21 & 22 Weeks

So, i know i missed a week of blogging. I never did a post for week 21, but frankly, it was the worst,  most horrible week so far. It was filled with, but not limited to: cramps, pain, worry, vomiting, bleeding, 4 ultrasounds, 2 doctors visits, one too many urine samples, an actual stomach flu (NOT pregnancy related!), and more. WORST.WEEK.EVER. So we are just pretending that that week never happened, and now that everything seems to be fine & dandy, (for the time being) we will just move right on to week 22 in which it felt like i came back to life. Almost literally. Ha!

How far along? 22 Weeks

Total weight gain: Will have to get back to ya next week. I haven't checked in a couple weeks now, but i'm sure it's thoroughly depressing.
Maternity clothes? Oh yes, but again, neither of these pics shown are ones where i am wearing maternity clothes...so not all the time i guess.
Stretch marks? Yep
Sleep: On average i'm gonna say now that sleep has been a tish better than before. Still have bad nights but no unbearable. One night accidentally, i fell asleep on Aaron's side of the bed and that night we both slept the best we ever have! So, we have officially switched sides of the bed, and both sleep better, for some odd reason.
Best moment this week: I will mark 2 "best" days. One was Friday, the first day in over a week that i finally felt....human, livable. I will not venture to say (until this pregnancy has been officially completed) that i feel good. But good enough to get thru the day. The other was on Sunday, we had a party! Baby shower! Whoop! It was the most amazing shower, complete with the absolute MOST.FABULOUS.CAKE.EVER!
Miss Anything? Besides my usual complaints, no. I'm honestly grateful every day that goes by right now & i stay pregnant with this little guy.
Movement: Unbelievable amounts sometimes. This has actually been one of the most comforting things lately, even during the unspeakable week, he was still going everyday, and that's always a good sign.
Food cravings: Again, and again as stated, i'm not gonna call it a craving. BUT i am loving this time of year now with all the peppermint goodness around! Can you say Starbucks Peppermint Mocha (decaf of course) and also the pumpkin spice Latte. There is a major storm predicted for this weekend so we plan to knock out a couple pumpkin chiffon pies. And i assure you i will more than thoroughly enjoy them!! Oh, and to my dad: I'm still all about Taco John's potato ole's. In fact, i had a dream a few nights ago that you and I went to lunch together, and it was supposed to be to Taco Johns. It wasn't on taco Tuesday (sorry to disappoint) but when we got there we'd actually went to the Taco Time in Belgrade. Then that made me CRAVE Taco Time. Sad!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Forgetting last weeks sicknesses...i'm gonna say no right now. As long as i eat 24\7, uhm VERY often, and take my medicine at night, i am doing pretty good this week.
Gender: More sure than ever, he's definitely a HE. We got to peek, a LOT, and he is not shy about his manhood.
Labor Signs: I'm gonna say no, but i am having braxton hicks contractions already.
Symptoms: Shortness of breath! Sometime i think i'm gonna keel over. Lots of stretching feeling. In fact, over a 2 days period i completely lost sight of everything below my belly other than my feet. Yep, it happened ALREADY! I was fine one day and the next BOOM! All i see is belly. Then along came the swollen feet, and funny bending over & loss of balance. Fun stuff.
Belly Button in or out? still in
Wedding rings on or off? on
Happy or Moody most of the time: happy now!
Looking forward to: Milestones, milestones milestones. I want nothing more at this point than to hold a healthy full term baby boy! But short term i am trying to focus on milestones. Next up: making it to week 24 & to the next docs visit. So that's only a week away. (I post these on the last day of my week, so tomorrow i am starting week 23.) Once i started having "problems" and issues, it's made it go by SO slow. When feeling like death & worry day after day, it makes them very LONG days. So, at this point i'm hoping little milestones will make it go by quicker.

So enjoy the pics. The first ones were taken on Sunday, the day of my FANTASTIC shower!!! And at the end i will leave you with a photo of that phenomenal cake!