22 weeks: Wow! It's been a long time since I updated. Baby girl is the size of a papaya. In the next four weeks, she should double her weight! She is getting so big. If w could see her now, she would be wrinkled because her skin grows faster than the fat underneath accumulates. But she will be plump and soft by the time she is full term. Her tooth buds are forming as are her taste buds.
Cravings/Aversions: I want some crab rangoon! The craving started the other morning and hasn't gone away. I don't actually want Chinese food, just the crab rangoon. I have been eating more cheese sandwiches like I did in the first months. I like American cheese on white bread with a little mayo. For some reason they hit the spot and they are good for when Carl's not home and I'm too lazy to make real food. Iced tea tastes weird to me again so I'm drinking lots of flavored water and juice. I love anything tart and lemon. I love lemon-ices and fresh lemonade. I picked out two varieties of cranberry juice for this week so maybe I'm just drawn to anything tart.
Symptoms: Nothing too new this week. I have my second cold of this pregnancy and have a cold sore again. I never had them before and I told Carl if I ever get another cold sore I'm going to immediately think I'm pregnant! When they say your immune system is diminished when you're pregnant, they mean it! I feel terrible and there is next to nothing I can take. On a positive note, baby girl is kicking. It is not consistent, some days I feel it and some I don't. I can feel her kicks getting stronger and I felt one from the outside today. I can't wait for Carl to feel! Otherwise, space is growing tighter. I get winded easily and this cold isn't helping. Climbing the stairs makes me winded right now.
News this week: We got our crib not too long ago. We have been waiting and waiting for it to be back in stock and once it was, we raced to get it. So now her room has a glider, a dresser, and a crib. Those are really the only major furniture pieces we plan on getting for her room. Next I think we plan on choosing some decorations to create a "theme" for the room. This baby girl is so lucky to have a daddy who is so involved. I am so glad that Carl is with me through every step of this. He really takes an active role in each decision we make and he wants to do the best for his little girl. It is really so sweet. In other news, we are looking at daycares and it looks like cloth diapers are back in the picture. Several daycares say they have never used cloth but are willing to give it a try. Carl and I have ordered some samples to look at and hopefully also take to whichever daycare we choose to give them an idea of what we are talking about. Most seem to think we are doing the old-fashioned prefold diapers with the safety pins and diaper covers. We want them to see what our diapers would really be like. I am excited to further explore the cloth option and can't wait for our samples to arrive.
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