22 weeks

How far along? 22 weeks
Sleep? It's not been great the past couple of weeks. Between not being able to get comfortable and allergies keeping me up with congestion, I've been really tired.
Symptoms? Still having regular headaches, some heartburn (but papaya enzymes before meals have been helping!), tired, and back pain. Oh, the back pain!
Food cravings? Salads, avocado on everything!
Food aversions? Nothing really.
Labor signs? I was having some actual contractions (not good this early!). I even had them three nights in a row for about an hour each time. Thankfully, I have not had any for a couple of weeks!
Belly button in or out? Still in!
What I miss? Feeling well rested
What I'm looking forward to? We are going on vacation in a few weeks, and I'm really looking forward to taking Gideon on a family vacation before everything changes.
Milestones? Our third appt was last week, and baby was doing really well. Also, I've been feeling lots of movement over the past couple of weeks!
High? Feeling the baby move a lot has been really exciting and reassuring.
Low? The more I've felt this baby move, the more our previous loss has been coming to mind lately. There's so much to process with pregnancy after loss, and I'm sad that our other little one didn't make it into our arms.
Bump? I feel like I'm obviously showing, but I haven't had strangers comment on my bump yet. I didn't show a ton with Gideon, so maybe I won't get too big this time, either.

22 weeks already! An obvious difference over the past six weeks.

Gideon wanted in on the photoshoot, too. What a sweetie!

And, once again, my update is a week and a half late, ha! Ah, such is the life of a pregnant mama with a toddler in tow. Life has just been crazy! It's been really nice to get back into the fall swing of things. Gideon's fall Kindermusik class and our bible study started two weeks ago. Work is going strong and keeping me busy with extra reports and CEUs I'm trying to complete to renew my license. We've been hard at work on Gideon's new bedroom and are just about ready to order blinds so that we can move him and begin preparing the nursery again! It is wild to think that in a few months, there will be another baby occupying our hearts and time.