Singing, Eating, and Growing!

What a weekend! Warning: this is long!

I had the privilege of singing in another one of my friends weddings this weekend! So once again we had a Friday night rehearsal dinner and Saturday night wedding.  I also squeezed in a tennis match Saturday morning and won! It was SOOOO HOTTTT I was a little worried but was downing water and Gatorade and taking my time to rest between games. This was my first pregnant win of the summer! Haha! I owe a lot of that to my partner/brother, Davey...he makes me look good! I do feel bad for the guy we played....he had to tell everyone he got beat my a pregnant lady hehe! :)

Anyways,the wedding went smoothly and then early Sunday morning, my mom and I headed to Charleston, SC so I could do some MORE singing! Our church choir had been invited to sing in the Spoleto Festival

in Charleston this year.  My mom and I arrived in Chucktown at 2pm Sunday, I rehearsed at 3 and sang the concert at 5! What a LONG day for anyone, let alone someone 6 moths pregnant! After the concert we had the most DELICIOUS dinner at Slightly North of Broad.

I started my meal with the Tomato Mozzarella Bruchetta which was to die for!

I must attempt this recipe at some point...not that I could do it justice :)

For my main meal I ate the BBQ Tuna which was just as yummy but the best part was the side of cheese grits! You cannot go to Charleston and NOT get some grits! Needless to say I was too stuffed for the Apple Pie I had been eying but thats ok...next time! 

I took the day off Monday and before we hit the road home, we relaxed at the beach for a bit.

Me and my belly at the beach :)

It was rediculously hot..but the breeze off the water was pretty nice!

NOW on to the preggo update!

23 weeks! (Sorry for the dark,blurry pic)

*How far along?: 23vweeks 

*Total weight gain?: Havent weighed this week :)

  *How big is baby?: About 11.5 inches long and weighing around a lb or more

*Sex: Boy!

*Maternity clothes:  Yup Pants, shorts, shirts....dresses can be normal if they are a larger size.

*Stretch marks: Still none! 

*Sleep: OK...re-positioning a lot

*Movement: Yup! I am starting to notice his patterns...active right after I eat and around 8-10 at night.

*Food cravings:Nothing new this week

*Labor signs: Nope.

*Belly button in or out: Still in, but shallow and funny looking.

*What I miss: Not feeling heavy! Walking alot make my feet hurt and I have 3 months to go!

*What I'm looking forward to: Crib bedding getting made, buying the nursery furniture and showers!

Best moment of the week: Going to the beach...even if for only 1 day!

22 Weeks

22 Weeks!

Before I get to the survey I thought I'd give a little weekend update! Friday night our good friends Robby & Katie got married! We had the rehearsal dinner Friday night at the Marrietta Conference Center and it was a lot of fun! I always love hearing friends get up and give speeches/toasts about the long friendships and the MANY memories. Our rehearsal dinner was one of my favorite parts of our wedding 4 years ago! I think I cried a lot more at that than the actual wedding haha!

Anyways, the wedding was Saturday night and it was GORGEOUS! Katie was stunning and the reception was a blast! I even danced a little, big belly and all. Katie and Robby were kind enough to ask me to sing at their wedding and this being a Catholic wedding with a full Mass, I sang a lot! But, it was so much fun and I was honored to be a part of their special day!

Here is the update for this week!

*How far along?: 22 weeks 

*Total weight gain?: I think just 1/2 pond this week

  *How big is baby?: Anywhere from 10.5 to 11.8 inches. These next few weeks, the growing is not as fast.

*Sex: Boy!

*Maternity clothes:  Yup Pants, shorts, shirts....dresses can be normal if they are a larger size.

*Stretch marks: Still none! 

*Sleep:Starting to toss and turn a bit more. Pillows are slowly being added to our bed :)

*Movement:Oh yeah! He has been really active this weekend! I think he was a wake all day yesterday!

*Food cravings: Still loving frozen yogurt!

*Labor signs: Nope.

*Belly button in or out: Still in, but shallow and funny looking.

*What I miss: Nothing this week!

*What I'm looking forward to: Crib bedding getting made, buying the nursery furniture and showers!

Best moment of the week: I got a pre-natal massage Saturday afternoon and it was AMAZING! My back has started to get a little tight when standing and this was soo relaxing!

21 Weeks

 

*How far along?: 21 weeks 

*Total weight gain?: Up another pound this week.....20 total! Yikes! At this point Im still hoping to keep it under 35! :)

  *How big is baby?: 10 1/2 inches long and weighing about 1 pound! Hopefully he will only gain 6 or so more :)

*Sex: Boy!

*Maternity clothes: All pants...and I have started rolling the panel all the way up haha! If I don't it just rolls down :) I am now in mostly maternity shirts..except tank tops on the weekends...gotta love those

*Stretch marks: Still none! Thank goodness, but we have 19 weeks to go! Fingers are crossed :)

*Sleep: Pretty good, still waking up once to go to the bathroom and also waking up with heartburn. :(

*Movement: Yes! Josh finally felt him move too! He his very active during the day and evening after dinner. He actually woke me up at 2:30 the other morning and I swear he was doing flips!

*Food cravings: Chocolate frozen yogurt! Mmmmm! :)

*Labor signs: Nope....some more round ligament pains though...lots of growing

*Belly button in or out: Still in, but shallow and funny looking.

*What I miss: Not feeling frumpy...I have 3 weddings this month and finding a dress had been frustrating!

*What I'm looking forward to: Getting the crib bedding made! We met with the decorator last night and put all the fabrics together..here is what we decided on:

Best moment of the week: Josh feeling baby B move! :)