22 weeks.

week: 22

baby stats: bebe weighs close to a full pound now and is the length/size of a spaghetti squash/papaya depending on which site you ask.  pancreas is starting to produce insulin, which is rad.  also, the sites all seem to mention tooth buds forming under gums this week, which reminds me of how creeped out i get by the idea that some babies are born with teeth. 

symptoms:i've been headache-y and have a cold/allergies AGAIN.  i don't know how much of that is pregnancy, but it's annoying. 

aversions: nothing, really.  still not loving protein.  i've been craving potatoes non-stop.  i also crave sweets, but i think that's more because i know it will make the bebe move.  ha. 

bump: a man at the park on saturday asked how far along i was.  after i told him, he said he would have guessed 25 weeks.  that seemed really specific to me, but i guess i am still bigger than what an average person expects an average pregnant woman to look like.  whatever that means.  i love this bump and it wasn't too much in the way when i was getting a massage this weekend (thanks again mothers day gift!).  i also still maintain it's different and smaller than emme at this time. 

worries: all of them, but trying to stay rational and positive.  baby was crazy busy on friday and saturday and has been relatively quiet yesterday and today.  this fuels my paranoia, but then i remind myself that i am a crazy person and everything is perfect and lovely. 

looking forward to: continued progress in the house/nesting.  this weekend we got emme's big girl room 90% of the way there.  we need to get some stuff on the walls and i need to finish her quilt, but she slept in her big girl bed for the first time last night!  huge deal.  she is loving the room, and i'm excited to be able to focus on trying to make the nursery feel slightly different/unique for #2.  also, the minor cool snap we're having is giving me TONS of energy.  yay fall(ish)!! 

boy or girl?: i really don't know.  our housekeeper, who told our friend wendy a few weeks ago that she thought it was definitely a girl, told me on thursday that she thinks it's absolutely a boy now.  this voodoo from other people always sways me. 

missing the most: nothing this week.  i don't really feel deprived at all right now, which is nice.  i can't say i don't kinda sorta wish for a glass of wine on the porch in this lovely weather, but hot tea is almost as good...

pregnancy milestone: tuesday night, justin felt a little kick for the first time.  i love that SO much and can't wait for more.  it made me tear up a little bit, i'm not going to lie. 

what's different this time: i'm really far behind.  i know everything is going to get done and that you don't really need that much stuff for them when they're super little, etc....but i still feel like i am just forgetting stuff i'm supposed to be on top of....