to feel the baby flip flopping around in there!

Food cravings: Sweets.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Feeling pretty good these days!

Gender: Nursery is going to be Gray, White and Yellow or Green.  So that's a no.

Labor Signs: None.
Symptoms: Terrible lower back pain.  Sitting or standing for a long period of time is rough - especially driving in the car for extended periods.
Belly Button? In
Wedding rings? On but tight.
Happy or Moody? Up and down this week.  Some days excited and happy, other days stressed & overwhelmed by everything we have to do in the next few months!  I never thought I could be so indecisive about how to paint and carpet the new house!  We are going for a very neutral palette and I knew I wanted white and gray stripes in the baby's nursery (we're doing white, gray and yellow)...but then the question becomes how white do you go with trim??  And do you paint bathroom cabinets that white?  And what color carpet goes with gray?  And what about the other bedrooms??  Ahhhhh!


Here are a few pics that gave me inspiration:

And me at 22 weeks 5 days: