23 Weeks, 5 Days Pregnant!

Absolutely loving this adorable and cozy sweater from Dustin, Lauren, and Genevieve! 

How far along: 23 weeks, 5 days

Total weight gain: +15 lbs. Yikes!

Maternity clothes: Yes! I've been enjoying a lot of tunics and leggings as of late.

Stretch marks: Still no! Still enjoying using A Spoiled Mama's stretch mark prevention trio. I've never been more moisturized!

Sleep: As fantastic than ever! Jon has really been doing his bed to let me sleep as long as I need. Friday night I slept 9.75 hours, and last night I slept 11 hours! He hasn't been sleeping well, but I'm so thankful he lets me sleep and keeps Happy away for as long as he can. Happy was snuggling us this morning which is always fun, too.

Best moment of the week: Probably Friday. I had professional development, which is always a nice break from the kids. We got sushi, and relaxed for a while. I even stayed up until 10! Then, Jon and I had a laughing fit in bed, which always makes us sleep well. And we remembered that we used to put lavender on the bottom of our feet, so that really knocked us out! Yesterday was fun, too, because we tried Parry's Pizzeria, like 2 minutes down the road, and it was delicious!! They had $3 drafts (that Jon enjoyed) and calzones and a delicious pesto chicken sandwich. We definitely found our new pizza place!

Worst moment of the week: The election on Tuesday. Also, Jon took the car in for an oil change on Saturday and, four and a half hours later and a whole lot of money, we have new tires! There was a hole in one tire that was irreparable, and they would need to be replaced in about 10,000 miles anyway, so we decided to bite the bullet. It's definitely reassuring now that we have a long trip in front of us.

Food cravings: Sweets! I could eat ALL. THE SWEETS, but I'm really trying not to. I'm reeeeeeeally craving Charleston Chews, but I'm not letting myself get them. I really haven't been eating much differently than I did before being pregnant, so I'm trying to keep doing that.

Gender: No idea! We both think boy as of now, but I think I would be more surprised if it were a boy. Maybe that means I think it's a girl? haha

Movement: Very consistently. Usually when I'm wearing a tight waist band, and when I stop moving for a while. I was working and leaning against a desk, and baby kept kicked at where the desk was pushing into my stomach. This kid is very fond of their space already.

Symptoms: Really, not a lot. I am so incredibly lucky to be feeling so good and sleeping so well. Still occasional acne, but I'm learning to live with it. 

Belly button in or out: Still out.

Wedding rings on or off: On. I took them off today to work out, and there was a clear indention of them. I can tell my fingers are getting a little poofy :( We're planning to get my ring cleaned while we're home though and I'm super excited for that!

Happy or moody: Definitely more happy. Getting sleep definitely makes or breaks my mood.

Looking forward to: We have a doctor's appointment on Tuesday, and then it's Jon's turn to pick where we eat in Denver. This has by far been my favorite thing about being pregnant. It's really gotten us out in the city and trying a lot of fun new things. And then this week being over! Then it's Thanksgiving Break! We're decorating for Christmas next weekend, and changing our sheets to the nice red flannel sheets Jon got me. And then we leave for Illinois! A lot of excitement coming up.

We stayed in bed until 9am and then just lounged around. It was great.

We didn't do much this weekend because Happy was so starved for attention. He was all over us all weekend. We loved it as well.

LOVING maternity jeans! Holy cow, they are game changers. This outfit (when I'm not lifting the top) made me look not even pregnant! It was fun!