Week 25!

Baby's Size:  Head to heels, the baby now measures about 13 1/2 inches. Her weight — a pound and a half — isn't much more than an average rutabaga, but she's beginning to exchange her long, lean look for some baby fat. As she does, her wrinkled skin will begin to smooth out and she'll start to look more and more like a newborn. She's also growing more hair — and if you could see it, you'd now be able to discern its color and texture.

My Weight: Still waiting for that doc’s appointment on June 29^th!

Maternity Clothes: Still wearing the outfits I have…haven’t purchased anything new.

Movement: She is very active, but seems to always settle down when Justin touches my belly.  I am hoping that this means she will be easily soothed by him once she arrives!

Sleep: I miss being able to fall asleep and sleep through the night…I am up several times for a bathroom break, but usually fall back to sleep pretty quickly.  I still am surrounded by many pillows and when I move to a new position, they all have to be rearranged!  It’s kind of a pain in the butt!!

What I miss: I miss being able to clean my house!  I know this sounds silly, but I wish I had the energy to just clean or fix up the house how I want it to be done.  Not only do I not have the energy, I also ache horribly like an 80 year old woman if I do too much!  Justin has been a HUGE help with the cleaning and trying to do things to my expectations, but it just isn’t the same.  I know he doesn’t mind helping out, but I feel like I am ordering him around and he is my slave! 

Best Moment this week: Lots of fun stuff going on in the Crooks household.  We have friends in town and have gotten to spend a lot of time with them!

Looking forward to: Seeing Justin’s brother, Adam & our friend Eric!  They will be driving into town on Friday and will be here until Monday. 

Cravings:  I ate some corn on the cob I had been craving, but it wasn’t the best batch…hmmm, maybe I will ask Adam to pick me up some good NY corn on the cob!!

Symptoms: The same old back ache and rib ache…once all of our visitors have left town I plan on using the massage gift certificate my sisters & Ian got me for my birthday! 

Pictures: This picture was taken after a LONG Sunday.  We had about 20 people crammed into our townhouse for homemade pasta & sauce.  The boys somehow pulled together a great meal for everyone even though they were hung-over and looked like they’d rather be lounging!

Whoa baby, I am getting B I G!