Catching Up

It's been awhile...with the holidays fast approaching, we've been pretty busy.  Here are the belly pics from the last few weeks:

 22 Weeks (Sorry for the ugly bathroom pic!)

 23 Weeks

And, finally, 24 weeks!  

I can't believe I only have 16 weeks left!  Baby B seems to be growing at a rapid pace lately.  

How Far along: 23 Weeks 1 Day

Weight gain: 23 pounds

 

Maternity Clothes?: Yes!  I could probably still wear a couple pairs of pants, but the maternity pants are SO much more comfortable!  I still have a few pre-preg shirts I can pull off, including several cardigans.

Stretch Marks?: No, thank god!

Sleep?: Getting a bit more difficult.  I tend to wake up when I roll over.  Baby B's kicks are also getting a bit stronger, so if he starts moving at night, it will generally wake me up.  Although, he seems to sleep through the night right now (knock on wood).

Best Moment this week?: Get to see my dad and sisters for the first time in awhile!

Movement?: Yep!

Food Craving?: Nothing in particular. 

Gender?: Boy!

Labor Signs: Nope

What I miss?:  Being able to bend over and put on my socks without grunting!

What I'm looking forward to?: Christmas!!

 

Emotions: Frazzled

We had another ultrasound a couple weeks ago, so the doctor could get a better view of Baby B's spine  heart and mouth.  Here's the new pics:

 

Over the past several months, we've received quit a few gifts from people for the baby.  A couple weeks ago, one of my friends, Tara, sent us a beautiful diaper cake!  It looked awesome, but we couldn't wait to tear it apart and see what was inside:

 They made the whole living room smell like baby powder!

I can't believe I'll be 6 months along in just a couple of weeks.  I feel like nothing is ready.  We've been having some difficulty getting the basement finished, between permits from the city and contractor vacation schedules.  Our goal is to have everything finished and ready for the baby, including the basement by the beginning of March.  

So far, we've moved Scott's office out of the nursery and into our bedroom.  Once the holidays are over, we plan to give the bed frame to Scott's brother, Alan, and his wife, Michelle.  Once we do that, we'll just have to move a few more things into our bedroom to get started on the nursery.  

The hard part is going to be when they start work on the basement.  All the things being stored down there, including about 15 boxes of books and 5 packed DVD towers will need to be stored in our bedroom until they are done.  It will be a war zone, but hopefully, it won't take more than 2-3 weeks for them to finish up down there.

And I finally finished up our registry at Babies R' Us, although I'm sure I'll be adding a few things here and there when I realize how much I forgot we needed!

Wish us luck!