5/8 of the way there!

How Far Along: 25 weeks

Total weight gain: As of Thursday, up 11.8lbs at home, and on Weds at the Dr I was up 9.4 overall since my 1st appt @5 wks

Maternity clothes: Yes!  Andy got me a few more items for Christmas, which was great!  

Sleep: Rough this last week.  With the unusual holiday schedule I have had several nights of less than ideal sleep!  Woke up at 3am on Thursday and couldn't fall back asleep :(

What do you miss: Nothing really, everything is going so well :)

Movement: All the time now!  Some days are still calmer than others, but sometimes I think he's having a temper tantrum in there too.  Starting to feel movement higher up too, above my belly button!

Food cravings: Today I am craving Tostitos w/queso dip.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing really - I did feel nauseous a few times over the holiday, but eating weird foods at weird times can do that to ya!

Symptoms: Braxton Hicks occasionally, although if I keep up on my water they are pretty non-existent.  Other than that, not really too much other than having someone kicking away inside of me!

Belly button in or out? In, starting to get flatter though I think.

Wedding rings on or off? On and still fitting great!

Happy or moody most of the time: Happy happy happy :)

Best part of the week: Andy getting to see Oliver move (and catching it on video too!), figuring out how to knit, getting 5 days off of work to spend with Andy (woohoo!), a great Christmas with great family, and getting back to the gym and remembering how much I actually enjoy running (who would have EVER thought???)

Looking forward to: Starting my Hypnobabies home study, working on Andy's scarf, savoring every moment of this pregnancy :)

So if you couldn't tell, I am just feeling great these days.  I am so pleased with how well this pregnancy has been going.  Of course I have a few aches and pains and all that, but nothing bad at all, and the excitement of knowing we'll get to meet Oliver soon plus just the cool feelings of having him in there outweigh the negatives by about a million. 

I am just so happy and excited and can't wait to meet our newest family member!  I know Andy is going to be such a great dad and it is going to be such a joy to see.

This week, Oliver should be weighing around a pound and a half, and 13.5" long head to toe!  Longer than a ruler now :)  That's an inch and a half of growth in the last week, so he's definitely getting bigger!  He's about the size of a rutabaga (babycenter) or a cauliflower (the bump).  He's developing his equilibrium so he knows which way is up and which way is down.  Skin is smoothing out as he fills out, and he's growing more hair that we would be able to tell color of at this point!