23 weeks

Feeling pretty good and currently in 23 weeks. Can't believe I'll be moving into 3rd trimester in another 3-4 weeks at 26/27weeks. Crazy!

Two most recent body-pregnancy changes. . . 1.) having a bad taste in my mouth, metallic/irony taste, after I eat that won't go away (online say its common due to hormones) and 2.) feeling my food getting stuck in my throat after I eat. So pretty much after a meal I'm a total mess! But, seriously it makes me want to eat more, hoping this will help make them both go away because when I'm eating I don't notice it. Or chew gum constantly. Frank looked up the food-throat issue online and found that this is also common because your stomach and other organs are pushing up since the baby is getting bigger and taking up more space. Makes sense, but as you can imagine rather frustrating! The other night I had to sit up in bed for 30 minutes because that stuck feeling wouldn't go away, and I was relying on gravity to help me out. It worked eventually. Funny how these "common" symptoms aren't documented as much as nausea, cravings, swollen feet, etc. . because you think they would be. But, thank goodness for other pregnant women blogs and baby websites, honestly. It truly makes me feel like I'm not the only wacko-prego around. Morning sickness, never even remotely existed, but having a crazy iron-taste in my mouth, RIGHT HERE! Why do I get the weird ones!?

Anyhooo. . . here is babycenter.com weekly report. . .

"Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With his sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that he's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango --- my favorite fruit!!!), you may be able to see him squirm underneath your clothes (has not happened to us yet, but one time we did feel the top of AJ's head poke out on my left side). Blood vessels in his lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and the sounds that your baby's increasingly keen ears pick up are preparing him for entry into the outside world. Loud noises that become familiar now — such as your dog barking or the roar of the vacuum cleaner — probably won't faze him when he hears them outside the womb."

I definitely haven't been sitting still, either with regular exercises or lots of walking, so I already know this baby is going to be a total mover when he comes out. I can picture it now, my child is going to be like that baby commercial where the baby go absolutely insane running around the house in his walker while playing a crazy-circus song in the back ground. Great! Its also fun with the kids I nanny for because Kiernan and Bridgy listen to music 24/7 and LOVE to sing and dance. Naturally, I jump in too! I'm sure baby AJ is saying "Please, Momma, that's enough! No more singing. . . or I'll kick!" Awww our special mother-child bond :)

RIP Papa Spidle 1.08.10
We love you and say hello to Nana S and Dad for us. . . our angels <3