Maternity Pants are DUMB...

      Picture a Small Doll Here. 
All Small Dolls Were TOO Creepy!

Your baby is positively HUGE during pregnancy at 23 weeks, a whopping 1.1 pound (or almost at least!). That is quite an accomplishment for someone that used to weigh less than one ounce. Your baby at 23 weeks is now the size of a small baby doll you might purchase for a little girl. That's pretty impressive considering your baby could fit in the palm of your hand just a few short weeks ago. Your newborn baby is also about 11 inches long by pregnancy week 23!

      Your baby is still making remarkable changes at pregnancy 23 weeks. Her skin is still quite red and heavily wrinkled by the end of pregnancy week 23. Your baby can often hear loud noises in the womb from now and as you continue your pregnancy week by week, so don't be surprised if your baby seems to move around a bit when you are vacuuming or in an environment where loud noises are quite common. The bones located in your baby's middle ear are starting to form by pregnancy week 23 and your baby is continuing to fill out and look more and more proportional.
How far along? 23 weeks and some days
Total weight gain/loss: Maybe 10 lbs??  Meant to weigh myself yesterday after the gym, but forgot...
Maternity clothes? Shirts, yes.  Along with the trendy tops that look like they might as well be maternity clothes.  THANK HEAVENS THAT'S THE STYLE!  And who the heck thought it would be a good idea to make pants that come up over someone's belly when they're not used to having a belly in the first place?!?!  I got one more pair of pants in a size larger than usual.  They are suiting me just fine, thank you very much.
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: Some days are better than others.  At least the crazy dreams have slowed a little.
Best moment this week: Yesterday he had the hiccups.  It was so cute even though I couldn't see it.
Movement: Yes.  I think it's funny when he gets all bunched up in one place, although it doesn't feel so great...
Food cravings: Not so much. 
Gender: BOY
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: running
What I am looking forward to: Meeting him!

So clothing has become more and more difficult, as if you couldn't already tell.  I really cannot wait for it to be warmer so dresses can be an every day staple!  My mom didn't really believe me until we went shopping last weekend.  She help up a pair of size small maternity pants and said something to the effect of, "Umm... 2 of you would fit in there."  Anyway, I ended up with another pair of regular pants in a larger size than usual.  It works.

On a positive, we're making progress on Cole's room.  Should be done painting this week, and I'm hoping to get the floor laid this weekend.  Then it's just the furniture, which I THINK I've talked Ryan into a glaze.  (Thanks, Kendall!)  Then, hopefully, we can get our house back to some sort of order!

Belly pic.

Week 23