24 week update

-I've gained about 13 lbs. as of this morning. From here on out I'm supposed to gain about a pound a week so I'm right on track to gain the recommended 25-30. Crazy to think the baby only weighs about 1.5-2 lbs. though! He is also about a foot long right now

-He moves a lot. Probably about 50% of the time that I'm awake and about 50% of the time I *should* be sleeping. I really do love it when he kicks but sometimes when he is kicking my bladder over and over at 3 am I start to get annoyed. Ha. Ben felt him kick for the first time around 22 weeks and he loves it, too. Sometimes when we are bored we just watch my belly because you can see him moving around in there, it's crazy.

-I have really loved being pregnant. And I love my belly. Is that stuck up of me to say? I've always loved pregnant bellies so mine is no exception. I am always looking at it in windows and mirrors and I'm sure people think I'm so vain.

-I also am almost always touching/rubbing my belly. I am actually trying to stop this one because I think it weirds people out. It became a habit really quickly, though!

-My belly button has totally popped out but once I get all my layers of clothing on you can't really see it.

-I haven't had a prenatal appointment since 16 weeks because there has been a lot of headaches in trying to get my records transferred from Utah. It is a sore spot with me and I'm pretty sure my blood pressure goes through the roof whenever I think about all the crap I've dealt with. I take care of myself though and I know he is ok cause he kicks.

-I also haven't had my 20 week diagnostic ultrasound because of the same reasons and I really want it so we can confirm he is a boy. We have decided that his first name will be Henry but we are still working on a middle name. We know want the middle name to be after my dad but we are still trying to decide which name to use.

-No stretch marks yet. I think I will get them towards the end though. I have a feeling he is going to take after his mom and be a 9 pounder. My belly will probably be huge. But that's ok if he is big and strong and healthy!

-My belly has definitely popped and I feel and look huge in the pictures below. But it probably doesn't help that I ate a huge lunch and a big piece of chocolate cake right before I took these.