25 Weeks

How far along: 25 Weeks

Total weight gain: + 15 pounds

Sleep: Still sleeping pretty well. Just the usual 3-4 bathroom trips in the middle of the night still.

Best moments: This weekend was a fun-filled weekend (from Thursday-Saturday) with Steve’s birthday, Mizzou basketball (let’s not talk about that though), and St. Patrick’s Day! Steve had a great 31st birthday and is really excited about his present, an in-ground basketball hoop! Saturday we went to the parade in Dogtown. I was very excited to wear my St. Patrick’s Day baby bump shirt!

I also had another “craft night” this past week. This time with girls from Rolla! They were such awesome helpers getting me started on the elephant mobile! It is really coming together, and I’m almost done! I got the idea off Etsy (see Etsy picture below), where you can buy this mobile for like $90! No thanks! Can't wait to show off the finished project :)

Movement: All of the time! I noticed I can even see my stomach move if I look really closely! WEIRD!

Symptoms: Heart burn no matter what I eat! I heard this week that having heart burn during your pregnancy means that your baby will be born with the full head of hair!

Maternity clothes: YUP-and now I’m on the lookout for some cute maternity spring dresses for baby showers!

Food cravings: I don’t feel like I ever have any super strong cravings, just the usual stuff.

Food aversions: None that I can think of.

What I'm eating: I’m so behind with this post, I can’t remember what I ate…probably the usual stuff!

Exercise: Walks with Mario…really enjoying this weather!

Gender: Boy, duh!

What I miss: I didn’t miss drinking on Saturday at the parade, so that is good. It was just so nice to be outside (before the storm came in). The bladder issue was kind of a problem this week when I took a day trip to a plant that N/E built just outside Effingham, IL with some co-workers. All 12 of us had to stop on the way home because I had to pee! OOPS! Luckily, they all understood :)

What I am looking forward to: Next week we start our baby classes at Mercy. It is a 6 week class on Thursday nights that will go over new born care, giving birth, and breastfeeding! I hope that the class will be beneficial to both Steve and I! I’m also looking forward to getting started on baby room curtains & bed skirt (see next paragraph for more info).

Milestones: A few big ones! I registered last weekend (Babies R Us and Target) and I also ordered the fabric for the baby room. Here are the patterns I went with!

Elephant pattern:

Stripes Pattern:

Also, last Friday Steve and I went to visit 3 day cares in the Tesson Ferry and Fenton areas! We both really liked one of them, but their availability isn’t until JULY 2013! Seriously!! Still working out a plan for between my going back to work and that date, but we will work it out :)