23

23 weeks down on the ol' calendar. 

It has been awesome so far so we'll see how the downward slope goes. 

I figure if it isn't good I can always wash away my pain into Pumpkin Pie around the holidays. :) 

The last couple of weeks have been crazy with school and family things. 

I feel like we haven't really gotten anything prepared for the kid just yet, but I think we'll start to make progress in the next month or so. 

A couple of weeks ago we found a cute changing table on KSL so we drove down to who knows where and picked it up. We're going to paint all the furniture black so this weekend I sanded it down and now it's ready to paint. 

You did read that right... I as in... a pregnant lady sanded this puppy all by myself. It was a lot of work but it actually felt really good to do it. I have a new sense of gratitude for RJ and for how much work he puts into things that I tell him to do. It's not easy and I didn't even realize how much time and energy goes into the "little projects" that I give RJ.

This pictures cracks me up! We went to the State Fair this year and had a lot of fun. We went with my sister and RJ's little sister.

This was at the rodeo. I've been going to it since I was really little so it is always fun to go and remember all the fun times that I had when I was little.

My family always rode the "big yellow slide" after the rodeo so of course we did. :)

We've been loving the fall weather at our house. We even cranked up the fireplace last weekend because it got a little chilly. I loved it.

And so did the puppies.

Last Saturday while RJ was at work I got this crazy idea to redo our laundry room because it is so grungy and gross in there. One of the times I went to the garage to grab one of RJ's tools this little fella was right under my feet. I pretty much about went into labor and then promptly swept it out of the garage with our broom.

EWWW!

This was hiding behind a 2x4 in our laundry room that we didn't know about. Thanks previous owners for making sure the house was as ghetto as possible. Now I have to bribe my dad to come down and make that pretty again.

 Proof that I do occasionally get my bum off the couch to actually work out. It is getting dark earlier now so we usually end up in the dark but we don't mind. After this picture I promptly laid on our bed and was out like a light.

I'm still pregnant as if anyone could forget and it's been more fun to document the growing bump now that I don't just look like I've eaten far too much.

Which brings me to....

How far along?
 23 Weeks & 2 Days
The Ultrasound Tech yesterday said that I was measuring 1 day ahead but I couldn't change my due date. 
So mostly I just go with my baby is an over achiever. :)

Total weight gain/loss: 
13lbs. 
A huge jump from my last appointment but the Dr. says it's still cool. 

Maternity clothes? 
 I am wearing a few maternity tops now. Ross is pretty much awesome for buying them. 
I am still in my regular jeans and for the most part can still button them. 
 
Stretch marks? 
Nope, but I do keep a lookout for them often. 
 
Sleep:
 Sleeping great... strangely not waking up to pee as much even

Best moment this week: 
Starting to work on Baby J's nursery and getting to see her in an ultrasound yesterday.
 
Miss Anything? 
Feeling pretty content this week, but RJ did have Pumpkin Ale a few days ago that looked...
AMAZING!  

Movement: 
sooo much this week. I absolutely love it! 
If you put my phone on my belly and play classical music.. she kicks and squirms. 
Oddly... doesn't do it for any other music. 
I even tried Journey... no go.
 
Food cravings: 
Nothing crazy this week.
 
Anything making you queasy or sick:
Not particularly

Gender:
 Girl! We wanted to get verification at our ultrasound on Monday but she just wasn't having any of it so we didn't get to check for sure. 

Labor Signs:
 No

Symptoms: 
Feeling great this week! I can't say I really have any symptoms. 

Belly Button in or out? 
 In-ish

Wedding rings on or off? 
On

Happy or Moody most of the time:  
HAPPY

Looking forward to:
Nursery decorating! 

Can I just say how lucky I am for RJ.
He has been such a great person lately and I wouldn't pick anyone else.
We've had kind of a string of bad luck with cars and the house and the extra workload of school too. 
He has been so positive and loving through everything and I guess I just kinda sorta love him a whole lot. 

I can't wait for him to get to meet our little girl because I know he's going to be the best dad.