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| 23 Weeks! |
Our house has actually been quite a project. Even though we're only renting (hopefully we'll be here 3+ years!), we're making a lot of improvements to the non-remodeled sections. Ripping out an ancient glass sliding door for the tub, stripping and re-caulking in the bathrooms, painting trim, replacing weather stripping, changing out all the light bulbs... the list goes on! Once it gets warmer, we'll get into some landscaping :-)
Zoie has continued her acrobatic kicking this week! Especially with the spicy food. We went out for Thai food last night, and man, as soon as the red curry hit my belly, Zoie was going nuts. I can't tell if she likes it, is bothered by it, or just stimulated. Since babies can taste flavors from foods the mother eats by swallowing amniotic fluid, perhaps she's responding just to the strong flavors?
We set up Zoie's bed! Since we're going to try a floor-bed, we ordered a Sleep Number extra-firm twin sized mattress that's only 6 inches tall. Once she's about 4 months old, we'll transition her from the bassinet to her little floor-bed. I'm really looking forward to avoiding a crib! I think it'll be a lot easier to soothe her to sleep and sneak away without crib bars in the way (especially since I'm so short, lifting her in and out of a crib would get annoying). If she rolls off the mattress in the middle of the night, the rug is super soft. If she eventually crawls out, I'm hoping she'll find a toy to play with for a bit until she's sleepy. She'll soon figure out that her mattress is for sleep. Yay for independence!
Oh, and I'm REALLY excited to have found a rocking chair for Zoie's room! I've been looking for a Bentwood rocker for a few months on Craigslist, and lo and behold, an ad popped up for a $40 rocker! It happened to be a 2 minute drive from our house too. Score!
How far along are you? 23 weeks! That's somewhere between 5 and 6 months.
How big is Baby? Zoie weighs over a pound now! That's about the size of a large mango. She's more than 11 inches long from head to heel.
Weight Gain? Tonight I'm 141! That's 9.5lb so far. My belly is feeling heavier this week.
Gender? Baby girl!
Maternity Clothes? Ah yes. And my regular shirts are getting quite snug around my pooching belly!
Sleep? Sleep has been good! Plenty of energy during the day.
Movement? Super squirmy. Especially with spicy foods :)
Food Cravings? Chocolate has been amazing this week. My mom mailed us a little Easter box with like 6 different kinds of Seattle Chocolate bars... so good! And I bought some Nutella. SO good on English muffins!
Labor Signs? Not yet.
Belly Button in or out? Still normal! Perhaps a hint of outward expansion.
What I miss? I've missed drinking on a few drinking occasions this weekend... But being the DD isn't so bad :) And I've discovered virgin strawberry daiquiris are delicious!
Best moment(s) of the week? We met up with a few of James' new coworkers and their spouses for a late happy hour on Friday (omg, a pint of microbrew came out to $2.38! I can't wait until I can drink again). Saturday night, we all met at one of their houses for a game night! Anyone else ever played Quelf?
What I am looking forward to? This weekend is Easter! We're going to celebrate with James' parents, go to Easter Mass, and even dye some eggs :)
Cheers,
Martha
Oh Marthy,
ReplyDeleteYou look so cute! Such a wonderful blog. Can't wait to have you here as feel Zoie's movements. xoxo
Hey Martha!
ReplyDeleteWe did a floor bed for Luna too - loved it! It's SO easy for nursing and getting some rest in the middle of the night, plus you can just roll away and not wake the baby when you leave. She actually never rolled off the bed - though she was swaddled until about 5-6 months so it would have been hard to do so! This time I got another floor bed for the new baby, and also have a pack and play set up in there to have a space that other children/pets can't get to :-) Good luck! We'll be following your blog.
Darcy