Week 23

Hello, hello!  Baby girl is 23 weeks old with 17 more to go! :) She is doing some serious growing as is my belly!  I purchased a belly band in Lexington last week and it's probably the best thing ever.  I told one of my friends that it's probably going to extend the life of my regular dress pants for another 2 months!! That may be an exaggeration but it seriously has made my clothes so much more comfortable.  It's basically a big elastic band that covers the top of my pants and belly and looks like a long cami hanging out underneath my shirts.  I bought it in black as that's what most of my dress clothes are but I definitely think I'm going to purchase a white one next time I'm in Lexington as well.  As I was getting dressed this morning I was amazed thinking that my pants buttoned last week... I think I could've injured little Harper if I managed to get them buttoned this morning.

I also think I'm now officially in that weird in between stage where strangers would probably think I'm just getting plump rather than pregnant.  I definitely have not had any patients or anything ask if I'm pregnant so until they start asking, I'll just assume they think I'm "letting myself go" ;) 

Andy and I are meeting with the builder this weekend to pick out a few things for the house so that will be fun! We're picking out floor colors and potentially different cabinet/hardware/light fixtures.  I was reading my favorite interior designer blog, the Decorologist, and she was explaining that white cabinets never go out of style or appear dated whereas different shades of wood go in and out of style.  I had never thought of it like that but I do think it's true! I found a kitchen on pinterest that I really like and am thinking about going with it... the wood floor color is very similar to what we've already seen but with white cabinets and a dark island.  My parents kitchen has white, black and brown cabinets which sounds awful but it looks great together and gives you a ton of flexibility for decorating.  But, if anyone thinks this looks weird you should definitely comment and tell me ;)  We're planning on green for paint color but the look of this kitchen is kind of similar to ours!

I spent about 3 years going through Targets website to start a baby registry... I feel like it was way harder than wedding registry because I just don't know what all she's going to need! I did finally find some super cute bedding that I really like but it's out of stock for now... hoping that comes back soon or else I'll have to find something different.  I'm kind of torn between a pink or green nursery.  It's going to have a beige color carpet and I'm going to get either a white/creamy glider from Mom as Andy/Laura's bday presents :)  Davo has made us a toybox and is planning on making a crib but I'm not sure what color those are/will be?  I originally thought green so it would later work for a boy nursery too but the pink rooms are awfully sweet looking too. 

I was walking with Kelsie the other night and I'm pretty confident I could feel my pelvis spreading apart... seriously. lol.  The hormone relaxin is coursing through my body and making my joints feel super weird when I'm working out!  I was lamenting to mom tonight about how much bigger my belly has gotten and how it feels tight and she just laaughed... and said just wait... you think this is big and tight. lol 

On another note, Harper is definitely going to have the best little aunt ever! Olivia got her report card this week and totally dominated the past 9 weeks.  All A's, the lowest of which was a 95.  She is going to be the perfect little role model to Harper and is looking forward to waking up with her throughout the night whenever we come stay in Etown. ;)

Here's our update for the week!! You will definitely notice the bump getting bigger!! :)

How far along: 23

Total Weight Gain: 12.5

Stretchmarks: Nope

Sleep: like a rock

Best Moment This Week: escaping another day without doing another prostate exam at the office, ha, yes I'm for real.

Movement: All the time!

Gender: Baby girl!!

Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button: it's staying tucked :) but my belly is getting soo tight
What I Miss: nothing
What I am Looking Forward to:  UK game tomorrow night at Gdads!

Milestones:baby girl is the size of a papaya and weighs a little over a pound!

You all should google a "wombie."  Mom just found it on ideeli.. it looks kind of like infant torture in the form of a straight jacket.  I know babies love to be swaddled up all tight but this thing looks weird!