This week our little girl is close to 11 inches long (about the size of a spaghetti squash) and almost 1 lb. She's starting to look more like a newborn and has deep wrinkles all over her skin which by the time she arrives, will be filled in with a padding of fat. Inside her belly, her pancreas - essential for the production of some important hormones - is developing steadily. She's also becoming more and more active and even let her dad feel a few kicks this week!
Oh hey, 22 week belly!
I didn't get to my usual "weekend recap" post earlier this week but we were pretty productive and started our baby registries! We made a trip to Target and started registering and set-up our Babies R Us registry online too. We had a fun time going up and down the baby aisles at Target talking about what we will need for baby girl (pretty much everything!) and I was proud of myself for resisting all the precious little girl holiday dresses. So fluffy and sparkly!
One of my favorites! There was even a matching shrug for our little diva
Late last week I experienced some Braxton Hicks contractions and some lower back pain. At first it made me nervous because it was definitely uncomfortable and sorta came from nowhere. But after spending a little quality time with my friend Google, I determined what I was feeling was normal and within a day or two I was back to feeling pretty much like my old self. I've gained 2 lbs over the last 2 weeks (right on track) bringing me to 9.5 lbs total.
Some major moodiness infiltrated the Wotring household during the early part of the week and try as I might, I had a hard time snapping out of it. After two long days (ask the husband....) which included a few trips to the gym (endorphins for the win), chocolate and girlfriend time, I finally kicked it to the curb though I reminded my poor husband it probably won't be the last of it and to stay on his toes ;)
We're off to Maine on Saturday to spend Thanksgiving with mi familia and to say I'm excited is an understatement!! Can't wait to see everyone, relax, eat lots of everything and hopefully get some snow!
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